Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
Take a peanut butter and chocolate break with these amazing Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter cookies. Peanut butter based with a glazing of dark chocolate- what's not to love?
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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
- 1/2 cup peanut butter creamy or crunchy, your choice
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 1/4 cup butter softened
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/4 cups flour
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
Dark Chocolate Dipping Sauce
- 2 cups dark chocolate chips
- 1 tbs coconut oil
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 375F.
- Beat 1/2 cup sugar, brown sugar, panut butter, shortenin, butter and eggs in your stand mixer at medium spped. Sti
- Stir in flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Shape dough into 1 1/4" balls.
- Place about 3 inches apart on an ungresed cookie sheet.
- Flatten in crisscross pattern with a fork dipped in sugar.
- Bake for 9-10 minutes or until light brown.
- Cool 5 minutes on cookie sheet, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Chocolate Dipping
- In a bowl over a pot of boiling water or in a double boiler, melt chocolate chips and coconut oil.
- Stir and melt until completely smooth and shiny.
- Dip 1/2 to 3/4 of a cooled cookie into the warm chocolate. Swirl slightly to coat well.
- Place on parchment to set up.
- Repeat with remaining cookies.
- Transfer to refrigerator to finish setting up the chocolate.
Servings: 2 dozen