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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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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Dipping Time 15 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 2 dozen
Course: Baking, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method

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

Method
 

  1. Pre-heat oven to 375F.
  2. Beat 1/2 cup sugar, brown sugar, panut butter, shortenin, butter and eggs in your stand mixer at medium spped. Sti
  3. Stir in flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
  4. Shape dough into 1 1/4" balls.
  5. Place about 3 inches apart on an ungresed cookie sheet.
  6. Flatten in crisscross pattern with a fork dipped in sugar.
  7. Bake for 9-10 minutes or until light brown.
  8. Cool 5 minutes on cookie sheet, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Chocolate Dipping
  1. In a bowl over a pot of boiling water or in a double boiler, melt chocolate chips and coconut oil.
  2. Stir and melt until completely smooth and shiny.
  3. Dip 1/2 to 3/4 of a cooled cookie into the warm chocolate. Swirl slightly to coat well.
  4. Place on parchment to set up.
  5. Repeat with remaining cookies.
  6. Transfer to refrigerator to finish setting up the chocolate.