Chocolate Bliss Peanut Butter Cookies
(from kintyre’s recipe box)
Source: Pamphlet
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 14 minutes
Serves 30 people
Categories: dessert, nondairy, not tried
Ingredients
- 2 packages (8 squares each) Baker's Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate, divided
- 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup Skippy Creamy Peanut Butter
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) margarine or butter, softened
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/4 teaspoon Calumet Baking powder
- 2 cups Planters Salted Peanuts, chopped (optional)
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Coarsely chop 8 of the chocolate squares; set aside.
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Microwave remaining 8 chocolate squares in large microwavable bowl on HIGH 2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute.
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Stir until chocolate is completely melted.
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Add sugar, Skippy Creamy Peanut Butter, margarine, eggs, and vanilla; stir with wooden spoon until well blended.
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Add flour and baking powder; mix well.
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Stir in chopped chocolate and peanuts.
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(Note: if omitting peanuts, increase flour to 3/4 cup to prevent excessive spreading of cookies during baking.)
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Drop rounded tablespoonfuls of dough onto ungreased baking sheets.
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Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until cookies are puffed and feel set to the touch.
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Cool on baking sheets 1 minutes.
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Remove to wire rack; cool completely.
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Makes about 2 1/2 dozen cookies or 30 servings, 1 cookie each.
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Variation: Prepare as directed, omitting peanut butter and substituting 2 cups chopped walnuts for the peanuts.