Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1 (6 ounce) package semisweet chocolate, coarse chopped
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 -2 cup unsalted butter, 1c
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 12 ounces milk chocolate chips, 2c
• 24 -30 whole peanuts

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven 300°f.
• 2 in double boiler, over hot but not boiling water, (or microwave), melt semisweet chocolate.
• 3 set aside to cool to room temperature.
• 4 in a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt.
• 5 in a medium bowl; whisk together sugars.
• 6 add butter and beat until well combined.
• 7 add peanut butter and beat until smooth.
• 8 add eggs and vanilla; beat until just combined.
• 9 add flour mixture and milk chocolate chips; beat until no streaks of flour are visible.
• 10 pour in melted chocolate; mix partially with a wooden spoon until marbled.
• 11 drop dough in 3 t mounds, 2" apart on ungreased baking sheet.
• 12 top with one whole peanut.
• 13 bake 23 minutes or until just set but still soft.
• 14 cool on cookie sheet 30 seconds, then transfer to wire rack.