Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies are soft, chewy treats with rich cocoa flavor and creamy peanut butter, finished with a classic crisscross pattern.
Ingredients
- ½ cup Shortening regular or butter flavor
- ¾ cup Creamy peanut butter
- 1½ cups Packed brown sugar
- 3 TBSP Milk
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1 Large egg
- 1¼ cups All-purpose flour
- ½ cup Unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp Baking soda
- ½ tsp Salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C) and line a cookie sheet.
- Beat shortening, peanut butter, brown sugar, milk, and vanilla until smooth.
- Mix in the egg until just combined.
- Whisk flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt; gradually add to wet ingredients.
- Scoop dough into 1–1½ inch balls on the cookie sheet.
- Press each ball with a fork to make a crisscross pattern.
- Bake 7–8 minutes until edges are set.
- Cool 2 minutes on the sheet, then transfer to a wire rack.