Thursday Treats: Dangerous Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies {Pinterest--Nikki}

Dangerous Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Nikki, www.seededatthetable.com

1/2 cup butter, unsalted

1/3 heaping cup smooth peanut butter

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup white sugar

1 egg, room temperature

1 egg yolk, room temperature

2 tsp vanilla

2 cups flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1+1/2 cup milk chocolate chips

--Oven Temp @ 325--

1. Melt the butter and peanut butter in a microwave safe bowl at 50% power until mostly melted. Remove from microwave and stir until the butter is completely melted and smooth, then set aside to let cool.

2. In a mixing bowl fitted with the paddle attachment (or using a wooden spoon), mix the cooled peanut butter and butter mixture with the sugars until fully incorporated. Beat in the egg, yolk and vanilla until combined.

3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt. Gradually add to the sugar/butter mix until a dough forms. Fold in the chocolate chips.

4. I used my cookie scoop to make evenly sized balls of dough and baked for 8-10 minutes. You don't want to over bake these.

These were so good, and got rave reviews by all who tried them. This is my favourite PB chocolate chip cookie and have made them at least 3 times now--with plans to make many more batches! :D

Visit Nikki at her blog, Seeded at the Table, for her post on these amazing cookies.

Enjoy!

Thursday Treats: Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies {America's Test Kitchen: Family Cookbook}

This is my absolute, favourite chocolate chip cookie recipe. I've tried many, and although I'm up to making ones that are bragged on...I will always run back to this recipe. They are perfect. 

Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

America's Test Kitchen: Family Cookbook

3+1/3 cups flour

3/4 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

16 tblsp {2 sticks} unsalted butter, melted and cooled

1+1/4 cup packed light brown sugar

1/2 cup sugar

2 large eggs

2 large egg yolks

1 tblsp vanilla

2 cups chocolate chips {12 oz bag}

1. Heat the oven to 325. Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl.

2. Beat the butter and sugars on medium speed until combined, 1-2 minutes. Beat in the eggs, egg yolks, and vanilla, until combined.

3. Reduce mixer speed to low and mix in the flour mixture until combined. Mix in the chocolate chips until incorporated.

4. Using a small cookie scoop, form dough and place on baking sheets. Bake 8-10 minutes {rotate sheet halfway through baking time}, or until the edges are golden brown. Let cool on baking sheets for 1 minute and then transfer to wire cooling racks.

5. Enjoy!!