For Chocolate's Sake

Since I found out that am pregnant and though I know that I should watch my caffeine intake in addition to the fact that chocolate has some caffeine in it; I just can’t stay away from anything chocolate. Sigh!!! It is so heavenly, yet I know that all the work out I need to do after having my baby will not be that heavenly!!! Oh well!!!

Tonight, I decided to try another recipe from the girl who ate everything.  “A chocolate Peanut butter Chocolate Chip cookies”, so can you say chocolate twice…that makes me a happy camper.

So in order not to ramble too much here is the recipe. Try it and it will be one of your favorite cookies to make.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup cocoa
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions:

  Preheat oven to 350 degrees F or 175 c.
 In a small bowl, mix flour, cocoa, soda and salt using a wire whisk and set aside.
 In another bowl, cream butter, sugar and peanut butter until light and fluffy.
 Add eggs and vanilla and mix until combined.
 Add flour mixture to creamed mixture and mix until combined.
 Stir in chocolate chips.
 Roll cookie dough into 1-1/4 inch balls.
 Place on parchment paper covered baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes. Cookies will still be soft but will set up after cooling. Place cookies on cookie rack to cool.

 Makes around 3 dozen cookies.