Chocolate Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup softened butter
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/3 cup baker's cocoa

• 1 (12 ounce) package chocolate chips, dark or milk

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

2. 2

   Cream the butter, peanut butter, sugar, and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the extract and the egg, blending well.

3. 3

   Sift the dry ingredients.

4. 4

   Gradually add the dry ingredients (about 1/2 cup at a time) to the moist ingredients, mixing until smooth after each addition. When all of the dry mixture is incorporated, mix in the chocolate chips by hand.

5. 5

   Drop tablespoonfuls of dough onto greased cookie sheets 2 to 3 inches apart. Bake 12-14 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the thickest cookie comes out with only melted chocolate on it. Cool on cookie sheets 3 minutes and transfer to wire racks to cool completely.