Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

1 Cup Flour

½ tsp baking soda

¼ tsp salt

½ Cup Peanut Butter

½ Cup Unsalted Butter (room temperature)

½ Cup lightly packed brown sugar

2 Tbs. white sugar

1 Egg

1 tsp. vanilla

1 Cup chocolate chips (or chopped semi-sweet chocolate)

Method 

Heat the oven to 375F.  

Sift the flour, baking soda & salt together in a mixing bowl and set aside.  Beat the peanut butter , butter and sugars in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer for 4 minutes until very creamy. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until fluffy, about 3 minutes.  Sir in the flour mixture.  Stir in the chocolate chips.  

Spoon heaping tablespoons of cookie dough about 1” apart on 2 large ungreased baking sheets.  Or, use a small scooper.  Bake for 9-10 minutes.  Do not overbake.  Let cook on baking sheets for 5 minutes.  Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely using a spatula.  Store in an airtight container.