A few months ago, I was on the search for a yummy dessert to make for a party we were having at our apartment.
I wasn't in the mood for regular chocolate chip cookies,
so I went to my cookbooks in search for a new kind of cookie..
When I saw this recipe, I instantly fell in love!
Every time i'm on the search for a new recipe, it has to pass a mental test before I try it:
1. Does the picture look delicious? (It did!)
2. Is there any weird ingredients? (Weird meaning I've never heard of/used them before)
(Nope.)
3. Are there any extra steps that require more time? (ex. cool in fridge for __ hours)
(Nope again.)
The cookies were perfect.
SO yummy, and so easy to make!
Jon loved them, and we haven't gone back to regular chocolate chip cookies since.
Also, if your a cookie dough type of person.. You may be tempted to eat all the dough instead:)
But try to refrain! The mix of warm white and reese's peanut butter chocolate chips in a soft and melted chocolate dough..
So worth it.
The best chocolate cookie recipe:
1/2 cup butter
1/2 butter-flavored shortening
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup sugar
1+1/2 teaspoons vanilla
2 eggs
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup peanut butter chips
1 cup white chocolate chips
Note on ingredients:
*There have been multiple times when I have not had butter flavored shortening, so I have substituted it with another 1/2 a cup of butter (so 1 cup of butter total) in the recipe and the cookie texture turned out just fine! In fact the pictures above were one of those times.
*You can buy any type of peanut butter chips you want, but I always get the reese's peanut butter chips. They are in the chocolate chip section at Walmart for under two dollars, and they are SO good! You can also find the unsweetened cocoa powder on the same aisle:)
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream together the butter, shortening, brown sugar and gratulated sugar. Add the vanilla and eggs one at a time.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and unsweetened cocoa powder. Add flour mixture to the butter mixture to combine and then mix in the chips.
Spoon cookies onto a greased or parchment lined cookie sheet. Bake for about 7-9 minutes. Allow to cool for 5 minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack.
And you have it.
The yummiest cookie recipe ever!