Chocolate Chip - Peanut Butter Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup natural-style peanut butter
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/3 cup sugar, plus
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 (2 1/8 ounce) butterfinger candy bars, chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• 2 whisk flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. using an electric mixer, beat peanut butter, butter, butter 1/3 c sugar and brown sugar in a large bowl until smooth. beat in egg and vanilla extract, then flour mixture (dough will look crumbly), stir in chocolate chips and candy bar.
• 3 place remaining 1/4 c sugar in a small bowl. using 1 1/2 t. dough for each cookie, roll dough between palms to form balls. roll balls in sugar and place on baking sheets, spacing 1-inch apart. press cookies down into 1/3-inch rounds.
• 4 bake cookies until edges are golden brown, 15-16 minutes. transfer parchment paper with cookies to rack and cool.