Chocolate Peanut-butter-cup Cookies

Total Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
• 3/4 cup smooth peanut butter
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 large eggs
• 1 (5 ounce) package peanut butter cups, each cup cut into 8 pieces
• 1 (1 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°.
• 2 in medium-size bowl combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt; set aside.
• 3 in large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed, beat butter, peanut butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar and vanilla about 3 minutes until light and fluffy.
• 4 add eggs, one at a time; beat until thoroughly blended after each addition.
• 5 reduce speed to low; gradually beat in flour mixture until smooth.
• 6 stir peanut-butter-cup pieces into dough along with chocolate chips.
• 7 drop dough, 3 tbsps per cookie, onto ungreased large cookie sheets; spacing about 1" apart.
• 8 bake 13-15 minutes until dry and slightly firm to the touch.
• 9 let cookies cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; using wide metal spatula, remove to wire racks to cool completely.
• 10 store in airtight containers.