Chewy Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups firmly-packed brown sugar
• 2/3 cup crisco shortening
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup cocoa
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups peanut butter cups, coarsely chopped

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven to 375f or 190 degrees c.
• 2 place sheets of foil on the countertop for cooling cookies.
• 3 combine brown sugar, shortening, water and vanilla in a large bowl.
• 4 beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until well blended.
• 5 beat eggs into creamed mixture.
• 6 combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt.
• 7 mix into the creamed mixture at low speed just until blended.
• 8 stir in the peanut butter cups.
• 9 drop by rounded measuring tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
• 10 bake one baking sheet at a time at for 7 to 9 minutes, or until cookies are set.
• 11 be careful not to overbake the cookies.
• 12 cool 2 minutes on the baking sheet and then remove to the foil to cool completely.