Chocolate Peanut Cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 6 (1 ounce) squares milk chocolate, coarsely chopped
• 1 1/2 cups salted peanuts

Recipe

• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease cookie sheets.
• in a large bowl, cream together butter, peanut butter and vanilla. mix in sugar and egg until well blended. combine the flour, cocoa and baking soda; stir into the peanut butter mixture. add the cut-up chocolate and peanuts. stir well.
• wet hands with cold water and roll teaspoon sized amounts of dough into balls. flatten balls slightly and place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets.
• bake for 12 minutes. transfer to wire racks to cool.