Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ho ho ho! With Christmas around the corner, it is time for me to get my hands messy and bake up trays of Christmas goodies for my beloved friends.
Last year I made butter cookies, this year it shall be peanut butter cookies with a healthy dose of chocolate.
PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
Portion: Makes about eighty cookies with 4cm width.
Time: 20 minutes to prepare. 40 minutes to bake all the cookies.
Cookies:
- 110 g (1/2 cup) shortening. OR 113 g (1/2 cup) unsalted butter
- 185 g (3/4 cup) peanut butter creamy or chunky
- 65 g (1/3 cup) fine sugar
- 45 g (1/3 cup) brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp fresh milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract or essence
- 240 g (1 & 1/2 cup) plain flour (you can use more depending on how watery the dough turns out to be
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 170 g (1 cup) hersheys kisses
Directions:
Preparation:
1) Heat the oven to 190 degrees Celsius (375 F).
2) Beat shortening and peanut butter until well blended.
3) Add sugar and brown sugar; beat till fluffy. You should obtain a mixture like this:
4) Add egg, milk and vanilla; beat well.
5) Add flour, baking soda, salt.You should get a dough that is soft to touch but not watery.
6) Shape dough into 1 inch balls.
7) As you shape the dough, roll in mini chocolate kisses.
Flatten it. You should obtain trays of these:
9) Bake the cookies for about 15- 20 minutes, or till it is light brown.
Enjoy!