Chocolates Sweetheart Peanut Butter Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup shortening, gives a wonderful texture to the cookies
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp fine sea or kosher
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar to roll cookie dough balls in
- 24 unwrapped chocolate hearts and chocolate peanut butter hearts
Instructions
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1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place parchment paper onto two rimmed cookie sheets. Set aside.
2.Using a stand mixer or hand held mixer, cream together butter, shortening, and peanut butter until well combined. Add in the sugars, vanilla, and egg. Mix until all is combined well.
3.In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients. Gradually add into the wet ingredients. After combined with mixer, use a rubber spatula to dig down deep to make sure the dry is incorporated into the wet.
4.Using a small cookie scoop, scoop out 24 balls and roll into the 1 cup of sugar. Place on prepared cookie sheet. Bake for about 8 to 10 minutes. Place cookie sheets on wire rack and place one chocolate heart into each cookie. Let cool and set up on cookie sheet. When cooled a few minutes, use a spatula to remove cookies and place right onto wire rack to cool completely. Grab some milk and eat up! Enjoy!