Sunday, December 21, 2008

Peanut Butter Cookies with Chocolate Center

Yet another Christmas recipe! I baked for 10 minutes and they were just a little overdone. 9 minutes is better. A little extra chocolate wouldn't hurt any (besides change the points), but that is coming from a Chocoholic!

POINTS® Value: 2
Servings: 30
Preparation Time: 12 min
Cooking Time: 11 min

Ingredients
2 spray(s) cooking spray
1 cup(s) sugar, granulated
1/4 cup(s) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup(s) chunky peanut butter
2 large egg(s)
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp table salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 cup(s) whole-grain wheat flour
1 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions

* Preheat oven to 375ºF. Coat 2 cookie sheets with cooking spray or cover with parchment paper.

* Place sugar, butter and peanut butter in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; blend well with mixer.

* Add salt, baking soda and flour to sugar mixture; beat until completely incorporated.

* Drop batter by heaping teaspoons onto prepared cookie sheets and flatten with the back of a wooden spoon. Make sure to leave about 2 inches between each cookie. (Bake in several batches to prevent over-crowding if necessary.) Place a chocolate chip in center of each cookie.

* Bake cookies until edges brown, about 10 to 11 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool on cookie sheet for 1 or 2 minutes; remove cookies to a wire rack and cool completely. Yields 1 cookie per serving.

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