Yummy Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

These have a nice chocolate and peanut butter taste but are not too sweet. Easy to prepare. Very Good.

Original recipe makes 2 dozen

Ingredients

1/2 cup shortening
1 1/4 cups brown sugar
1 cup peanut butter
3 tablespoons milk
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
3 tablespoons hot water
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt

  • PREP

    20 mins

  • COOK

    8 mins

  • READY IN

    30 mins

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
  2. In a large bowl, cream together the shortening, brown sugar and peanut butter. Beat in the milk, egg and vanilla. Stir together the cocoa powder and hot water until cocoa is dissolved; stir into the peanut butter mixture. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; stir into the batter until well blended. Drop dough by heaping teaspoons 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets. Use a fork to make a criss-cross pattern on the top.
  3. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition

Calories: 169 kcal
Carbohydrates: 17 g
Cholesterol: 9 mg
Fat: 10.1 g
Fiber: 1.1 g
Protein: 4.1 g
Sodium: 168 mg