Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe
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This soft and chewy low-carb cookie recipe, developed by our Test Kitchen, calls for canola oil instead of butter to reduce the saturated fat. It's hard to eat just one!

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  • 48 Servings
  • Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup chunky peanut butter
  • 1/4 cup canola oil
  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup baking cocoa
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup miniature chocolate chips

Directions

  • In a large bowl, beat the peanut butter, oil and sugars until blended. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; gradually add to peanut butter mixture just until blended (dough will be sticky). Stir in chocolate chips.
  • Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten slightly with a glass.
  • Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until set and tops are cracked. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks. Yield: 4 dozen.

Nutritional Analysis: One cookie equals 86 calories, 5 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 9 mg cholesterol, 81 mg sodium, 10 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1/2 fat.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies published in Light & Tasty February/March 2005, p9

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

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Reviewed on Jan. 08, 2009 by karen cooke

How do I know which type of peanut butter to use for recipes? Do I use natural just peanuts or the type with added sugars etc. in them?

Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2008 by lssrls@yahoo.com

These are very good!!!

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