Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup Peanut Butter
- 6 tablespoons Lodestar® Olive Oil
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 cup packed Brown Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 1 tablespoon Vanilla Extract
- 2/3 cup Cocoa Powder
- 1 cup Flour
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Cream peanut butter, oil and sugars. Add eggs and vanilla.
Mix well. In a separate bowl combine cocoa, flour, baking soda and salt. Stir together. Add to the cream mixture. Kneading
with back of spoon to moisten the dry ingredients. Dough will be soft and somewhat crumbly. Form the dough into balls and
place onto cookie sheet. Bake 8 to 9 minutes or until cookie is set on sheet.
History Every cookie connoisseur has a similar recipe in his or her box of treats. We’ve just taken a little guilt out
of them by adding Lodestar Olive Oil instead of the shortening.
Baking just got a little healthier. The natural buttery flavor of Lodestar Olive Oil is a perfect olive oil to bake with.