Chocolate Peanut Chews
Prep time:
Baking time:
Makes:
about 4 dozen cookies
Freezing:
excellent
Ingredients:
1⅓ cups
(325 mL)
Chipits®* Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
½ cup
(125 mL)
All-Vegetable Shortening
2
eggs
¾ cup
(175 mL)
granulated sugar
1 tsp
(5 mL)
pure vanilla extract
⅔ cup
(150 mL)
Five Roses® All Purpose Flour
½ tsp
(2 mL)
baking powder
1 pkg
(300g)
Chipits® Reese® Peanut Butter Chips
1¼ cups
(300 mL)
peanuts, chopped
½ cup
(125 mL)
Chipits®* Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350ºF (180ºC). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a saucepan, melt 1⅓ cups (325 mL) chocolate chips and shortening until smooth. Cool slightly about 15 minutes.
- In a separate bowl, beat eggs and sugar on high speed using an electric mixer until well blended. Stir in chocolate mixture and vanilla. Stir in remaining ingredients. Mix well.
- Drop dough by tablespoons (15 mL) onto prepared baking sheets.
- Bake at 350ºF (180ºC) for 9 - 13 minutes, or until top cracks, but cookies are still moist inside. Cool 10 minutes, then transfer to racks to cool completely.
Tips:
- *Chipits is a trade mark of Hershey Canada Inc. used with permission.
- *Reese is a trade mark of Hershey Chocolate & Confectionary Corp. used with permission.