This is a great cookie for all our lovers of peanut butter and chocolate chunks. I love the chunky peanut butter and peanuts that add more crunchiness to these cookies.
½ cup margarine, softened
½ cup shortening
1 cup chunky peanut butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2-1/2 cups flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup salted peanuts
2 cups chocolate chunks
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line two cookie sheets with silpat mats or parchment paper.
In a large mixing bowl, cream together margarine, shortening, peanut butter and sugars. Beat in eggs, one at a time. On low speed, add flour, baking soda, baking powder and cinnamon. Stir in peanuts and chocolate chunks.
Bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Cool on cookie sheets for 2 minutes before removing to wire rack to finish cooling.
why shortening and margarine – seems gross.
can you substitute more margarine (the earths balance kind) or coconut oil?
They make transfree crisco and it makes the cookies crispier. You can use the earth balance or some oil as a substitute if you do not want to use the shortening.