Peanut Chip Cookie

By MarieR

Ingredients

• PREP 15 minutes REFRIGERATE 15 minutes BAKE at 350" for 12 minutes
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup reduced-fat peanut butter
• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup packed light-brown sugar
• 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup fat-free milk
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup finely chopped peanuts (optional)

Details

Servings 60
Cooking time 27mins

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat oven to 350°.
2. In a medium-size bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
3. In a large bowl, beat peanut butter and butter on medium speed 2 minutes, until creamy.
Add brown sugar and 1/4 cup of the granulated, and beat 2 minutes. Beat in milk, egg and vanilla. Beat in dry ingredients until just combined. Stir in chips and nuts. Chill dough 15 minutes.
4.For each cookie, roll 2 teaspoons of dough into a ball and place on baking sheets 2 inches apart. With fork, flatten each ball into a 1 1/2-inch round, making a Crosshatch pattern. Sprinkle a small amount of the remaining sugar over the top of each.
5. Bake at 350° for 1O to 12 minutes, until lightly browned around edges. Let cool on sheets l minute. Transfer to rack; let cool.

INSIDE DISH
Using reduced-fat peanut butter and less butter in our recipe helps cut fat.
Making our cookies smaller means you get to eat more than one.
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