Name: Candi's Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookies recipe
Ingredients: 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour;1 teaspoon baking soda;1 teaspoon salt;⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder;½ cup butter, softened;1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened;1 cup white sugar;1 cup brown sugar;2 eggs;1 teaspoon vanilla extract;1 tablespoon applesauce;2 cups peanut butter chips

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Ingredients

2 ½ cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder ½ cup butter, softened 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened 1 cup white sugar 1 cup brown sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 tablespoon applesauce 2 cups peanut butter chips

Nutrition Info

181.1 calories carbohydrate: 23.3 g cholesterol: 19.7 mg fat: 7.6 g fiber: 0.5 g protein: 4.4 g saturatedFat: 6.1 g servingSize: - sodium: 163.1 mg sugar: 15.2 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Stir together the flour, baking soda, salt and cocoa, set aside.
In a large bowl, cream together the butter, cream cheese, white sugar and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla and applesauce. Blend in the dry ingredients to form a dough. Fold in the peanut butter chips by hand. Drop the dough by teaspoons two inches apart on a ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Recipe Yield

3 dozen

Recipe Note

These cookies are very soft. You can also use chocolate chips instead of the peanut butter chips.

Alternatives to this recipe

Candi's Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookies