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Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies are crisp outside, soft inside. There's also a secret ingredient that makes them the BEST peanut butter cookies ever! Oh & the fact that they are loaded with mini chocolate chips doesn't hurt either!
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Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies

Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies
Author Gina Kleinworth

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1-1/2 tsp milk
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 cup mini chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees
  • Combine shortening & peanut butter in mixer bowl & beat until creamy
  • Add sugars & beat until fluffy
  • Add egg & milk- beat well
  • Combine flour,baking soda & salt in a small bowl & then pour into sugar mixture- beat until well mixed
  • Fold in chocolate chips
  • Roll 1 tbsp of dough between hands & place on cookie sheet
  • Place sheet in refrigerator to chill dough approx 10-15 min before baking each batch
  • Bake 12-15 minutes or until slightly crisp on the outside
  • Remove & top with a couple more chocolate chips per cookie
  • Store in airtight container