Toasted, Roasted Peanut-Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt (use less if using salted PB)
  • 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup roasted salted peanuts, chopped

Preheat oven to 350°. Place the chopped peanuts on a baking sheet and toast your roasted peanuts just a few minutes. After about 2 minutes stir them around and let them toast another 1-2 minutes.

Beat all ingredients together except the chocolate chips and toasted peanuts until smooth. Mix in the chocolate chips and peanuts.

With your hands, roll dough into balls using about 1 tablespoon of dough at a time and bake on a parchment covered cookie sheet for about 12-15 minutes. Remove and let cool. Makes about 2 dozen.

Source: Martha Stewart Holiday Cookies – Special Issue 2010