Shelly's Recipe

PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE CHUNK COOKIES - Barefoot Contessa

Category: Cookies

1/2 lb unsalted butter at room temperature
1 1/2 cups light brown sugar, packed
2/3 cup sugar
2 extra-large eggs at room temperature
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup good smooth peanut butter
2 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp kosher salt
1 lb semi-sweet chocolate chunks

Preheat the oven to 350. Cream the butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time. Add the vanilla and peanut butter, and mix. Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt and add to the batter, mixing only until combined. Fold in the chocolate chunks.

Drop the dough on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, using either a 1-3/4-inch ice cream scoop or a rounded tablespoon. Dampen your hands, flatten the dough lightly, then press the tines of a wet fork in both directions. Bake for exactly 17 minutes (the cookies will seem underdone). Do not overbake. Remove from the oven and let cool slightly on the pan, then transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely.