Best Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup crunchy peanut butter or 1 cup smooth peanut butter
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar, packed
2 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons maple extract (or use 2 teaspoons vanilla)
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup mini chocolate chip (can use regular size chocolate chips)
1/2 cup peanuts, finely chopped

Preparation

Set oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease a cookie sheet.
In a bowl, cream the butter, peanut butter and sugars together until light and fluffy.
Add in eggs and vanilla; beat well until thoroughly combined.
In another bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
Stir the dry mixture into the creamed until combined.
Add/mix in mini chocolate chips.
Chill dough for about 4 hours or overnight.
Drop by tablespoonfuls onto cookie sheet.
Bake for about 10 minutes, or until cookies begin to brown around the edges (try not to overbake!).