Jeff's "Best-in-the-World" Peanut Butter-Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
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Ingredients: FULL BATCH:
1 C. margarine
1 C. peanut butter
1 C. sugar
1 C. light brown sugar, packed
2 large eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
2 2/3 C. flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
12 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips
Yield: Non-cookie-dough lovers, approx. 5 dozen
Cookie-dough-lovers, approx. 2 dozen
WIMPY BATCH:
1/2 C. margarine
1/2 C. peanut butter
1/2 C. sugar
1/2 C. light brown sugar, packed
1 large egg
1 1/3 C. flour
3/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
6 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips
Yield: Non-cookie-dough lovers, approx. 2 1/2 dozen
Cookie-dough-lovers, 0 actual cookies
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Directions:Preheat oven to 375ºF. Open chocolate chips bag and remove one handful. These are yours alone, to sustain energy during the baking process (the rest will go into the cookies).Thoroughly cream margarine, peanut butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla (at least one minute on high speed). In a separate bowl combine flour, baking soda and salt. Then, using a wooden spoon, blend everything together. Add chocolate chips. Form dough into 1 1/4 inch balls, roll in sugar, and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8 minutes (or until highest points just start to brown). Remove from oven; wait 10 minutes, then place on waxed paper to cool for at least 20 minutes before serving. |
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Notes: Michell got this recipe many years ago from Jeff Cays, a friend at the YMCA in Port Angeles. He's actually right...it IS the best cookie recipe!
JEFF'S SECRETS:
#1 I use Blue Bonnet margarine. I've tried 'em all, even butter, and nothing seems to work better.
#2 Chill the dough for awhile before baking. It's easier to work with.
#3 Don't skip the rolling in the sugar part! If you do, the result is a run-of-the-mill, flat, boring cookie.
#4 Read my lips...UNDERBAKE! If they look done, you've overcooked 'em. Let them cool and the result will be: perfect, soft, chewy cookies which, incidentally, are best after about 2 hours.
VARIATIONS:
#1 If your "handful" of chocolate chips turns into the whole bag, not to worry! Just crisscross the cookies with a fork and call 'em good ol' fashioned peanut butter cookies. Who's gonna know?
#2 Raisins (dead grapes), whole wheat flour (sand), or (gag!) wheat germ? I DON'T THINK SO! These are cookies, not health bars. Hey, just give the kids a vitamin and let them enjoy real cookies!
*****ABSOLUTE GUARANTEE*****
If, for any reason, these cookies don't turn out to be the best you've ever tasted, then I absolutely guarantee you did something wrong! Review Jeff's Secrets and Variations and try again!
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