Chewy Brownie Peanut Butter Chip Cookies

I have been making chocolate chip cookies lately. I made one recipe two weeks ago, and then last week, and another last night. I have always struggled with baking. For the first three years I was married, and striving to be a successful homemaker, I never made what I would consider a successful batch of cookies. Never know what the problems are. 'Til I asked my friend to send me her cookie recipe, I still had no confidence to try it.

In fact the recipe was great! (Thank you so much, sistah!) This is the cookies I love. So crispy & yummeee...! Not too chewy I guess. Now I want to share it with you all!

A few minutes later out comes the warm and gooey chocolate chip cookies (2nd batter)

Chewy Brownie Peanut Butter Chip Cookies
2 cups all purpose flour
2/3 cup cocoa powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups peanut butter chips
(changed with choco chips & coarsely chopped pistachios)

- Preheat oven to 350F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugars until fluffy. Beat in the eggs and vanilla. With the mixer on low, beat in the flour mixture, scraping the sides of the bowl as necessary, and continue to beat until all of the dry mix has been incorporated. Do this slowly to avoid dusting your kitchen with flour and cocoa. Stir in chips and/or peanut butter cups by hand.
- Drop dough by rounded tablespoons onto the prepared baking sheet (dough balls were a bit larger than 1 inch in diameter). Leave about 2 to 3-inches between cookies to allow for spread.
- Bake for 9-11 minutes, until cookies are set at the edges and tops are slightly cracked looking. Cool on baking sheet for 5-10 minutes, until firm enough to transfer to a cooling rack.
- Cool completely before storing in an airtight container.

Makes about 4 dozen.
(Probably, hehee... ga sempet ngitung,
sibuk ikutan ngabisin!)