Spicy Peanut Butter-Chocolate Chip Cookies

Photo: Katy

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1/4 cup whole wheat flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)

1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened

1 cup chunky peanut butter

1/4 cup granulated sugar

3/4 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup maple syrup

1 large egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup high-quality chocolate chips or chopped chocolate

1/2 cup turbinado sugar, for coating (optional, but adds a really nice crunch)

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and cayenne pepper, if using. Set aside.

In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter, peanut butter, sugars, and maple syrup together until fluffy and lighter in color, about 4 minutes.

Add the egg, mix well.

Mix in the vanilla.

Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture and mix until combine.

Stir in the chocolate chips.

Roll the dough into tablespoon-sized balls and coat with turbinado sugar, if using.

Place on the baking sheet about 2 inches apart.

Smash the dough balls down with a fork to flatten a bit (the cookies shouldn’t spread too much during baking).

Bake 10-12 minutes.

Enjoy.

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About

Although this recipe is relatively new, I hope that it will become one that I can pass on to future generations. It takes a classic-the peanut butter cookie-and adds in a kick of spice and some dark chocolate chunks. They are a true crowd-pleaser!