Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

These cookies are chocolate-y, chewy, slightly salty and crisp all at once. They almost scream for a tall glass of ice-cold milk and someone to share them with. Snack time, lunch boxes or special treat, these cookies fit the bill and then some!

Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
very slightly adapted from the recipe on the back of the Reese's Peanut Butter Baking Chip Bag

2 1/4 cups butter
2 cups granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup dark cocoa (I used Hershey's Special Dark)
2 cups flour
1 (2 cup) package peanut butter baking chips

In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and mix well. Stir in everything but the baking chips and mix until combined. Fold in baking chips. Drop a rounded teaspoon of dough onto a cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes. DON'T overbake!!! They will puff slightly, but fall when removed from the oven. Makes about 4 1/2 dozen.

I made these last night and my family is already asking me if I can make some more. They are the perfect combination of fudge-like cookie and soft, smooth peanut butter. Don't let their thin appearance fool you, these cookies are soft and chewy with just the crunchiest bit around the edges.

I don't often stray from my standard cookie recipes, but I was so glad that I tried this recipe out. It's a winner in my book :)