Chewy & Chocolatey Peanut Butter Cookies

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Title: Chewy & Chocolatey Peanut Butter Cookies
Categories: Cookies, Chocolate
Yield: 1 servings

1 1/2 c Firmly-packed brown sugar
2/3 c Crisco shortening
1 tb Water
1 ts Vanilla
2 Eggs
1 1/2 c All-purpose flour
1/3 c Cocoa
1/4 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
2 c Miniature peanut butter
-cups *

* unwrapped and quartered or coarsely chopped
1. Pre-heat oven to 375F (190C). Place sheets of foil on
countertop for cooling cookies.
2. Combine brown sugar, shortening, water and vanilla in
large bowl. Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until
well blended. Beat eggs into creamed mixture.
3. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Mix into
creamed mixture at low speed just until blended. Stir in
peanut butter cups.
4. Drop by rounded measuring tablespoonfuls (15 mL) of
dough 2 inches (5 cm) apart onto ungreased baking sheet.
5. Bake one baking sheet at a time at 375F (190C) for 7 to
9 minutes, or until cookies are set.
DO NOT OVERBAKE. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. Remove
cookies to foil to cool completely.
Makes about 3 dozen cookies

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