Finally, I bake again. It has been a little crazy around here. With all the church activities, birthday and Christmas parties, it seems like we are always on the go. Yesterday I took the time to bake some cookies. I substituted one ingredient. I had gone to the grocery store(which shall remain nameless...it is one of the mega markets). The aisles were so crowded with stock that I felt like I was in a maze. It really felt like I was imposing on them by being there. Employees would just glare as I tried to squeeze around boxes. On the baking aisle, a man started asking me questions about what I was shopping for as soon as I entered the aisle. I became so flustered that I just grabbed the closest orange bag of (what I thought was) morsels. It turned out I had picked up a package of Reese's mini pieces. I meant to get a package of Reese's peanut butter morsels. Oh well...just another holiday blunder. Believe me, I have a few.
The recipe for the cookies is from Hershey's Fabulous Desserts.
Enjoy-
Reese's Chewy Chocolate Cookies
1 1/4 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 tsps vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup cocoa
1 tsp baking soda
2 cups (12-oz pkg)Reese's Peanut Butter Chips
1/2 cup finely chopped nuts(optional)
Heat oven to 350. In large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; gradually blend into creamed mixture. Stir in peanut butter chips and nuts, if desired, Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet, Bake 8 to 9 minutes. (Do not overbake; cookies will be soft. They will puff while baking and flatten when cooling.) Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely.
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