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chocolate chocolate chip cookies

Salted Peanut Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chewy, rich, and perfectly balanced with sweet and salty flavors — these cookies are the ultimate chocolate treat.
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Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings: 36 cookies
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Calories: 196
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 3/4 c flour
  • 3/4 t baking soda
  • 1/2 t salt
  • 1/4 c plus 1 T cocoa powder
  • 1/2 c butter at room temperature
  • 2 T granulated sugar
  • 1 c brown sugar firmly packed
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 t vanilla
  • 10 oz chocolate chips
  • 1 c salted peanuts
  • Sea Salt or course salt for topping optional

Equipment

  • 1 Kitchenaid mixer
  • 1 cookie sheet

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 375°.
Stir together:
  1. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt in a separate bowl and set aside.
Combine with electric mixer:
  1. In a mixing bowl, combine butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar and eggs. Beat on high speed until light and fluffy. About 2 minutes.
  2. Continue mixing on low and gradually add flour mixture about 1/3 cup at a time. Mix until all flour is incorporated. Add almond extract, chocolate chips and peanuts.
Bake:
  1. Divide dough into 2 oz portions. Gently shape dough into ball (about the size of a golf ball). Place on parchment paper line cookie sheet, Flatten ball slightly with your fingers. Sprinkle sea salt generously on cookie (optional but recommended). Bake for 12 - 13 minutes.

Notes

These double chocolate chip cookies use more brown sugar than white sugar giving them a dense, chewy texture.  For a real decadent dessert, smash a scoop of ice cream between cookies and freeze.