Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

I have to say, these are one of the best cookies I've ever made. This is a recipe I'll definitely make again. I hope you'll allow me a shameless plug. I sell Avon and was excited to order their heart shaped baking pan. These cookies can absolutely be made a on a regular cookie sheet, in fact, I used a cookie sheet for the remaining batter. If you want to make these dairy free, use non dairy chocolate chips in place of the mixed chips I used.

1/2 cup shortening (I use Earth Balance shortening)
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter (I used creamy)
1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 - 2/3 cup chocolate chips (I used the Nestle peanut butter and chocolate chips)
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt

Cream together the sugars and the shortening:

Add in the peanut butter, vanilla and egg and mix well. (I used an electric mixer)

Stir in the flour, baking powder and salt. Mix again. Gently fold in the chips:

I filled the heart shaped tin all the way, knowing they'd rise a bit:

Bake at 375 degrees. These took about 10 minutes. The cookie sheet extras took about 8 minutes.

I admit, I tried one and then another and finally a third, they were that good!!

Audrey :)