Peanut Butter & Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies

I love pools of chocolate as much as the next cookie monster, but boy am I sick of chopping bars! And juggling bowls. And chilling dough. And sprinkling flaky salt just so. This cookie recipe returns to a simpler time when everything is mixed by hand in one bowl and the baking happens right away. Plus, best of all, it uses actual chocolate chips. If it’s been a while, I encourage you to rediscover how delightful a slightly melted chip can be. The big twist here is black cocoa powder, the cocoa du jour in baking circles right now. It adds a bitter edge to cut through the sugary base and rich peanut butter notes. It also adds a stunning, coal-black backdrop for the chocolate chips to sparkle. And do they sparkle. The other night, I brought a container of these cookies on the subway. The woman sitting next to me asked if I made them and we chatted for a bit. At one point I said, “…is this weird? Do you want one?” She eagerly pulled a rinsed-out salad container from her bag and I gave her one. When I opened the lid to hand over the cookies, the woman sitting on my other side said, "Oh my god, those smell incredible. Can I buy one off of you?" So I gave her one, too (without charge, of course). I loved that these cookies, a throwback in their own way, brought a few New Yorkers together on a cold, random night on the subway.

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% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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