Mmmmmmm peanut butter... mmmmmmm I love me some peanut butter, so PB cookies make my knees bend... oh so tasty! I made these last weekend for one of John's neighbors who loves to snowblow the entire neighborhood every time there is a big storm. How awesome is that?? Once these came out of the oven I couldn't help myself, I scarfed down two before franticly packing them up and tossing on a coat to run them across the street (I had to get them out of the house otherwise I would have eaten them all!)

I made the recipe straight from Cooking Light, (except I used crunchy PB yum) I'll totally make them again and as long as I'm making them just for John and I, I'll try to eliminate the oil and replacing it with something else... I'll let you know how it goes! Until then, here's something to droll over.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
Makes 3 dozen (serving size: 1 cookie)

Ingredients
* 1 cup granulated sugar
* 1 cup packed brown sugar
* 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter (I used crunchy!)
* 1/4 cup water
* 1/4 cup canola oil
* 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
* 2 large egg whites
* 1 large egg
* 12 ounces all-purpose flour (about 2 2/3 cups)
* 1 teaspoon baking powder
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 2/3 cup semisweet chocolate minichips (I used regular chocolate chips)

Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Combine first 8 ingredients in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until smooth.
3. Weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl; stir with a whisk. Add flour mixture to peanut butter mixture, stirring just until combined. Stir in minichips. Drop dough by tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart on 2 baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 12 minutes or until golden. Cool on a wire rack.


Nutritional Information
Calories: 128 (32% from fat)
Fat: 4.5g (sat 1.1g,mono 2.2g,poly 1g)
Protein: 2.3g
Carbohydrate: 20.5g
Fiber: 0.6g
Cholesterol: 6mg
Iron: 0.8mg
Sodium: 106mg
Calcium: 16mg