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5 from 5 votes

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

A light not-to-sweet cookie, perfect with a cup of tea in the afternoon. Weight Watchers friendly, coming in at 2 Weight Watchers Points.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time12 minutes
Total Time22 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 36
Calories: 74kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ C cake flour
  • ½ C whole wheat flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¾ C turbinado sugar
  • C whipped peanut butter
  • ½ C light margarine
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg white
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • ¼ C chopped chocolate

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350º.
  • Spray cookie trays with cooking spray. This recipe makes 36 cookies, and 18 should fit on a large cookie sheet. If your cookie sheet is medium-sized, only 12 cookies will fit.
  • Mix flours, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl.
  • In another mixing bowl, mix sugar, whipped peanut butter, light butter, egg, egg white, and vanilla in a bowl on medium speed.
  • Reduce mixer speed to low and slowly add flour. Stir in chocolate with a spoon.
  • Dip fingers in water as you form balls of an even tablespoon of dough and place on cookie sheet.
  • Bake for 12 minutes. Ovens can vary, so check with a toothpick from doneness.
  • Cool on a cookie rack.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 74kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 130mg | Sugar: 5g