Football Sundays

With all this cold weather we have been subjected to, it has been nice to have some football to watch. Last weekend we spent the better part of the weekend watching the games on Saturday and Sunday. We had some friends over on Saturday and then Sunday went to another friends house. I loved every part of the weekend- spending the day in sweats, hanging out with good friends, watching the games, and eating good food. I have tried a couple new recipes over the last few weeks but I have been totally slacking in sharing them with you. I promise I will catch up one day.

But today there is a HUGE game on this afternoon. Steelers will decide their superbowl fate this afternoon. We are headed to a friends house to watch the game. But what would football be without sausage dip and amazing chocolate/peanut butter cookies. I decided to try 2 new recipes again this weekend (last weekend I tried 2 new ones as well) and wanted to share one of them with you. I had not baked in a while so along with the sausage dip I found a recipe for Salted Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies. The double in front of chocolate sold me on the cookies. I do like peanut butter but I wouldn't call myself a PB lover like most do. Mike does love PB so I thought these cookies would be perfect.

I put the recipe below and here are some pics of the cookies. Let me warn you these are HUGE cookies but so delicious!! How can you go wrong when you have chocolate chips, coco powder, PB, and peanuts?? The dough was so easy to work with and I loved every part of these cookies. I will let you know how the gang likes them later. Until then GO STEELERS!!!

Salted Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

Yield: 16 to 18 large cookies

Prep Time: 15 minutes | Bake Time: 12 minutes

1¼ cups all-purpose flour
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup (4 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature
¾ cup creamy peanut butter
2/3 cup light brown sugar
1/3 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
½ cup peanuts
Coarse salt for sprinkling

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.

2. In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside.

3. Beat together the butter, peanut butter and both sugars on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes, scraping the bowl as needed. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the vanilla extract. Scrape the bowl. Add the dry ingredients and mix on low until just combined. Using a rubber spatula, stir in the chocolate chips and peanuts.

4. Drop by two heaping tablespoonfuls of dough, spacing the cookies about 2 inches apart. Sprinkle a small pinch of coarse salt on top of each cookie. Bake for about 12 minutes, or until the outside of the cookies are set but the middles are still a little soft. Cool cookies on the baking sheets. Store in an airtight container.