260.                Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies III

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 3/4 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3 tablespoons orange juice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Direction

• Preheat the oven to 350° F (175° C). Oil the cookie sheet.
• Cream together the white sugar, brown sugar, peanut butter and butter in a large bowl. Beat in 1 egg at a time, then stir in vanilla and orange juice. Combine salt, baking powder, baking soda and flour; stir into peanut butter mixture. Lastly, mix in chocolate chips. On the prepared cookie sheet, drop rounded teaspoons of dough. Cookies should be 2 inches apart from each other's.
• Bake in the preheated oven for about 14 minutes or until the center is firm and the edges are golden slightly. Transfer cookies from baking sheet onto wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Information

• Calories: 77 calories;
• Total Fat: 4.4
• Sodium: 52
• Total Carbohydrate: 8.8
• Cholesterol: 10
• Protein: 1.5