Chocolate Peanut-Butter Fudge Cookies

Author: AP/Lodestar Farms-Olive Oil
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Ingredients

1 cup peanut butter
6 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup regular granulated sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2/3 cup cocoa powder
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt


Directions

Preheat oven to 350 F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.

Cream peanut butter, oil and sugars. Add eggs and vanilla. Mix well. In a separate bowl, combine cocoa, flour, baking soda and salt. Stir together. Add to the creamed mixture, kneading with back of spoon to moisten the dry ingredients. Dough will be soft and somewhat crumbly. Form the dough into balls and place onto cookie sheet. Flatten into discs. Bake 8 to 9 minutes or until cookies are set on the sheet. Makes about 2 dozen cookies.