My husband asked me the other night for something sweet. I asked what kind of cookies he would like and his response was: “Some sort of chocolaty, peanut buttery, nutty cookie goodness.” What was I supposed to take from that, he comes up with the funniest yet weirdest things and makes it sometimes difficult to produce what he is thinking. He is the type that gets a bee in his bonnet and will not be satisfied until he gets what he’s dreamt up. So I challenged his vision of a cookie and told him I would make them if he would give our son a LONG bath. (Cooper loves baths and can play forever; I also wanted some alone time in the kitchen)

Basically I took my Ultimate Chocolate Cookie recipe and tweaked it to add peanut butter and pecans.

Ingredients

• ¾ cup granulated sugar
• ¾ cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened (I almost melt the butter entirely but leave a couple chunks)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup coarsely chopped nuts (I used Pecans)
• 1/2 package Semi-sweet chocolate chips

In my Kitchen Aid Mixer I combined the first 6 ingredients and cream really well until light and fluffy. Add remaining ingredients except nuts and chocolate chips and beat well. Stir in remaining two ingredients.

On a greased cookie sheet spoon cookies and bake for 8-10 minutes until light brown.

My husband LOVED these cookies and said they are thus far his favorite cookies that I make. “Perfectly soft, yet perfectly done,” he said.

(Sorry this photo is a bit blurry, I didn’t realize it until after the cookies were basically all eaten from the plate)

I actually froze quite a few cookies considering this recipe makes about 30-36 cookies and we tend to eat about 4 at a time. :)