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Saturday, February 14, 2015

Steffanie's Favorite Valentine Cookies

These combine peanut butter and chocolate, two things that like good couples are okay separate, but just SHOULD be together. I love these cookies, and by my standards, they are healthy too. (I haven't bought into fat being bad, and I think sugar in moderated quantities just makes life sweet.) So here you go! We'll call the recipe my valentine to YOU!


CREAM TOGETHER:
2 packages dark chocolate Dove hearts (apx 32 hearts)
(you've seen this recipe before with kisses, but Dove is better chocolate, is heart shaped,
AND dark chocolate has all the anti-oxidant properties for a great excuse to down a few more!)
1/2 c. butter
3/4 c. pure peanut butter 
(again, no preservatives or added anything but a great punch of protein)
1/3 c. sugar
1/3 c. brown sugar
1 egg (go Omega 3 eggs for more reasons to love these cookies)
2 tbsp milk (local milk, anyone?)
1 tsp. vanilla

MIX:
1 1/2 c. flour (whole wheat works but will make the cookies drier and more crumbly)
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt

Add dry to wet ingredients. Form dough into small balls (the smaller the better balance of chocolate to PB) and roll in sugar. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet 8-10 minutes. Put chocolate heart on center of ball and press down slightly immediately when cookies come out of oven. 
Let cool and chocolate melt through and reset. Then ENJOY!

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