Chocolate Cookies with Peanut Butter Chips

This takes me back to my yester years. I remember making these with my mom and they were delicious! So for this I am using melted chocolate for the cocoa powder simply because we do not have enough and damn it I want to make these.

Chocolate Cookies with Peanut Butter Chips

Things you'll need:

2 cups all-purpose flour
4 oz baking chocolate melted
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup/2 sticks of butter room temp
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1 10 oz package peanut butter chips

• Start by melting your baking chocolate in a double boiler. if you don't have one, I bet you actually do. Simply fill a 2 qt sauce pan half way with water and place a glass bowl on top of it and place the chocolate in that.
• Preheat oven to 350
• Cream your butter and sugar together until light and fluffy
• Add vanilla and eggs making sure to scrape the bowl each time you add one
• Add the melted chocolate after it has cooled
• Gradually add the baking soda, salt and flour until combine
• fold in the peanut butter chips and spoon onto an ungreased cookie sheet in about tbsp increments 
• Bake for 8-9 minutes

These are my favoritest cookies EVER! They are super moist and perfectly rich, I think the melted chocolate instead of the cocoa helped out with that. It made about 3 dozen and there is only a dozen left. The family has enjoyed them just about as much as I. Carol even exclaimed "you're evil" because she couldn't stop eating them, they were so good. Enjoy!

Stuffed Chilies

Hello readers,
I know it's been a while and for that I am sorry. The women of the house have decided to go on diets for on extended period of time. This meant the hubby and I were not allowed to cook with certain things and in turn made the cooking very boring and repetitive. Knowing very well that the Superbowl and a lot of delicious but not diet approved food was coming up it ended. Now that the leftovers are nearly gone except the massive amount of spinach dip I made, cooking will be commencing again!
That being said stuffed chilies is what's for dinner tonight. Personally I love them. My mom used to make them every once and a while when I was younger and I ate them up! I also found some anaheims in the fridge recently and have wanted to stuff them since.

Stuffed Chilies

Things you'll need:

4 anaheim, passilla or pablano chilies
2 chicken breasts
1/2 cup or 4 oz cream cheese soften
1 cup diced tomato
1/4 cup diced onions
1 tbsp or 1 packet taco seasoning
2 tsp onion powder
1 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
1/4 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp cumin
salt and pepper to taste
1 - 2 cups salsa

• In a large pot boil some water with the chicken breasts in it with some salt for about an hour, this ensures tenderness
• While the chicken is cooking clean out your chilies. You can do this 1 of 2 ways; 1 cut the top off and clean out the insides or 2 make a cut down the side length wise and clean it out that way. Be sure to rinse under water to be sure to get all of those seeds out
• Preheat your oven to 350
• Once the chicken is cooked turn off the burner and let it sit for atleast 15 min
• Now you get to shred! If you have a kitchenaid mixer put the chicken in that with the paddle attachment and turn on low. If not you have to do it the old fashion way with forks...
• Once the chicken is shredded mix the rest of the ingredients except the salsa with it
• Not you get to get dirty and stuff the peppers!
• Once stuffed, place in a 9 x 9 top with salsa (as much as you desire) put just enough water or chicken broth in the pan to cover the bottom cover with tin foil and bake for 20 - 25 min minutes

Voila! Everyone really enjoyed these. The anaheims have a mild heat to them so if you prefer something spicier use the passillas. This was a simple meal for a great outcome! I love easy meals