Double Chocolate Peanut Cookies

Kathleen King's

Ingredients:
2-1/3 cups AP flour
3/4 cup cocoa powder
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp salt
375g unsalted butter ~ softened to room temp
1 cup fine sugar
1 cup light brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup white chocolate chips
1-1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup peanuts ~ chopped

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 160 deg C.   Line baking paper with parchment & set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda & salt.
3. In a bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment cream the butter lightly.   Add sugar & beat to mix.  Scrape the side of the bowl.
4. Add the egg & vanilla & mix together.   Add the flour mixture & continue mixing until just combined.
5. Add the chocolates & peanuts & mix until combined.   Using 2 tbsp or a small ice-cream scoop, drop the dough 2" apart on sheet.   Press lightly.   Bake for 12-15 mins.
6. Cool the cookies on the cookie sheets.   The cookies should be very soft when they are removed from the oven.   They will firm up as they cool.