Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

I thought I would start us off with a good dairy free treat, cookies.  These are a hit in our house and I hope they are in yours as well.

I often hear people asking about chocolate, "doesn't that have milk in it?"  While it is true that some chocolate is made with dairy products, not all are.  I personally get the vegan semi-sweet chocolate chips available from Whole Foods.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup peanut butter

1/2 cup non-dairy margarine (we prefer Earth Balance)

1 egg

1 1/4 cup whole wheat pastry flour

3/4 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Heat oven to 375 F.  In a large bowl, beat brown sugar, peanut butter, butter and egg until creamy.  Stir in flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.  Stir in chocolate chips.

Shape dough into 1 inch balls.  Place on ungreased cookie sheet about 3 inches apart (do not flatten).  Bake cookies 8 to 10 minutes, until very lightly browned.  Remove from oven and let cool on cookie sheet about 5 minutes, then move to wire rack.