Peanut butter and chocolate cookies
{Peanut butter and chocolate cookies}
Preparation time: 30 min
Cooking time: 10 min
Yield: 16 cookies
Ingredients
- 125 g butter, soft (1 stick)
- 125 g peanut butter, room temperature (1/2 cup)
- 100 g sugar (aprox (1/2 cup)
- 100 g brown sugar (aprox 1/2 cup)
- 1 egg
- 350 flour (3 cups)
- 1 pinch of salt
- 250 g dark chocolate (8 oz aprox)
- 100 g chopped toasted peanuts (3/4 cups)
Cookie dough:
Decoration:
Equipment: cookie stencils. I used these ones (6 $)
Directions
- Start preparing the cookies. In a medium mixing-bowl, beat the butter, peanut butter and sugars until smooth. Add egg and mix until combined
- Add flour and salt, mix until combined, and shape to a ball
- Divide the dough in two or three, and gather each portion into a slightly flattened ball.
- Working with one ball of dough at a time, roll it out between two baking papers to a thickness of maximum 0,5 cm. Freeze for 30 minutes, or place on the refrigerator for a couple of hours.
- Take the dough out of the freezer (or fridge). Use a round cookie cutter to cut out cookies, and transfer them on a prepared baking sheet. Freeze for another 15 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 ºF and slip cookies into the oven to bake for 10 minutes, until just slightly browned at the edges. Let the cookies rest on the baking tray at least for 10 minutes before transferring them on a rack to cool completely
- When the cookies are completely cold, it is time to decorate. Melt chocolate using the
microwave or a double boiler - Place a cookie, down side up, on a working surface. Place your stencil over the cookie. Pour 1 tsp chocolate over the stencil and using an offset palette knife, distribute chocolate over stencil, and finally lightly scrape the excess chocolate off the stencil.
- Lift the stencil away from the cookie. For best results, every 2-3 applications, clean the stencil with warm water and dry thoroughly.
- Dip edge of cookie into melted chocolate and then dip into chopped peanuts. Repeat with all the cookies. Let them on a cool place until set
NOTES:
- To bake my cookies, I usually use two baking trays stacked together: I find this prevents cookies from browning too quickly
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Absolutamente genial. Quedan preciosas y tienen una pinta buenísima. Me encanta todo lo que haces. Enhorabuena.
These are soooo gorgeous! You are always so so so creative
Wow, these cookies look amazing! Love your props, set and photography… as a fledgling blogger who uses a point and shoot, I’m a teensy bit envious
Thanks for sharing your recipe x
These are so cute! I love the idea of stenciling cookies. They turned out darling.
Gorgeous cookies!
These are like little bits of art. I love them! I plan on getting some stencils and trying that out. The recipe also sounds great…love that combination!
they are so pretty!
Wow they are just beautiful. I’ve only decorated sugar cookies, what a great idea… can’t wait to try! Thankyou!
These are amazing cookies! Beautiful patterns.
Absolutely gorgeous styling & cookies! Love this idea. So glad I found your site through foodgawker!
These are absolutely amazing cookies.
Beautiful work!
I’m gonna try finding here these stencils
Thank you all! Have a nice weekend
These are the most beautiful cookies I have ever seen. . love the use of the stencils! Wow.
Oh gosh this is beautiful! I came across your blog through culinote and wow .. great composition! I’m a food photographer myself and have to admit you do have an eye … Keep up the great work!