Peanut Butter Brownie Cookies:
For the chocolate brownie batter:
- 12 ounces bittersweet chocolate
- 1 stick butter (melted together with the bittersweet chocolate, either double broiler style or carefully in the microwave)
- 3 eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- pinch salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 3/4 cup peanut butter
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
Peanut butter dollops on top |
The alternative - peanut butter innards |
I had some batter and lots of peanut butter leftover, so a few days later I mixed the two together and baked the rest, which turned out a little dry but pretty good. Ultimately, I think that I prefer the cookies with the peanut butter on top. My boyfriend prefers the cookies with the peanut butter inside, so I suppose it's up to the eater to decide. Not sure which method I would go with if I make these again.
This isn't a very good photo, but it is the only evidence I have of the peanut butter/brownie mix |
What's next?
I might experiment with some whoopie pies (even though the name and concept has always freaked me out a little bit... I'm willing to bite the bullet so that I can become a real baker one day!) or chocolate/vanilla sandwich cookies (you might know them as Oreo cookies, but I'm trying not to sell out to a brand name here... especially because Oreos have hydrogenated oils in them, boo Nabisco!). Got an idea? Share it.
Looks pretty good and imo, you can't go wrong with pb and chocolate :P As I'm sure autumn has engulfed bear valley (or perhaps already passed it by) why not create some sort of pumpkin related concoction? I once heard of a recipe for triple-chocolate pumpkin cheesecake? Or perhaps just try for some kind of combination of chocolate and pumpkin? I always wonder how difficult it would be to find the balance between the two flavours since chocolate is such a dominant flavour. I'm sure you'll figure something out :P
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