Friday, September 20, 2013

Cookie Problems: Peanut Butter Milk Chocolate Cookies





I got 99 problems and a cookie is one. 

Cookie problems!

Guys, does anyone else have major devouring issues when it comes to peanut butter and chocolate as a combination? A few weeks ago I was craving PB+C so bad that I put one spoon of peanut butter in my mouth, crammed in some chocolate chips and then jammed in some graham cracker crumbs. Brutal. And I wonder why my muffin top won't budge. It's more of a cookie top at this point. If you've got the craving and you have 20 minutes, you'll be able to slam these puppies together rather quickly. Plus, I used spelt flour to pretend it's healthier, so you've got that on your side, too.

PEANUT BUTTER MILK CHOCOLATE COOKIES WITH MALDON SEA SALT

You Will Need: 

1 cup of unsalted butter at room temperature
1 cup of unsalted smooth peanut butter
1/2 cup granulated white sugar
1/2 cup golden brown sugar, firmly packed
1 egg, room temperature
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

11/4 cups of spelt flour
1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
1/2 teaspoon of sea salt

2 cups of good quality milk chocolate pieces - save some pieces to decorate the tops of your cookies. I used Lindt milk chocolate. 

a few tiny flakes of Maldon sea salt for the tops of each cookie



Make it!

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cover two baking sheets with parchment paper.

1. In a stand mixer or using handheld beaters, cream together the butter, peanut butter and sugars on high until light and fluffy.
2. Scrape down the bowl. On low speed, add the egg and the pure vanilla extract. Mix until incorporated.
3. In a medium bowl, sift together the dry ingredients.
4. With the mixer on low, add the dry ingredients to the butter/peanut butter mixture until a dough forms. Mix to combine.
5. Add milk chocolate pieces. Mix on low to combine.
6. Using a small ice cream scoop or your clean hands, scoop out 1 1/2 inch balls of dough evenly spaced on your parchment paper lined baking sheets.
7. Press a piece of milk chocolate onto the top of each cookie.
8. Bake at 350 degrees for 11-13 minutes, turning pans halfway to ensure even baking.
9. When the cookies are out of the oven, add a few Maldon sea salt flakes to the top of each cookie.

Now load up a plate and I'll meet you on the couch for snack and relaxation time!

Enjoy!

xo Lyndsay 






6 comments:

Emma | Fork and Good said...

Did a laugh at "spelt flour to make it seem healthier" comment! These look great, I suffer with the peanut butter cravings too!

Coco Cake Land said...

@emma- ha! glad we're in this peanut butter thing together! ;)

Jan Halvarson said...

i love peanut butter - these sound delicious!

Sarah Crowder (punctuated. with food) said...

Yup, exactly. Who says cookies are the temptation when there are spoonfuls of peanut butter/handfuls of chocolate chips to be had??? At least I'll burn some calories making the cookies.

Coco Cake Land said...

@jan, thanks so much!!

@sarah - ha! if you shovel peanut butter and chocolate chips in your mouth fast enough over and over, same amount of calories burned?? :)

Lyndsay said...

@carmen - thank you so much! :)