Two days before Thanksgiving and I’m sharing a chocolate cookie recipe. There’s something wrong with that, right? I had every intention of turning this week (actually last week!) into a week of Thanksgiving recipes but then I got worried that it was burn me out on stuffing and well, there are many things I’m willing to sacrifice for the blog – stuffing on Thanksgiving is not one of them.
So cookies!
I think I’ve mentioned once or twice or 400 times that I really love salt in baked goods. I double the salt in almost recipe and I use big fat Kosher salt so that you actually get bites of saltiness. Mmm, I love it. This cookie obviously appealed to me for that reason. Honestly, I didn’t even know what was in the cookie until I started making it. All I cared about was the salt on top.
How did they turn out? Fantastic! They’re so soft, almost cake-like. And they’re very rich. One cookie would satisfy even the biggest sweet tooth! My husband took most of them to work and his co-workers loved them which shocked me because men don’t seem to appreciate salted baked goods like us women do.
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 3/4 cup peanut butter
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup peanuts
- sea salt for sprinkling
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Beat together the butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time until completely incorporated. Mix in the vanilla extract. Scrape the bowl to be sure everything is mixed in there.
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In a small bowl combine all of the dry ingredients. Slowly add to the wet ingredients and mix until combined. Stir in the chocolate chips and peanuts.
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Drop by large spoonfuls onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Sprinkle with sea salt. Bake for 12 minutes and cool on the baking sheet.
I’m going to need to avoid your blog for the next six weeks so I don’t get tempted to make such delicious concoctions while simultaneously taking part in a Holiday Health Challenge.
Maybe I’ll just bookmark this recipe under “Things to bake in 2011”.
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There’s nothing wrong with putting up a cookie recipe the week of thanksgiving! I actually love that you did. I have all the ingredients at home to make this… My sister and I have already planned out our thanksgiving our menu but I am now thinking of making these as a surprise addition. :)
I love the salty-sweet combo in treats too. These cookies sound fantastic.
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I have been craving chocolate cookies, but have been try to wait until after Thanksgiving to bake them…my will power is really being tested right now! :)
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Well, these cookies just sound completely amazing. I think I’m going to have to make some for thanksgiving!
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Oh I totally agree with you about salt. I love it on sweets. It really completes the whole things.
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These are intriguing. I’ve never tried salt on baked good yet
Hi Amanda, I just made the tartine brownies featured on your blog, they were really divine! These cookies seem like they are every bit as wonderful as those brownies! YUMMM!
I tried these this evening, they were nice but they need time to cool down and develop the peanut flavour, I would also add less baking soda as they were too puffy for my taste.
These are my tweaks:
1 cup flour
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 egg for a chewier less puffy cookie.
Thanks for your suggestions! They were a little cakey for me too. I’ll try your version next time! :)
oh my, those look amazing!
chocolate and peanut butter are such a fantastic combo, and i’m really starting to love salted desserts!
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Ohh man, these are in the oven right now. I can’t even imagine how good they’ll taste. I was eating the dough by the spoonful, these are sinful!!
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