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Peanut Butter Chip Brownie Cookies

January 21, 2013 · by Ari ·

This was the last thing I made in 2012, and let me tell you, it was a heck of a way to end out the year!Peanut Butter Chip Brownie Cookies

 

You see, our New Years Eve was realllll exciting. I had stopped drinking for taper (or I had said I was, then had a glass of champagne, then went to a wedding 2 weeks later, and well, ya know…), and we were all exhausted from the holidays. We went to a friends house, watched Looper (Matt’s choice) which I didn’t like at all, then watched Burlesque (my choice) which never gets old if you ask me.

Peanut Butter Chip Brownie Cookies

 

I’m not sure which part of my evening was better: these cookies, or Cher’s You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me. It’s a really tough choice, so I will say the best part of my evening was eating my weight in these cookies while watching Cher sing her heart out during her 11 o clock number.

Peanut Butter Chip Brownie Cookies

 

Fresh out of ideas from my overkill holiday baking, I hit up my girl Sally’s site for some inspiration. I knew I was craving something with chocolate and peanut butter, and I had some peanut butter chips I’d been wanting to use, so I looked for a base chocolate cookie recipe.

Peanut Butter Chip Brownie Cookies

 

I wasn’t surprised that Sally’s cookies delivered (her recipes are amaaaaazing), but I was pretty blown away by just how amazing these cookies were! They had the perfect flakey brownie top, and the middle was rich and gooey like a perfect batch of brownies, but in my favorite baked good. Can you tell cookies are my favorite thing to make? I think my recipe page speaks for itself. ๐Ÿ˜‰

Peanut Butter Chip Brownie Cookies

 

The peanut butter chips add the perfect touch, and we all know that chocolate and peanut butter is the best combination since pb&j. Steve also said more than a few times that these were “the best cookies I’ve ever made”, and since we all know how many cookies I make, you know these are a must try!

 

Peanut Butter Chip Brownie Cookies

yield 2 dozenย 

adapted from Sally’s Baking Addiction

  • 1/2 cup gluten-free baking blend (or white whole wheat flour)
  • 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • dash salt
  • 4 oz dark chocolate, melted and cooled
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 1/2 tbsp apple butter
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter chips

Directions:

  1. In a medium bowl, whisk together baking blend, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, beat together chocolate, egg, vanilla, apple butter, and sugars until well combined, then slowly beat in dry ingredients until just combined. Fold in peanut butter chips. Cover and chill for 30 minutes.
  3. Preheat oven to 350. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silpat. Use a small cookie scoop to transfer dough to prepared cookie sheets. Use a small piece of parchment paper sprayed with nonstick spray to lightly press down dough balls to flatten slightly (they don’t spread when they bake, so if you don’t flatten them, you will end up with round cookies).
  4. Bake for 10 minutes until just set. Let stand for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container for one week (these cookies stay pretty darn soft and gooey for days!).

Filed Under: Cookies, Dessert · Tagged: baking, chocolate, cookies, dessert, peanut butter, recipe, whole grain

Comments

  1. sally @ sallys baking addiction says

    January 21, 2013 at 11:58 am

    YES!!!!!!!!!!!! SO glad you made these Ari!! They look incredible – so thick and soft. And all the sweet words about my recipes, thank you. I’m so glad we’ve become blogging buddies. ๐Ÿ™‚

  2. Averie @Averie Cooks says

    January 21, 2013 at 2:07 pm

    Mmm, they look soo good! I remember seeing those cookies of Sally’s and love how you worked PB into them. I have a choc + PB recipe coming but if I hadn’t just made those, I want these. I love the combo of choc + PB!

  3. Julia | JuliasAlbum.com says

    January 22, 2013 at 4:50 pm

    Beautiful photos of the cookies: those peanut butter chips are so bright and orange! I love eating cookies and listening to music, as well, especially with a cup of hot tea in a company of good friends.

  4. Kerry @ Totes My Oats says

    January 22, 2013 at 4:51 pm

    Those look delicious! Chocolate and PB is my favorite combination!

  5. Heidi @ Food Doodles says

    January 26, 2013 at 1:12 pm

    I need to try these! They look soooo good! And I really can’t resist chocolate and peanut butter ๐Ÿ˜€

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