I love baking (and yes, eating!) cookies around the holiday season (actually, around all of the seasons!)!! Usually it’s the classics for Christmas time, like Gingerbread and shortbread, but this year I thought I’d try something different. I’ve never tried peanut butter cookies before, but how could peanut butter and cookie not just be the most delicious combo ever!!
I saw this recipe and had to give it a go, but combined the recipe with this one!! These cookies were easy to make, and completely delicious, and to make things even better, you then get to go and dip the little beauties in molten chocolate and coat them with pretzel crumbs. I knew today was going to be a good day!
Ingredients:
- butter, softened
- ½ cup smooth peanut butter
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 230 g(1¼ cups) brown sugar
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 185 g (1¼ cups) plain flour, sifted
- ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1 pack dark chocolate melts
- 1 bag pretzels
Method
- Place butter, peanut butter, brown sugar and vanilla into a mixing bowl. Using an electric mixer beat until light and creamy.
- Add egg, beat until well combined. Stir in sifted flour and bicarbonate of soda. Mix until a soft dough forms. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 170°C.
- Roll mixture into 2.5 cm-sized balls. Place onto baking paper-lined trays, allowing room for spreading. Lightly press down onto each cookie with a fork.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool on trays.
- Once cookies cool, melt dark chocolate in a bowl over simmer water on the stove (make sure the bowl doesn’t touch the water)
- Dip cookies into the chocolate, then crumble pretzels over the chocolate
All that’s left is to eat them!! Luckily this Christmas, I got a new bike (pictured here) and can work these off!!) What are your favourite cookies?
