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Cookie Problems: Peanut Butter Milk Chocolate Cookies

By Lyndsay // Coco Cake Land

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peanut butter cookie with bite on plate

peanut butter cookies on parchment paper

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 cookies on parchment paper

peanut butter cookie with bite on plate
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Peanut Butter Milk Chocolate Cookies with Maldon Sea Salt

By: Lyndsay // Coco Cake Land

ingredients

You will need

  • 1 cup of unsalted butter at room temperature
  • 1 cup of unsalted smooth peanut butter
  • ½ cup granulated white sugar
  • ½ cup golden brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 1 egg, room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1¼ cups of spelt flour
  • ½ teaspoon of baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon of baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon of sea salt
  • 2 cups good quality milk chocolate pieces
  • a few tiny flakes of Maldon sea salt for the tops of each cookie

instructions

Make it!

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cover two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • In a stand mixer or using handheld beaters, cream together the butter, peanut butter and sugars on high until light and fluffy.
  • Scrape down the bowl. On low speed, add the egg and the pure vanilla extract. Mix until incorporated.
  • In a medium bowl, sift together the dry ingredients.
  • With the mixer on low, add the dry ingredients to the butter/peanut butter mixture until a dough forms. Mix to combine.
  • Add milk chocolate pieces. I used Lindt milk chocolate. Mix on low to combine. Save some pieces to decorate the tops of your cookies.
  • 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.
  • Press a piece of milk chocolate onto the top of each cookie.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 11-13 minutes, turning pans halfway to ensure even baking.
  • When the cookies are out of the oven, add a few Maldon sea salt flakes to the top of each cookie.

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  1. Emma @ Fork and Good

    September 20, 2013 at 2:14 pm

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

    Reply
  2. Coco Cake Land

    September 20, 2013 at 4:10 pm

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

    Reply
  3. Jan Halvarson

    September 20, 2013 at 4:24 pm

    i love peanut butter – these sound delicious!

    Reply
  4. Sarah Crowder (punctuated. with food)

    September 20, 2013 at 4:53 pm

    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.

    Reply
  5. Coco Cake Land

    September 20, 2013 at 5:50 pm

    @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?? :)

    Reply
  6. Carmen Pastor

    September 22, 2013 at 8:53 pm

    fantastic!
    Kisses from http://miescueladetacones.blogspot.com.es/

    Reply
  7. Lyndsay

    September 22, 2013 at 9:17 pm

    @carmen – thank you so much! :)

    Reply

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