Chantal's Choc-Chip Peanut Butter Cookies

A rich and irresistible biscuit with a lovely peanuty flavour and a crumbly texture that will keep you coming back for me.  Seriously addictive. 

The lowdown:

Getting it together:
Cooking it:
Oven set to:
Makes:
Gear needed:

20 minutes
10-12 minutes
190c/375f/Gas5
About 18 cookies
2 baking sheets

What you need:

125g    Unsalted butter
90g      Dark brown sugar
125g    Crunchy peanut butter – more if you’re going to eat some out of  the jar
1 egg
1 tsp    Vanilla extract
180g    Self-raising flour
½ tsp   Salt
125g    Dark continental chocolate


A choc-chip off the old block:

  • Cream the butter and sugar together until the mixture is light and fluffy.  Blend in the peanut butter. 

  • Then mix the egg and vanilla together and gradually beat into the creamed ingredients.

  • Sift the flour and salt together, then fold that into the mixture.

  • Chop the chocolate into small pieces and stir that in.

  • Put heaped teaspoons of the mixture about 3 or 4 cm apart on the lightly greased baking sheets.  Flatten the mixture with the back of a wet spoon.

  • Bake for 10-12 minutes.  Allow to cool on a wire rack.