Chocolate Bliss Peanut Butter Cookies Food

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Position the oven racks in the top and bottom thirds of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Beat the peanut butter, granulated sugar, light brown sugar and salt with an electric mixer on medium-high speed in a large bowl until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in the vanilla and egg. Stir in the chocolate chips.
• Put some granulated sugar in a small bowl. Shape tablespoons of the dough into balls and roll each ball in the sugar to coat. Evenly space the balls on the prepared baking sheets. Press each ball down with the tines of a fork to flatten it slightly and make a crisscross pattern.
• Bake until the bottoms are golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Let the cookies cool for a few minutes on the baking sheets, then transfer to a rack to cool completely. The cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

CHOCOLATE KISS PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter and peanut butter.
• Gradually add sugar and brown sugar, at medium speed until fluffy.
• Add eggs and vanilla, beat well.
• Combine dry ingredients.
• Add to creamed mixture, mixing well.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls.
• Place on ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake at 350° for 8 minutes.
• Press a kiss into top of each cookie.
• Bake 2 more minutes.
• Cool on wire racks.

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325*F.
• Toast the peanuts in preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes until golden brown. Cool to room temperature before finely chopping in a food processor fitted with a metal blade (about 20 seconds) or by hand with a cook's knife.
• Melt the 6 oz of semi sweet chocolate in the top of a double boiler, stirring with a rubber spatula until smooth. Set aside.
• Place 1 cup peanut butter, sugar and butter in a bowl and beat together until soft (about 2 minutes). Beat in egg and vanilla and continue to beat for 3 minutes until smooth.
• Add the melted chocolate and chopped peanuts. Stir in the flour and salt until thoroughly combined.
• Divide the dough into 2 equal portions. With both palms, roll each into 12 inch long X 1 1/2 inch in diameter cylinder on a clean, dry cutting board. Wrap each portion in plastic wrap and chill for 3 to 4 hours until very firm to the touch.
• Remove from the fridge and discard the plastic wrap. cut each cylinder of dough into 24 individual 1/2 inch thick slices. Divide the slices onto 4 nonstick baking sheets, evenly spacing. Place the sheets on the top and center racks of a preheated oven and bake for 16 to 18 minutes, rotating sheets from top to center halfway through baking time and also rotating them 180 degrees.
• Remove the cookies from the oven and cool to room temp on the cookie sheets, about 30 minutes.
• for the topping place the 1 1/4 cups peanut butter and the icing sugar in a mixing bowl and beat together until fluffy.
• Place a heaping teaspoon of creamy topping in the center of each cookie. Use a small spatula or knife to spread the topping evenly over the top of each cookie.
• Melt the remaining semisweet chocolate in the top of a double boiler. Using a teaspoon, drizzle thin lines of melted chocolate over the top of each cookie.

CHOCOLATE BLISS COOKIES

Steps:

• Microwave chocolate squares in large microwavable bowl on high 2 minutes.
• Stir until chocolate is melted and smooth.
• Stir in sugar, butter, eggs and vanilla with wooden spoon until well blended.
• Stir in flour and baking powder.
• Stir in chopped chocolate and nuts.
• Drop by scant 1/4 cupfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake at 350° for 13-14 minutes or until cookies are puffed and feel set to the touch.
• Cool 1 minute, remove from cookie sheet.
• Cool completely on wire racks.
• Makes about 18 large cookies.
• Note: if omitting nuts increase flour to 3/4 cup to prevent spreading.