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Peanut Butter Cookies
Not much beats a peanut butter and chocolate cookie. But beware — they're so moreish they won't last long!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
12 mins
Serves
makes 75 cookies
Vegetarian
Baking
Dessert
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Kids
Party
Ingredients
250 g butter, softened
1/4 cup peanut butter
1 1/2 cups caster sugar
1 1/2 lightly packed cups soft brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs
2 tbsp water
3 cups plain flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
250 g dark chocolate, coarsely chopped, or 2 cups chocolate buttons
1 cup coarsely chopped salted roasted peanuts
Method
STEP 1
Preheat oven to 160°C fanbake and line 2 baking trays with baking paper.
STEP 2
Beat butter, peanut butter, sugars and vanilla until pale and creamy (4-5 minutes).
Beat in eggs and water.
Stir in flour, baking soda and baking powder then chocolate and nuts.
Drop tablespoonsful onto prepared trays and flatten a little, allowing room for spreading (you may need to cook them in batches).
Bake until golden brown and set (about 12 minutes).
STEP 3
Allow to cool on the trays for 10 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool.
Store in an airtight container for up to a week.
NOTE
Dough can be frozen and used later. Shape dough into logs and wrap in cling film. Defrost when you are ready to bake and you can slice the log into cookies.
