Chocolate Dipped Peanut Butter Cookies
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Chocolate Dipped Peanut Butter Cookies
Description
The cookie dough is prepared by creaming butter with brown and granulated sugar until fluffy, then mixing in eggs, vanilla, and chunky peanut butter. Dry ingredients—flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt—are folded in to form a dough chilled before shaping. Rolling dough balls in sugar prior to baking creates a slightly crisp sugar coating.
Baked until edges are lightly golden but centers remain soft ensures a chewy bite. After cooling, each cookie is dipped halfway into melted chocolate which hardens to provide a smooth, glossy finish contrasting the textured cookie.
These cookies make a sweet snack or dessert with rich, deep peanut flavor and indulgent chocolate coating that adds a luxurious touch. They can be served at gatherings or enjoyed with coffee or milk.
The notes recommend adding oil to chocolate chips for smooth melting and melting chocolate in short microwave bursts with stirring.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup peanut butter chunky
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- sugar (for rolling)
Dipping Chocolate:
- 10 ounces Ghirardelli melting wafers or semi-sweet chocolate chips or chocolate bar
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter, brown sugar, and sugar for 4 minutes or until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs, vanilla, and chunky peanut butter and mix them together.
- Fold in flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Cover the dough and chill for at least 30 minutes-1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Roll dough into 2-inch balls. Place about 1/4 cup of sugar into a small bowl. Roll cookie dough balls into sugar to coat.
- Place on a cookie sheet. Bake for 9-11 minutes or until the edges become a light golden color. Do not overbake as these are supposed to be soft and chewy. Let the cookies rest for at least 5 minutes before moving to a cooling rack.
- Melt the chocolate in a bowl, according to package instructions. Once the cookies have completely cooled, dip half of the cookie into the melted chocolate and place it on a cooling rack to firm up.
Notes
- For smooth chocolate dips, add 1-2 teaspoons of oil when melting chocolate chips.
- Melt chocolate in 30-second intervals at 50% microwave power, stirring between each to avoid burning.
- Chill cookie dough for at least 30 minutes to 1 hour before baking for better texture.
- Roll dough balls in sugar before baking to create a light crisp sugar shell on the outside.
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