All-American Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Indulge in the ultimate combination of rich chocolate, crunchy peanuts, and creamy peanut butter with these decadent and chewy cookies. Each bite is a delightful contrast of textures and flavors, making them a perfect treat for any chocolate lover. Baked to perfection, these cookies are a delightful balance of sweetness and nuttiness that will surely impress your taste buds.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 300g plain chocolate (about 55% cocoa solids)
- 100g bar milk chocolate
- 100g light muscovado sugar
- 85g butter , at room temperature
- 100g peanut butter , crunchy is best
- 1 medium egg
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 100g self-raising flour
- 100g large salted roasted peanuts
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180C/gas 4/fan 160C.Gather together and weigh all the ingredients.
- Chop 200g/7oz of the plain chocolate into rough, irregular chunks. Chop the milk chocolate in the same way, but keep separate.
- Break the remaining plain chocolate into a large heatproof mixing bowl. Melt in the microwave on medium for about 11⁄2 minutes (or over a pan of simmering water).
- Stir the chocolate until melted, then tip in the sugar, butter, peanut butter, egg and vanilla and beat with a wooden spoon until well mixed. Stir in the flour, all the milk chocolate chunks, the nuts (no need to chop) and half the plain chocolate chunks. The mixture will feel quite soft, and drop easily from the spoon if you shake it.
- Drop big spoonfuls in 12 piles on to 2 or 3 baking sheets, leaving room for them to spread (you may need to bake in batches). Stick the remaining chunks into the cookies (2-3 pieces in each).
- Bake for 10-12 minutes until they are tinged very slightly darker around the edges. The smell will let you know they are ready. They will be soft in the middle, but will crisp up as they cool. (Cook for longer and you’ll have crisper cookies.) Let them cool and firm up for a few minutes on the baking sheet (they’ll break if you move them while still hot), then lift off with a wide spatula on to a cooling rack. They will keep crisp in an airtight tin for 3-4 days.
Yield
Makes 12 big cookies
Nutrition
- Calories: 381 calories
- Fat Content: 24 grams fat
- Saturated Fat Content: 10 grams saturated fat
- Carbohydrate Content: 36 grams carbohydrates
- Sugar Content: 27 grams sugar
- Fiber Content: 2 grams fiber
- Protein Content: 7 grams protein
- Sodium Content: 0.42 milligram of sodium
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