Peanut & chocolate chip cookies

How to make Peanut and chocolate chip Cookies, easy step by step instructions, start to finish.

Ingredients

Method

  • 170g / 6oz Butter room temperature
  • 100g / 3½oz Demerara or soft brown sugar
  • 100g / 3½oz Granulated white sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 180g / 6½oz Peanut butter (smooth or crunchy)
  • 255g / 9oz all purpose flour
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • 50g / 2oz Chopped dry-roasted peanuts
  • 50g / 2oz Plain or milk Chocolate chips
  • Prepare two of baking trays lined with parchment paper, see video for method and tray dimensions.
  • Chop the dry roasted peanuts as shown in the video.
  • Start the recipe by adding the sugars and butter (make sure your butter is at room temperature) to the bowl and cream those together until you have a nice smooth paste.
  • Add the peanut butter and mix into a smooth paste.
  • Add the vanilla extract and egg and once again make sure your egg is at room temperature, now mix until all is incorporated.
  • Gently fold in the chopped nuts and chocolate chips.
  • Add the flour, baking soda and baking powder and gently mix until you have sticky dough.
  • Cover with clingfilm and place the dough in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
  • Preheat your oven to 190°C / 375F or gas mark 5.
  • Weigh off the dough into 16 equal pieces, roll each piece into a ball and form them into a puck shape, place 8 on each prepared tray.
  • Apply the crosshatch pattern using a fork as shown in the video.
  • Bake the cookies in the preheated oven and set the timer for 15 minutes.
  • Remove from the oven and carefully slide the cookies, paper and all onto a wire rack.
  • After 10 minutes take the cookies off the paper and onto the wire rack for a further 30 minutes to completely cool.
  • Enjoy.

Equipment & products used in my kitchen