American chocolate chunky cookies
Prep:
20 mins
Cook:
10 mins
Once you have made these, you will be addicted. Super delicious chocolate chunky cookies.
300g plain chocolate (about 55% cocoa solids)
100g bar milk chocolate
100g light muscovado sugar
85g butter, at room temperature
100g crunchy peanut butter
1 medium egg
½ tsp vanilla extract
100g self-raising flour
100g large salted roasted peanuts
Preheat the oven to 180°C / 350°F / Gas mark 4.
Chop 200g of the plain chocolate into rough, chunks.
Chop the milk chocolate in the same way, and place in a separate bowl.
Break the remaining plain chocolate into a large heatproof mixing bowl.
Melt in the microwave.
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.
Drop 12 large spoonful’s on the baking trays, leaving room for them to spread (you may need to bake in batches).
Stick the remaining chunks into the cookies.
Bake for 10-12 minutes until they are darkened very slightly darker around the edges.
Let them cool, then lift off with a wide spatula on to a cooling rack.
Serves
Makes 12
Preparation Time
20 minutes
Cooking Time
10 minutes
Main ingredients
Dairy, Flour, Chocolate, Eggs, Sugar
Recipe Type
Cookies & Biscuits
Level of Difficulty
Easy
They will keep crisp in an airtight tin for 3-4 days.
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