Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Peanut Butter Chip & Chocolate Chunk Cookies with Espresso Sea Salt

Longest recipe title ever? Probably, but these cookies have a lot going on...in a really, really good way.

The best chocolate chip cookie recipe I've ever baked is this one from Betty Crocker. It's seriously foolproof, and how can cookies with two sticks of butter baked into them be bad? I used this recipe as my base for this new, Halloween-ish creation (I say "Halloween-ish" because of the colors). Chocked full of sweet peanut butter chips and rich chocolate chunks, these buttery gems are topped off with some salty bits of espresso sea salt. Dig in.

Peanut Butter Chip & Chocolate Chunk Cookies with Espresso Sea Salt | The Economical Eater


Peanut Butter Chip & Chocolate Chunk Cookies with Espresso Sea Salt
Yields: 36 servings
Adapted slightly from Betty Crocker 
-3/4 cup granulated sugar
-3/4 cup packed brown sugar
-1 cup butter, softened
-1 teaspoon vanilla
-1 egg
-2 cups all-purpose flour (or whole wheat flour)
-1 teaspoon baking soda
-1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
-1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chunks
-1/2 cup peanut butter baking chips
-Espresso sea salt (or regular sea salt)

Directions:
1.) Heat oven to 375 degrees.
2.) Mix sugars, butter, vanilla, and egg in large bowl. Stir in flour, baking soda, and salt (dough will be stiff). Stir in chocolate chunks and peanut butter chips. Drop dough by the ice cream scoop-full (about 2 inches apart) onto ungreased cookie sheet.
3.) Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light brown (centers will be soft). Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet. Cool on wire rack.

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Peanut Butter Chip & Chocolate Chunk Cookies with Espresso Sea Salt | The Economical Eater

Buttery, sweet, salty - all of my favorite flavors wrapped in one (er...36) cookies. Betty's chocolate chip cookie recipe is a seriously awesome foundation for some seriously awesome cookie variations.

Happy [early] Halloween!

Are you dressing up at all this year? I dressed up as an 80's chick last weekend, but that was about it. I'm getting old.



4 comments:

  1. I bought espresso sea salt a while ago and never figured out what to do with it. Now I know! Thanks.

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    1. Yes!! It's also really good on brownies. Just saying. ;)

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  2. Yum! The espresso sea salt sounds like such a great addition!

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