Monday, November 19, 2012

Chocolate Dipped Peanut Butter Cookies

I had this recipe for a long time before I decided to try it.
I was a little turned off by the use of Gulf Wax....get over it. Anytime I dip something I use this method now. You don't taste it, and it makes the chocolate oh-so-smooth!



Dipped Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients:

1 cup flour
1/2 cup corn starch
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
3/4 cup (1-1/2 sticks) butter, cut into cubes
1/2 cup super chunky peanut butter
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup miniature chocolate chips
Chocolate Dip:
4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate bar, at room temperature, broken into small chunks
1 ounce paraffin (such as Gulf Wax)

Preparation:

Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or Silpat baking pad. 

In a small bowl, combine flour, cornstarch, and confectioners' sugar. Set aside. 

In a large bowl, cream butter, peanut butter, and vanilla extract until smooth. Add flour mixture and begin mixing on low speed. Once mixture begins to get thick, increase speed to thoroughly mix until combined, scraping down sides. Scrape batter from beaters, and mix in chocolate with a large spoon. 

Refrigerate dough for 1 hour to firm up. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 

Roll dough into 1-inch balls. Place 1-1/2 inches apart on lined baking sheet, and bake for 10 to 12 minutes until bottom edges just barely begin to turn brown. Do not over-bake. Cool on racks. 

Chocolate Dip:
Place paraffin and slowly melt it in a double boiler. Add semisweet chocolate chunks and cook on high power 15 seconds at a time, stirring each time, until chocolate is melted and thoroughly combined with the paraffin. 

Dip each peanut butter melt away cookie halfway into chocolate, shake off excess chocolate, and place on trays lined with waxed paper or Silpats to set. If chocolate begins to get too thick, carefully re-warm. You can refrigerate for an hour to set chocolate, if you wish. 


P.S. Yes, I am talking about THIS

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