Friday, April 17, 2009

Peanut Butter Brownie Drop Cookies

Shannon and I decided to have a girl's night, watch a movie and bake cookies. When Shan and I bake, usually she makes up the batter and I end up actually shaping the cookies, putting them in the oven and... most importantly remembering to take them out in a timely fashion.

If you are a fan of brownies, especially the edges, this is the recipe for you. Each cookie tastes like a brownie edge. These are super rich cookies, so you don't want to make them too big!


Peanut Butter Cup Brownie Drop Cookies

1 bag of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups Miniratures
3/4 c. (or 1.5 sticks) of butter
1.5 c. granulated white sugar
3/4 c. cocoa powder (dutched procces or not, doesn't matter)
2 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 c. ap flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 c. chopped walnuts (optional)
walnut halves for garnish (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line cookie sheets with either parchment paper or lightly grease and dust with flour. Remove wrappers from Reese's cups and cut each cup into 4 peices.

2. Melt butter in a large sauce pan on low heat. In a bowl, mix together sugar and cocoa powder. Add a third at a time to the melted butter incorperating well each time. Make sure you sit in well or else your cookies will end up with a grainy texture from the sugar.

3. Remove from the heat and add eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour, salt and baking soda, followed by the peanut butter cups and optional walnuts.

4. Drop onto cookie sheet in heaping teaspoons, and top with a piece of walnut (optional). bake 10-12 minutes or until it is set and the edges are firm. You really have to watch these cookies because they can over bake in a second. Cool slightly on the sheet then transfer to wire rack.

Makes about 3 dozen cookies.

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