Sweet and Salty Peanut Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Coarse-grained sea salt does not melt
into the batter, so you experience a crunchy burst with every bite. Use
any other nut you like in place of peanuts.
Photo by: Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Cindy Barr
- YIELD: 38 cookies (serving size: 1 cookie)
- COURSE: Desserts, Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup coarsely chopped unsalted, dry-roasted peanuts
- 1 cup all-purpose flour (about 4 1/2 ounces)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse sea salt
- Cooking spray
Preparation
Preheat oven to 350°.
Place nuts in a small baking pan. Bake at 350° for 8 minutes or until lightly toasted; cool.
Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking powder, and baking soda, stirring well with a whisk.
Place sugars and butter in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended (about 2 minutes). Add vanilla and egg; beat until combined. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture; beat at low speed until well blended. Stir in peanuts, chocolate chips, and salt.
Drop dough by teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool on pans 5 minutes. Remove cookies from pans; cool completely on wire racks.
Place nuts in a small baking pan. Bake at 350° for 8 minutes or until lightly toasted; cool.
Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking powder, and baking soda, stirring well with a whisk.
Place sugars and butter in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended (about 2 minutes). Add vanilla and egg; beat until combined. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture; beat at low speed until well blended. Stir in peanuts, chocolate chips, and salt.
Drop dough by teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool on pans 5 minutes. Remove cookies from pans; cool completely on wire racks.
Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 61
- Calories from fat: 35%
- Fat: 2.4g
- Saturated fat: 1.2g
- Monounsaturated fat: 0.8g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.3g
- Protein: 0.9g
- Carbohydrate: 9.2g
- Fiber: 0.3g
- Cholesterol: 9mg
- Iron: 0.3mg
- Sodium: 48mg
- Calcium: 9mg
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