Peanut And Chocolate Chip Cookies With Hot Chocolate Fudge Dipping Sauce

Posted 2017-02-20 by Naomi ⇒ follow

[Image1 Peanut and chocolate chip cookies dipped in hot chocolate fudge sauce - a match made in heaven]

These peanut and chocolate chip cookies dipped in hot chocolate fudge sauce are an indulgent, but simple, dessert. They are easy to make and tasty. Enjoy.

Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 25 minutes
Serves: 24 cookies

Ingredients
For the peanut butter chocolate chip cookies
1 cup smooth peanut butter
1/2 cup honey
1 egg, beaten
1 tbsp vanilla essence
1 tsp baking powder
24 peanuts
1/4 cup chocolate chips (or cocoa chips)

For the hot chocolate fudge dipping sauce
1/2 cup cocoa or cacao
1/4 cup sugar (1/2 cup if you prefer it sweeter)
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla essence
2 tbsp butter
1/4 tsp salt

Method
Peanut and chocolate chip cookies

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Line 2 baking trays with baking paper.

Place the peanut butter, honey, vanilla essence, salt and butter into a bowl and stir until combined.

Add the egg and stir until combined. Add the baking powder and stir until combined.

[Image2 Combine the peanut cookie mixture well]

Divide the mixture in half, set aside one half. Combine the chocolate chips into one of the mixtures.

Using a spoon, drop teaspoon sized drops of the cookie dough onto a baking tray, evenly spacing them to allow the cookies to spread. Press a peanut gently into the centre. Bake for 12 - 15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on wire racks.

[Image3 The peanuts in the centre of the cookie give a nice crunch]

[Image4 Half of the cookies will have chocolate chips and half will not, double the chocolate chips if you want all with chocolate chips]

Hot chocolate fudge dipping sauce

Stir milk, sugar and cocoa in a saucepan on medium heat, until the sugar is dissolved and it comes to a boil, 2 - 3 minutes.

[Image5 Cacao works well in this fudge sauce]

Stir in butter for 2 - 3 minutes.

[Image6 The butter will thicken the sauce]

Add vanilla extract and salt. Pour into a serving dish for dipping.

To serve

Place cookies on a serving platter with a dish of hot chocolate fudge sauce for dipping. Enjoy.