Submitted by: Lisa
There is a story with this one. I had a bag of Peanut Butter M&M's and I thought it would be delicious to make a chocolate cookie and put them in it. Well all the recipes I could find online called for cocoa. Well, I didn't have any cocoa but I have tubs, literally, of high quality chocolate pieces.
I decided to "adjust" one of the recipes to use melted chocolate instead of the dry cocoa. A little unsure of how to do that, I just treated the chocolate as if it was an unsweetened chocolate square. So I removed some of the butter that the recipe called for and followed the conversion instructions on the (empty) cocoa container for using chocolate squares and walla...we have a cookie! They are really pretty good. The texture was nice an chewy, and the flavor of the chocolate is mild. But I consider it a hit and will probably do a bit more experimenting with other recipes now that this was a success.
1 stick plus 5 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
3 1/2 oz (weight) of good quality milk chocolate, melted
1 bag (11.4 oz) of Peanut Butter M & M's
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). |
In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time and mix to incorporate. Add the vanilla and mix thoroughly. Melt the chocolate. Add to the Butter mixture and mix thoroughly. |
Add the all-purpose flour, baking soda, kosher salt |
Mix together until the dough appears completely combined. Add the M & M's and stir them into the dough. Drop by two teaspoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Or roll into balls, place about two inches apart on the sheet. |
Bake for 11 minutes at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Allow to cool on the sheet for about one minute before removing to a cooling rack to cool completely. Store in airtight containers. |
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