In the midst of my sleep last night, I groggily threw a second blanket onto my bed. Know what that means? It’s Fall! It’s time for comfort food, pumpkin spice and a constant smell of cookies coming out of the oven. There’s something about that fresh baked cookie smell that just makes a person feel warmer. So, what did I do today? I made peanut butter cookies, and then I added a sweet morsel of chocolate goodness to the middle. Boom. Instant warmth.
CHOCOLATE DROP, PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES:
Bake at 375 for 11 minutes
Makes about eight, 3″ cookies
Cookie dough:
Combine:
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup butter (1 stick at room temp/grated in)
1/2 cup CHUNKY! peanut butter
Add:
1 2/3 cup flour
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 egg
Mix it all together and plop those suckers onto a cookies sheet!
Immediately after taking out of the oven, use a tablespoon (any deep spoon, really) and make indentations in the middle of the cookie. Something big enough to hold the delicious drop of chocolate ganache.
Chocolate ganache:
2/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup half and half
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
Simmer the half and half and pour over the chocolate chips. Let sit for about 20 seconds, then mix together. Add the vanilla. Next, once the ganache is at a pourable consistency, fill up your cookies!
Straight 2 the Face 