Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake
This peanut butter chocolate chip cookie cake is the perfect treat for your sweetheart on Valentines Day. | APinchOfHealthy.com
Ingredients
For the cookie cake
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened (1 standard-sized stick)
- 1/2 cup peanut butter I am using creamy, but crunchy works too
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/8 teaspoon salt this may vary, based on your peanut butter. My peanut butter contained salt already, FYI
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/3 cup Valentines-themes M&Ms candies
For the icing
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 stick butter, softened
- 1 teaspoons vanilla (or up to 3 teaspoons, to taste)
- 1/2 Tablespoon milk
Instructions
For the cookie cake
-
Preheat your oven to 300 degrees.
-
In the mixer, beat the butter, peanut butter, white sugar and brown sugar until creamy.
-
Add the egg and vanilla, and mix a few seconds to allow it to incorporate.
-
Turn off the mixer.
-
In a separate bowl whisk together the flour, salt and baking soda.
-
Turn the mixer back on low, and gradually add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients, mixing until well-incorporated.
-
Stir in the chocolate chips.
-
Spray your pan with cooking spray.
-
Transfer dough to the pan. I like to add spoon fulls all over the pan.
-
Press down to make sure that there are no holes, and that the dough is evenly distributed.
-
Bake in a preheated oven at 300 degrees until the top starts to brown, about 24 minutes.
-
Remove from oven.
-
Add the colored chocolate candies right on top while the cookie cake is still hot and soft, gently pressing them into the dough.
-
Cool completely before attempting to add any decorative icing.
For the icing
-
Add the powdered sugar and butter to the mixer. Beat them on low until combined, and then speed up the mixer to medium.
-
Add vanilla, and bump up the speed to medium-high. Beat for a minute or so, and then turn off the mixer.
-
If the icing appears to be dry, add the milk, and beat a few more seconds on medium high until combined.
-
Wait until the cookie is completely cooled to add the icing. Use a piping bag and decorate as desired.