Chocolate Dipped PB Cookies

I have to stop baking! It’s so good though! Ugh, I’m going to have to start selling my cookies so I don’t eat them all.

Must. Think. Bathing suits!

Peanut butter and chocolate never fail and since I wanted to try something different, I cooked up these little beauties and they really do taste as good as they look.

Hope you enjoy!

Chocolate Dipped PB Cookies

1/2 C crunchy peanut butter
1/2 C sun butter
1 1/2 C bread flour, or all purpose
1/2 stick Earth Balance, chilled
1 t baking powder
1/2 t baking soda
Good dash of salt
1 C packed brown sugar
1 t vanilla
1/4 C applesauce

1 T coconut oil
1/3 C dark chocolate chips

In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar and nut butters together.

*You can use 1 cup of just peanut butter or any butter of choice.

Add applesauce and vanilla and mix again for another minute.

In a separate bowl, mix baking powder, soda and salt together.

Slowly add dry mixture into peanut butter while mixer is in low.

Cover this and chill for 30 minutes.

Remove from fridge and add in the flour a 1/2 cup at a time. At this point you’ll maybe want to either use a wooden spoon or your hand.

Mix it just enlighten until you can’t see the dry flour.

Cover again and place back in the fridge for another 30 minutes to an hour.

Preheat oven to 375.

Make one inch balls and just slightly press onto greased cookie sheet or parchment. Take a fork and criss cross the dough so it’s fairly flat.

Bake 12 to 15 minutes of until just golden brown on the sides.

Let the cookies cool completely! I say this because if you don’t, while you’re dipping them, the cookie will break in half.

I know this from experience because I’m impatient.

In a microwave, if you have one, melt chocolate and coconut oil.

If you’re like me, and don’t have a microwave, boil a pot of water and put a heat safe bowl on top with the chocolate and oil in it.
Takes longer but gets the job done.

Dip half of the cookie in the melted chocolate and place on parchment paper. Add crushed peanuts and then chill until the chocolate has hardened.

That’s all. Takes a little bit, but it’s worth it.

They’re crispy and fluffy and peanuty and delicious.