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Jumbo Peanut Butter Cookies with Brickle
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Giant Peanut Butter Brickle Cookies

Peanut butter cookies made with peanut butter chips and Heath Bits 'O Brickle
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 14 minutes
Total Time 24 minutes
Servings 12
Author Cookie Madness

Ingredients

  • ½ cup 1 stick/4 oz unsalted butter
  • 1 ⅓ cups bread flour -- 6 ounces, stir and aerate well then measure carefully
  • ¼ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
  • ½ cup sugar -- 3.5 oz
  • cup crunchy peanut butter -- 6 oz
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup peanut butter chips
  • ¼ cup Bits 'O Brickle Toffee Bits

Instructions

  • Melt the butter in the microwave or in a saucepan and let it cool down a bit.
  • Mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt and set aside.
  • Combine the melted butter, and both sugars in a large mixing bowl. Stir well, then stir in the peanut butter, egg and vanilla. Add the flour mixture and stir until blended, then stir in the peanut butter chips. At this point, dough should be stiff enough to mold, but if it's not, chill it for about 10 minutes.
  • Scoop up large balls of dough (a little less than ¼ cup each) and put on two plates or a large cookie sheet. Shape into neat balls, then use a fork to make a criss-cross pattern so that you have thick discs with criss-crosses. Chill for an hour or until cold and stiff.
  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. and line two baking sheets foil.
  • Arrange six criss-cross discs on each baking sheet and bake one sheet at a time on center rack for about 14 minutes or just until edges start to brown. Let cool on baking sheets for about 5 minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool completely. In my opinion, these are best when they are completely cool and crisp.

Notes

If your butter is too warm, the dough might be a little soft. If your dough is too soft to work with, just chill it for about 10 minutes.
For the peanut butter, use a mainstream type such as Jif of Skippy Natural with chunks.
Stir of sift the flour before using OR just weigh it. Using too much flour will definitely give you a dry cookie.