Peanut Butter Chocolate Biscuits
You don’t have to make your own peanut butter, and they work absolutely well with a bottle of shop-bought natural peanut butter (no sugar and other nasties added). These cookies are very easy to roll out, so fun to bake with younger kids, using different shaped cutters.
Servings Prep Time
25-30filled biscuits 20min
Cook Time Passive Time
20min 2hours
Servings Prep Time
25-30filled biscuits 20min
Cook Time Passive Time
20min 2hours
Ingredients
For the biscuits
For the filling
Instructions
  1. Sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt into a bowl.
  2. In the bowl of stand mixer or with a handheld beater, beat the butter and peanut butter until smooth.
  3. Add the sugars and beat again until light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla, beat until smooth, then stir in the flour until well combined.
  4. Pat into a disc, wrap in cling film and refrigerate for an hour or two to firm up, as this is quite a soft dough.
  5. Heat the oven to 175C (160C fan is better so you can bake on multiple shelves). Line 3 or 4 baking trays with parchment (you may need to bake these in batches).
  6. Divide the dough in two and place one piece between 2 baking sheets/cling wrap or plastic sheets. Roll to about 4-5mm thick. Cut into circles with a 5cm plain or fluted biscuit cutter. Repeat with the other piece of dough. Place cut out cookies on the lined baking trays.
  7. If you want, decorate half the biscuits with a peanut (these will form the top of the sandwiched biscuits). Sprinkle with few sea salt flakes and place on the baking sheets about 2cm apart. Bake for 15-17 minutes, until the edges are slightly darkened.
  8. Whilst the cookies are baking, make the ganache. In a small pan, gently heat the cream until bubbles appear at the edges. Break the chocolate into small pieces and put into a bowl. Pour the hot cream over, and leave undisturbed for about 5 minutes. Stir with a small whisk to blend, then add the butter a bit at a time, stirring until the mixture is smooth. Leave to thicken slightly.
  9. Once the cookies are baked, transfer to a rack to cool.
  10. Once cool, spread the ganache onto half the biscuits, and sandwich together.

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