Chocolate Chip-Peanut Blocks

Name: Chocolate Chip-Peanut Blocks
Yield: Makes 9 Dozen Cookies
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking soda; ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt; 1½ cups (all-purpose) flour; ½ cup raw skinless peanuts, chopped (¼-inch bits); 4 ounces (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into 8 pieces; ½ cup sugar; 1 extra-large egg; ½ cup unseasoned peanut butter; ½ cup chopped semisweet chocolate (¼-inch pieces)

Preparation info

Makes
9 Dozen

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

China Moon Cookbook

By Barbara Tropp

Published 1992

About

These are miniature cookie “bricks, ” featuring chopped peanuts and chocolate bits against a peanut butter background. Great for kids and also great for adults who still appreciate the seduction of such flavors.

Ingredients

4 ounces (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into 8 pieces
½

Asia
China
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the butter, peanut butter, and sugar, and beat on medium speed until smooth and well blended. Add the egg and mix to combine; stop the machine once or twice to scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Add the flour, baking soda, salt, peanuts, and chocolate pieces; mix until combined, about 2 minutes longer.