It’s been too long. I just realized how long I haven’t baked with CHOCOLATE! What was I thinking?!?
Chocolate brings happiness to so many people. Chocolate makes grumpy people a little less grumpy. Chocolate makes my world go round. Does chocolate make your world go round?
If your answer is yes, you must try to win this book by Debby Maugans: Small-Batch Baking for Chocolate Lovers. It is FABULOUS! I didn’t know where to start in this delicious book. Every recipe is perfectly crafted for TWO! Or for just YOU!
I was immediately drawn to these cookies! I happened to find a secret stash of candy strategically hidden from my kids.
There were so many adorable mini Snickers bars in it! I also happened to have a gorgeous bottle of dulce de leche. These cookies would be fantastic even without the dulce de leche.
Here’s what you need to do to participate in this FABULOUS giveaway:
Tell me what your favorite chocolate dessert is!
This giveaway has closed.
Chocolate Caramel-Swirl Peanut Giants
4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped (about 3/4 cup)
2 teaspoons unsalted butter
1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons well-beaten egg
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 fun-size (15-gram) dark chocolate Snickers bars, chopped
1/4 cup chopped cocktail peanuts
2 tablespoons dulce de leche sauce or caramel ice-cream topping
Directions:
Here’s my Snickers and peanuts chopped! Delicious!
Combine the chocolate and butter in a small, microwave-safe bowl, microwave on high power until soft, about 2 minutes. Stir until the mixture is smooth. Let it cool to lukewarm.
Place the flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl and whisk to blend well.
Place the sugar and egg in a small, deep mixing bowl and beat with a handheld electric mixer on high speed until the mixture is thick and pale, 2-3 minutes.
Beat in the lukewarm chocolate mixture and the vanilla until blended.
Reduce the mixer speed to low and beat in the flour mixture just until blended.
Stir the candy pieces and peanuts with a wooden spoon.
Drizzle the dulce de leche sauce over the dough, and fold in to swirl it into the batter but do not incorporate it.
Cover the bowl and refrigerate the batter until it is firm enough to work with, about 30 minutes.
Position the rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 350 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set it aside.
Spoon 1/4 cup scoops o the batter onto the prepared baking sheet, spacing them 3 inches apart.
Using a spatula, press the cookies down to flatten them slightly. Bake the cookies just until the tops are dry and cracked but still soft to the touch, 18-20 minutes.
Remove the baking sheet from the oven and slide the parchment paper onto a wire rack. Let the cookies cool completely on the paper. When completely cool, use a metal spatula to lift them off the paper.
Makes: *5 cookies
*I must’ve measured mine differently, I ended up with 8 cookies.
These cookies are as amazing as they look! Thank goodness there were 8 instead of 5! I tried to save some for my family. They each had one to enjoy!
Hope you have a wonderful weekend! Good luck on this giveaway!!
Jeannette says
i think my favorite chocolate dessert is was and always will be nutella brownies. i can't get enough of them!!
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Lauren at Keep It Sweet says
These cookies look amazing! My favorite chocolate dessert right now is any kind of brownie.
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Elizabeth Ann (Elizabeth Ann's Recipe Box says
Chocolate Chips COOKIES! 🙂
Betsy says
You always come up with the most amazing sounding recipes! These look insanely good!
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Banana says
My Favourite chocolate desert is flourless chocolate, peanut butter cake – so rich – so decadent
Magic of Spice says
These cookies look wonderful and sounds like a great book. Love your candy stash there lady 🙂
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whoistracy says
These look delicious! My favourite chocolate is just plain old chocolate candy- any way, doesn't matter. I just LOVE chocolate any way I can get it. LOL
Melissa @IWasBornToCook says
I don't discriminate – any chocolate of any size works for me 🙂
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I love milk chocolate bars. Yummm!!
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Anonymous says
My fav chocolate dessert would be a 80% cacao chocolate BAR 😀
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Lindsay @Eat, Knit, Grow says
Yum! That looks delicious! My favorite chocolate dessert… I love the molten cakes! yum!
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A Thought For Food says
Now don't those look good! And, you're right… it's been way too long since you've made something with chocolate. I've missed that!
As for chocolate desserts, i'm always a fan of decadent flourless chocolate cake. Gets me every time.
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Small batch baking looks awesome following debby now on twitter and Like on FB and you of course I follow and like already on both!! Cookies look awesome!!
Anonymous says
Oh my, the cookie dough looks so good I think I'd eat half of it before it ever makes it to the oven! Pick one fav chocolate dessert, not possible! 🙂
Anonymous says
First these cookies look amazing, and I was actually looking for a recipe for a new chocolate cookie to try. SCORE!
As for the giveaway, my favorite chocolate dessert would have to be chocolate brownies with peanut butter chunks in them and a peanut butter/chocolate frosting. Delicious!
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Roxana GreenGirl says
Hi Lora,
a fabulous giveaway indeed. lately I've been doing my best to bake in small batches and these books looks very inspirational.
Your cookies look great. I love everything chocolate-y.
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Katrina {In Katrina's Kitchen} says
Love you! Hugs to you and thanks for this awesome recipe – look at that chocolate stash!! My fave choc dessert is chewy cakey brownies. Mmmm 🙂
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Anonymous says
Mmmmm…. Awesome recipe.
Favorite chocolate dessert is… s'mores!
Lisa @ Tarte du Jour says
These cookies look so delicious! I am partial to a tarte au chocolat!
Marnely Rodriguez says
Favorite Chocolate Dessert? Let's keep it simple and say Pain Au Chocolat 🙂
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Curried Cupcakes says
Brownies are my all time favorite dessert, but chocolate covered pretzels are a close second.
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Maria says
Love the cookies! Brownies with ice cream and hot fudge:)
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Maris(In Good Taste) says
llove chocolate cake but these cookies look pretty darn good
All That's Left Are The Crumbs says
My favorite chocolate dessert is the Chocolate Souffle at Roy's. I just got this book out from the library and I have already decided that I need to have it on my shelf permanently.
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Miss @ Miss in the Kitchen says
Dang it, wish I had some, those are some good lookin' cookies!
Lisa says
I love chocolate trifle.
Amy says
Dark chocolate cookies with reese's pieces. Oh my heaven.
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Jan says
What a great combination in a cookie. Totally adding this to my baking list 🙂
Amy says
Hi Lora :)! My favorite chocolate dessert is definately the brownie :)! This book sounds awesome, I am always baking things in smaller batches, since I have a small family. The cookies sound wonderful! Have a great weekend :)!
Sue says
My favorite chocolate dessert are my mom's recipe: cocoa oatmeal no-bake cookies:)
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Angie's Recipes says
Love chocolate cookies! Those look awesome!
Yael says
My favorite chocolate dessert has to be a chocolate molten lava cake.
Shulie says
Does it count if I say I lurve chocolate?! lol
Lizzy says
Oh, these cookies look amazing…and I just love the concept of a small batch! My favorite chocolate dessert (of the moment) is French silk pie:)
PS…I already own this wonderful cookbook, so no need to enter me…just wanted to say hello. Have a fabulousl weekend!
Sommer J says
Just looking at these makes me SMILE!! I love it. I needed a different cookie to send to my husband and these are definitely it. Thanks for posting, Lora!
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blackbookkitchendiaries says
wow! this looks amazing Lora!! my kind of chocolate dessert is a decadent chocolatey layered cake!! YUM!!
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Jeanneod says
fudge of any kind!
Lisa {Authentic Suburban Gourmet } says
What a wonderful book! Love the cookies you made. My favorite chocolate dessert is a chocolate souffle!!
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This sounds like a wonderful book! My favorite chocolate dessert is espresso brownies.
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Reeni says
What delectable cookies! I love that they are a small batch – just enough to have a treat but not overdo it. The cookbook sounds like a gem! xoxo
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franca says
questi dolci al cioccolato sono molto buoni,bravissima
These chocolate cakes are very good, very good
Foodiva says
This is such a great book! My favourite chocolate dessert has to be a (literally) Death by Chocolate Cake!
Erin says
How do I pick my favorite chocolate dessert, there are too many! But it might be a super fudgy delicious chocolate brownie!
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