It’s been a really hot summer right from the beginning and I don’t feel motivated to switch on my oven. If you’re in the northern hemisphere and wondering, in Australia our seasons are exactly oppsite of yours. I was on the look-out for no bake cookies and got the inspiration from Pinterest to create cookies with fillings in them. These chocolate peanut butter cookies are the easiest cookies ever.
These are similar to truffles but a have a lot more texure and very delicious. You simply make a chocolate ganache and fold a combination of biscuit crumbs and nuts through it. Then just shape them and fill. You could experiment with a variety of nuts and fillings example, Biscoff, Nutella, white chocolate, jam and so on. I used melted peanut butter that I sweetened to add to the Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies. These are ridiculously addictive and would impress any nut or chocolate lover.
If you love peanut butter, you will love my Banana & Peanut Butter Loaf
No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
12-14 Cookies
250 g dark chocolate chopped
150 ml thickened cream/double cream
200 g digestive cookies, roughly broken
75g chopped peanuts
5g cocoa powder
Chopped toasted peanuts for coating
1/2 cup peanut butter
2 tbsp icing sugar
Combine dark chocolate and cream in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water. Stir with a metal spoon until smooth. Remove bowl from heat. Set aside at room temperature to cool slightly.
Meanwhile, process the digestive biscuits in a food processor until crumbs are formed. Add the chopped peanuts and cocoa powder and mix to combine. Add the dry mixture to the chocolate mixture. Mix until thoroughly combined and forms a dough. place dough in the fridge for 15-20 minutes.
Place chopped toasted peanuts in a shallow plate. Roll the dough between the palm of your hands to shape them into balls. Roll each ball in the plate of toasted peanuts. Using a cookie ring, place the ball in the centre and press in the middle using the back of a spoon to create an indent while giving the cookies a cylinder shape. Alternatively, you could make an indent with your thumb. Place cookies on a baking sheet or plate and refrigerate until firm. About 1-2 hours.
To make the filling, place the peanut butter and icing sugar in a microwave safe bowl and microwave for 15-20 seconds or until melted. Stir.
Spoon the filling in the centre of the cookies. Allow to set, about 10 minutes. Enjoy!
