Chocolate-peanut Butter Coins

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 48
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/2 cup peanut butter, creamy
• 1 cup unsalted peanuts, cocktail, finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 using a mixer and mixing bowl, beat the butter until fluffy, about 2 minutes add the sugar and mix together until smooth.
• 2 in a small bowl, stir the egg with the vanilla and add to the butter mixture, blending well.
• 3 sift together the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. add to the butter mixture in three stages, blending well after each addition. add the peanut butter and blend well.
• 4 divide the dough into thirds. place each piece on a large rectangle of wax paper and roll each cylinder about 7 inches long and 1 inch thick.
• 5 place chopped peanuts in a shallow pan. roll each cookie dough log in peanuts to coat the outside of the log. wrap the logs in wax paper, wrap again in plastic wrap or place in a resealable bag. chill at least 2 hours. (the dough can be frozen at this point. defrost overnight in the refrigerator before using.).
• 6 preheat oven to 350 degrees. line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. cut each cylinder into 1/2 inch thick slices. place on the cookie sheet, with 2 inches between cookies.
• 7 bake for 10 minutes or until firm. remove the cookie sheets from the over and transfer cookies to cooling racks.