Peanut Butter Cups

Blend about 1/2 cup digestive biscuits in a blender or you can just pound it in a bag.

Melt 1/4 cup butter then add 1/3 cup peanut butter, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/2 cup icing sugar. 

Mix well and add the biscuits in. Press onto paper cups and pour melted choc over it. 

1 cup choc chips or chocolate couverture.

1 teaspoon oil

I melted my choc in the microwave for awhile and then add a few drops of oil so that its shiny and the consistency of the chocolate is smoother . 

Pop it in the fridge or freezer ... That's it

Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies

I actually am not a brownie person ... Weird I know .. Who doesn't like brownies ?? I however, am in love with peanut butter! I can eat peanut butter sandwiches anyday and my favourite chocolate is Reese's peanut butter cups .. No surprise there... :-) 

Dry ingredients in a bowl

2/3 cup flour

1/2 tsp salt

1 tbsp cocoa powder

Over a Bain Marie

140g dark chocolate, chopped 

1/2 cup butter, chopped (120g)

1/2 teaspoon instant coffee powder

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 cup brown sugar

1 tsp vanilla essence 

2 large eggs

Once the butter and chocolate are nice and melted, pour the sugar & vanilla in. Remove from Bain Marie. Add eggs one by one whisking quickly so as not to cook the eggs.

Fold the dry ingredients into the chocolate mixture. Do not overmix! Else you'll get hard and tough brownie instead of fudgey ones. 

Pour into prepared 6 x 16 inch brownie pan with greaseproof paper lining the tin.

Peanut butter swirl

50g butter, melted 

1/2 cup icing sugar

1/2 cup peanut butter (I used Skippy chunky )

1/4 tsp salt

Mix all the ingredients and spoon in equal amounts.

Swirl using a butter knife for best result. 

Bake at 170 degrees for 30 minutes or until your your cake tester comes out clean. Cool and slice to serve. I love the crackled top that the peanut butter creates! 

Yin Yang Cookies (Peanut Butter & Dark Chocolate Chip Cookies)

After an exhausting day cooking, the kids sweetly asked me when am I baking them cookies.... ?! Oh my.... Just when I'm about to call it quits and enjoy my cup of tea while watching AFC.. Sigggh

And they want Yin Yang cookies no less!!  I'll be honest, I'm not a cookie person unless its Famous Amos.. But the kids love that they get both of their favourite flavours in one bite after dunking it in milk.. So here goes ...

Chocolate Chip Dough

1/4 cup butter (58g)

1/4 cup brown sugar 

1/4 cup sugar 

1/2 tsp vanilla essence 

1/2 egg

1/4 cup cocoa powder

1/4 tsp bicarbonate soda 

1/2 cup flour 

1/4 tsp salt

1 tablespoon milk

1/2 cup chocolate chips 

Peanut Butter Dough

1/4 cup butter (58g)

1/4 cup brown sugar

1/8 cup sugar

1/2 egg

1/2 tsp vanilla essence 

1/3 cup creamy peanut butter

1/2 cup flour

1/2 tsp bicarbonate soda

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 cup chocolate chips

Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, add egg, vanilla and then the dry ingredients. Just like how you would do for any cookie. Same method. Chill the dough for about half an hour in the fridge so that it's firmer to roll into balls.

Take each ball of peanut & dark choc chip and roll them into 1 bigger ball. Flatten the dough slightly on a greaseproof paper and sprinkle more chocolate chips on top. 

Bake for 25 minutes on 180 degrees. Cool these cookies and dunk them in cold milk!