The funny thing is that I cannot agree more. These peanut butter globs (not cookies!) are outrageously chocolaty with a ton of nuts that you can enjoy with every bite. The sweet and salty peanut butter chips add even more of a nutty flavor that enhances the taste of the chocolate. It is one of those forever satisfying Ina Garten cookies that is guaranteed to impress any chocolate and peanut butter lover.
How To Make Barefoot Contessa’S Chocolate Globs
The process of making these glob cookies have 4 folds: First, you melt the chocolate: To do so, you simply melt the chocolate with butter in a bowl placed over simmering water. You let it cool on the counter while you are working on the batter. Second, you prep the nuts mixture: In this chocolate globs cookies recipe, Ina uses a combination of walnuts, pecans, chocolate chips, and peanut butter chips. You combine all the nuts and chips in a bowl along with a little bit of flour. The role of the flour here is to prevent the nuts and chips to stick to each other. Third, you prep the “cookie” batter: To prep the batter for the globs, she mixes eggs with espresso powder (instant coffee would work too), and vanilla extract in a standing mixer (handheld mixer would work as well). Here, espresso powder is used to enhance the chocolate flavor. However, if you don’t have any you can simply omit it. Next, you add in the sugar, chocolate mixture, rest of the flour, baking powder, and salt into the batter. Here, it is important not to overmix this mixture. If you do so, your chocolate globs will be too hard. Finally, you fold the nuts and chips into the batter just until combined. Then using an ice cream scoop, you scoop them onto a baking sheet and bake in a pre-heated 325 F degree oven for 15 minutes. They will look undercooked when they first come out of the oven, but as they sit they will harden. I usually let them cool for 20 minutes and serve them while they are still somewhat warm. For anybody who needs an afternoon-pick-me-up, surprise them with these globs. Oh and do not forget to pair them up with a cup of coffee. I promise they will love you for it. After all, it is the month of giving thanks♥
If You Liked This Chocolate Peanut Butter Globs Recipe, You Might Also Like
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Adapted from Ina Garten’s Barefoot Contessa Foolproof: Recipes You Can Trust Cookbook Pg: 230
