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Peanut Butter Cookies w/ Chocolate Chunks & Sea Salt



I have never made a recipe from Paula Deen. I made her son's fish recipe once, but never a recipe from Madame. Her stuff is too heavy with cream, butter, mayo and loaded with fat for moi.

I was so surprised when I saw this cookie on this blog and it was from a Paula Deen "healthy" recipe!

What got me interested was the sea salt and the orange zest, both, for which I am a sucker for.

I wouldn't exactly call this recipe "healthy", it does have a lot of sugar, but at least it's gluten free and has no butter!

So a first recipe from Paula, and a first gluten free recipe here!

These took 5 minutes to whip up and 11 minutes to bake.
The easiest cookies I have ever made, and VERY DELICIOUS!



"Healthy"??? Cookies w/ Chocolate Chunks & Sea Salt (adapted from Paula Deen)

1 cup of creamy peanut butter
1 cup of brown sugar
1/3 cup of granulated sugar
1 egg
1 tbsp orange zest
2 tbsp vanilla
chocolate chunks for the top
fleur de sel or Maldon (my favorite) sea salt



Cream together all of the ingredients, except the chocolate and salt.

On a parchment or Silpat lined baking sheet, form tablespoon sized balls (DO NOT FLATTEN THE BALLS......sounds perverse!).

Push a chocolate chunk into each ball, and sprinkle w/ sea salt.

Bake in a 350F oven for 10-12 minutes. Let sit on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack.

Makes 16 cookies.
Next time I will double the recipe.



Enjoy!

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mil said…
Now I have to buy sea salt?
I'm definitely adding to my shopping list after your blogs.
yuuummmmmmyyyyy.
mil
January 29, 2011 at 9:27 AM
Joshua said…
Ijust love cookies like this and they look like the ones I grew up with. Pity it's so hard to get good peanut butter over here (one of the few American classics Italians don't secretly like anyway).
January 29, 2011 at 10:49 AM
Ciao Chow Linda said…
No butter? I guess the oils in the peanut butter make up for it. I'm in.
January 29, 2011 at 2:18 PM
Sherry said…
It's hard to find something even remotely healthy from Paula D. This looks like a great recipe though, and since it's so quick I really appreciate it.
January 29, 2011 at 3:04 PM
LauraNorthernCA said…
I confess... I like Paula. Life is too short not to indulge in butter. I am making these either tomorrow or the next day. They look so good!
January 30, 2011 at 2:36 AM
Tom | Tall Clover Farm said…
You had me at Peanut Butter and Chocolate!
January 30, 2011 at 11:23 AM
Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoriti said…
They sound like delicious cookies, Stacy! I feel the need for something sweet today. I'm going to see if I have all the ingredients to make these! Thanks!
January 30, 2011 at 1:50 PM
Pam said…
I love salty/sweet together so these cookies are screaming my name!
January 30, 2011 at 10:50 PM
Dillon said…
Looks good, sounds good, i bet it tastes good and smells good as well. Love this recipe, thanks for sharing!
January 31, 2011 at 1:17 AM
Swain said…
Let me see...sugar, salt, peanut butter, chocolate...all the major food groups in one cookie!!

I may never leave the house...
January 31, 2011 at 8:12 AM
Oui, Chef said…
I gotta tell you, that woman scares me a bit....I think it has something to do with her more than perfect teeth. I too have stayed clear of her cooking as I would like to live just a few more years, but I think I may need to make an exception for these lovelies. Thanks - S
January 31, 2011 at 8:27 PM
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