Chris' Kicked Up Spicy Walnut Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies

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Total Time:
49 min
Prep
25 min
Cook
24 min
Yield:
3 dozen cookies
Level:
Intermediate
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Ingredients

Cookie batter:

Spicy Walnuts:

  • 1 tablespoon canola oil
  • 1 tablespoon Chinese chile oil
  • 1/2 cup finely diced walnuts
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1/8 teaspoon powdered ginger
  • 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 2 tablespoons sugar

Directions

Heat oven to 375 degrees F, line a couple cookie sheets with parchment paper (or butter the pans).

Prepare the cookie batter first. In a mixer, mix the butter until it is soft and creamy. Then add both the brown and cane sugar, until it is well mixed. After that is mixed, add the egg, peanut butter, vanilla, baking soda, and salt. Finally, add the chocolate chips. Set aside.

In a medium sized skillet; add the canola oil and chile oil, heat on the range until sizzling. Add the walnuts, and toss for a couple minutes until golden brown. Add the cayenne, ginger, and nutmeg. Continue to toss for another 1 to 2 minutes. Finally add the sugar to soak in all the goodness at the bottom of the pan. (I strain them to make sure no oil goes into the cookie mix.)

Add the walnuts to the batter. Finally, fold the flour into batter, but don't mix too well. (If you need a wee bit more flour, don't hesitate to add, but the walnuts make for less of a need for large amounts of flour.)

Once the flour is folded in, scoop out spoonfuls of dough, and place them on the prepared pan. Press down with fork. Bake for 14 to 17 minutes (depending on your oven) until golden brown. Let cool on rack. The spicy walnuts add a crunch and a finish that is quite a fun surprise.

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  • on February 15, 2013

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    Great concept, def needs more walnuts and maybe more spices to make them standout.

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  • on January 14, 2009

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    These cookies have a severe case of "What am I trying to be?". The walnuts were an interesting mix of spices against the peanut butter but there weren't enough! I would get a bite with the walnuts and think"Interesting, I want more of that", only to have to eat another cookie to get another bite of walnuts! The peanut butter was too strong- so much so that it overwhelmed the dark chocolate chips I used. So to remedy, I would at least double the walnuts and chop them coarsely, if you want to chop them fine I might even triple the amount. I would also cut the peanut butter down to 1/2 cup. 3 stars because the cookies are good but definitely need some tweaking.

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  • on June 02, 2008

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    My husband loves peanut butter cookies and hot/spicy foods, so these were a home run. I love chocolate, so I made Ina Garten's chocolate dipping sauce (choc chips & heavy cream and dipped half the cookie in the chocolate then let them set on parchment paper. OMG they are soooo good!!

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