The challenge was not chosen.....
No, we had to decide ourselves, what we wanted to make from all the previous challenges!!!
I was going through the recipes, but I couldn't make up my mind. So many to choose from!
Anyway, the challenge of August 2011, hosted by Lisa and Mandy, caught my eye.
The title? Candylicious!!!!
Oh yes!
I chose to make 2 candies from the book "Cookie Dough lover's cookbook" by Lindsay Landis.
1)
Peanut Butter cookie dough cups
slightly adapted
For the cookie dough:
75gr butter
75gr peanut butter (I didn't use smooth)
75gr granulated white sugar
110 gr brown sugar
2 tbsp condensed milk
1/2 tsp vanilla
120gr all purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
For the chocolate coating:
500gr dark chocolate
* Beat together butter, sugars and peanut butter until fluffy, about 3 min. Mix in milk and vanilla. Stir in flour and salt, until just incorporated. Set aside.
* Melt the chocolate.
* Use molds or small paper cups, like the ones for espresso coffee. Cover the bottom and sides of each paper cup with chocolate, using any tool that feels better. I used a teaspoon and a small offset spatula.
* Every paper cup you cover, put it immediately in the freezer (the freezer worked better for me) so that the chocolate will set.
* You will have used about half the chocolate by now.
* Take about 1 teaspoon of dough, depending on the size of your mold and roll it into a ball. Put it in the cup and press it gently. I used the side of my rolling pin, because it was the exact size.
* Top each cup with about 1/2 or 1 teaspoon of the remaining chocolate and spread it and tap it until it reaches the sides and the filling is completely covered.
* Chill in the fridge until firm and then remove the molds.
You must work in batches, so that the chocolate cups will not soften, while waiting their turn!
Next time I am thinking milk chocolate and sugar cookie dough...
Louise
End of part 1.
8 comments:
Looks delicious, great job on the challenge!
These look amazing - love the idea of using paper cups to get them neat and uniform!
Love, love, love cookie dough! Those peanut butter cookie candies look wonderful.
Your peanut butter cups look so professional! Great idea to use a paper cup. Nice job :)
Paper cups were used out of necessity. I couldn't find any specialty molds!
Thanks for your kind comments!
I remember having so much fun with this challenge! Your peanut butter candies look perfect! Presentation is gorgeous and so are your pics ;)
Such an elegand presentation and great balance of filling and coating also!
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