Game Night Peanut Butter Chocolate Cookie

Every July/August I would drag my freshman year roommate to Huntington Beach for the US Open of Surfing, and she would drag me to BJ’s for pizookie. Eventually we made our own version of this dish at home. Luckily it is really easy to make also this is in the snack category because it is not health it is an indulgence like a girls night wine and terrible food night indulgence.

Materials:

Cast Iron Skillet (Small)
- For all my non-southerners its the heavy black pan that you see in that movie tangled? I linked the one I bought from amazon it was the perfect one and I still have it 4 years later.
Whisk /Hand Mixer

Ingredients:

3/4 Cup of Granulated Sugar
1 Cup of Butter
- We like to use earth balance avocado oil butter
1 1/2 Cups of Creamy Peanut butter
3/4 Cup of Packed Brown Sugar
- It doesn’t matter if it is dark or light. I used light. Also I didn’t know what packed was at first, it is just packing all the brown sugar into the measuring cup so it makes like a block and stays together.
1 mashed Banana
- I personally do not like eggs or eat eggs so substituting bananas in the recipe is a great way to retain moisture without making it chewy.
1/2 tsp of Vanilla Extract
2 1/4 cup of All Purpose Flour
1 tsp of Baking Powder
1 tsp. of Baking soda
Handful of roughly chopped chocolate brick
- I like dark chocolate but whatever tickles your fancy you can add.

Now Let’s Get Bakin!

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Put skillet into oven
- If you use the cast iron skillet because it is so heavy and thick it will take longer to heat but will retain the heat once hot.
Mix together melted butter, sugars (brown and white), banana, and vanilla until well combined
Add the flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda to the wet ingredients and mix until fully incorporated.
Let the mix sit for 10 min.
Spray Cast Iron skillet with cooking spray and add the cookie dough evenly
- BE CAREFUL THE PAN WILL BE HOT
Bake for 22-24 Mins until the edges are golden brown and the middle is slightly gooey
Take out of the oven and let rest. Serve and Enjoy.
- When ever I made this I didn’t cut it because with my friends we each just grabbed a fork and dug in. I served it with salted caramel cluster ice-cream by so delicious.