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Biscuit of the month: Peanut butter choc-chip skookie

Cookie batter and a cast-iron skillet unite to make the supersized, beloved American ‘skookie’.

Peanut butter skookie

Credit: Chris Chen

  • makes

    2

  • prep

    10 minutes

  • cook

    30 minutes

  • difficulty

    Easy

makes

2

serves

preparation

10

minutes

cooking

30

minutes

difficulty

Easy

level

Ingredients

  • 125 g unsalted butter, softened
  • 150 g brown sugar
  • 200 g crunchy peanut butter
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 105 g (¾ cup) plain flour, sifted
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • 95 g (½ cup) dark choc bits

Instructions

Preheat oven to 180ºC. Using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar until pale. Add peanut butter and beat to combine. Add egg and vanilla and beat to combine. Stir in a pinch of salt and remaining ingredients. Halve dough.

Spread one half into an 20 cm cast-iron skillet and bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Repeat with remaining dough. Cool slightly and serve cut into wedges.

Photography Chris Chen. Food preparation Phoebe Wood. Styling Jerrie-Joy Redman Lloyd.

As seen in Feast magazine, April 2014, Issue 30.

Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.


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Published 25 June 2015 12:09pm
By Phoebe Wood
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