Einkorn Chocolate Chip Cookies with Peanut Butter
The origin of this recipe comes from an inspired afternoon in the kitchen this last spring while Matt was outside building a fence in the rain. I wanted to make chocolate chip cookies, but instead of using white and brown sugar to sweeten them, I wanted to try it with maple syrup. I also wanted to use einkorn all-purpose flour instead of the regular stuff, but einkorn absorbs liquid differently, so I knew both these changes would mean the wet and dry ratios would be off.
But I was in the mood to experiment.
The first batch was actually kinda perfect. Looking back, I’m not sure how I managed it. Beginner’s luck, perhaps. It took several tries after that first batch to nail down the texture and level of sweetness, and then at some point later on I decided to add peanut butter to the recipe, which definitely made my husband fall more in love with me, but also meant more fiddling with the recipe to get it right. Luckily, my family is not at all picky when it comes to cookies, so they were happy to test out my various experiments.
So this week, I decided to nail it down so I could share it with you here and remember it for later. This is my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe, hands down. It’s rich but not too sweet, indulgent but easily digestible. We love it. I hope you will too.
Einkorn Chocolate Chip Cookies with Peanut Butter
Ingredients
- 1 cup room temperature butter, cut into cubes
- 1/4 cup natural peanut butter, smooth or chunky
- 1/4 cup honey
- 3/4 cup real maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 4 cups all-purpose einkorn flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups chocolate chips (we use miniature)
Instructions
PIN IT FOR LATER
Chewy Ginger Molasses Cookies
When I first stumbled across the recipe for these delicious chewy ginger cookies, I had no idea they would become my favorite Christmas cookie of all time. At the time, I was working as the blog editor for a stationery and paper goods company in Portland, and I was looking for a recipe idea that would pair well with the holly tags that were eventually featured in this post. I loved the idea of creating white space on a ginger cookie for decorating, but it never occurred to me how well the flavors of rich, earthy ginger and molasses would pair with the creaminess of the white chocolate.
Don’t get me wrong: you can eat these cookies in their plain form. They make for a delicious ginger-molasses cookie experience, but please do try them with the white chocolate if you feel so inclined. I promise, it’s worth the extra effort.
A word about white chocolate chips: I’ve tried several brands, but certainly not all. The brand I keep coming back to in terms of flavor is Ghirardelli. They’re not sponsoring this post or anything - don’t worry. They just have a good, true flavor without any weird aftertastes, and they melt perfectly.
Chewy Ginger Cookies Dipped in White Chocolate
Ingredients
- 2¼ cups all-purpose flour1 tsp baking soda½ tsp salt2 tsp ground ginger1 tsp ground cinnamon¼ tsp ground cloves¼ tsp ground nutmeg¾ cup (1½ sticks) butter, softened½ cup sugar½ cup packed light-brown sugar1 large egg¼ cup molasses2 tsp vanilla extract½ cup sugar in the raw (or regular sugar)3 cups white chocolate chipsWax paper or parchment
Instructions
Notes
Optional: after the white chocolate has hardened, decorate your cookies using royal icing/frosting
P.S. I always double this recipe. And although I usually always dip them in white chocolate, I only bother to frost them with royal icing if I’m feeling fancy.
Recipe adapted from Cooking Classy.