{"id":44318,"date":"2016-04-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-15T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/salted-chocolate-peanut-butter-cookies\/"},"modified":"2016-11-27T06:46:00","modified_gmt":"2016-11-27T11:46:00","slug":"salted-chocolate-peanut-butter-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=44318","title":{"rendered":"Salted Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Have you ever noticed how a little salt can bring out the flavor of dark chocolate? It\u2019s quite the food trend these days, and with good reason. Somehow that sprinkling of salt crystals makes the chocolate seem to connect better with your tastebuds. You don\u2019t have to go overboard\u2026just a little bit of flaked sea salt can do the trick.<\/p>\n\n<div id=\"zlrecipe-container-370\" class=\"zlrecipe-container-border\" >\n<div id=\"zlrecipe-container\" class=\"serif zlrecipe\">\n  <div class=\"recipeRating\"><div id=\"post-ratings-44318\" class=\"post-ratings\" data-nonce=\"97af2af728\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"rating_44318_1\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-postratings\/images\/asweetlife_stars\/rating_on.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" onmouseover=\"current_rating(44318, 1, '');\" onmouseout=\"ratings_off(4.5, 5, 0);\" onclick=\"rate_post();\" onkeypress=\"rate_post();\" style=\"cursor: pointer; border: 0px;\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"rating_44318_2\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-postratings\/images\/asweetlife_stars\/rating_on.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" onmouseover=\"current_rating(44318, 2, '');\" onmouseout=\"ratings_off(4.5, 5, 0);\" onclick=\"rate_post();\" onkeypress=\"rate_post();\" style=\"cursor: pointer; 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border: 0px;\" class=\"lazyload\" \/> (<strong>14<\/strong> votes, average: <strong>4.50<\/strong> out of 5)<br \/><\/div><div id=\"post-ratings-44318-loading\" class=\"post-ratings-loading\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-postratings\/images\/loading.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" class=\"post-ratings-image lazyload\" \/>Loading...<\/div><\/div>\n  <div id=\"zlrecipe-innerdiv\">\n    <div class=\"item b-b\">\n\n                    <div class=\"zlrecipe-print-link fl-r\">\n                      <a class=\"butn-link\" title=\"Print this recipe\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"zlrPrint('zlrecipe-container-370', 'https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/asl-recipes\/'); return false\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n              Print            <\/a>\n                  <\/div>\n      \n      <div class=\"zlrecipe-yummly-button fl-r\">\n        <a href=\"\/\/yummly.com\" class=\"YUMMLY-YUM-BUTTON\">Yum<\/a>\n        <script src=\"https:\/\/www.yummly.com\/js\/widget.js?wordpress\"><\/script>\n      <\/div>\n\n            <div id=\"zlrecipe-title\" itemprop=\"name\" class=\"b-b h-1 strong \" >Salted Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n        \n                      <p id=\"zlrecipe-ingredients\" class=\"h-4 strong\">\n        Ingredients      <\/p>\n    \n                \n                \n    <ul id=\"zlrecipe-ingredients-list\">\n                        <li class=\"ingredient no-bullet\" itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">\n            3\/4 cup peanut flour\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"ingredient no-bullet\" itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">\n            Sweetener equivalent to 1\/2 cup sugar\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"ingredient no-bullet\" itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">\n            1 tsp baking powder\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"ingredient no-bullet\" itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">\n            1\/4 tsp salt\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"ingredient no-bullet\" itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">\n            1\/2 cup peanut butter, melted\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"ingredient no-bullet\" itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">\n            1\/4 cup butter, melted\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"ingredient no-bullet\" itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">\n            1 large egg\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"ingredient no-bullet\" itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">\n            1\/2 tsp vanilla extract\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"ingredient no-bullet\" itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">\n            1\/4 cup salted peanuts, coarsely chopped\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"ingredient no-bullet\" itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">\n            4 ounces dark sugar-free chocolate, chopped\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"ingredient no-bullet\" itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">\n            1\/2 tbsp butter\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"ingredient no-bullet\" itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">\n            Flaked sea salt for sprinkling\n          <\/li>\n              <\/ul>\n\n                      <p id=\"zlrecipe-instructions\" class=\"h-4 strong\">Instructions<\/p>\n    \n                \n                \n    <ol id=\"zlrecipe-instructions-list\" class=\"instructions\">\n                        <li class=\"instruction \" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">\n          Preheat oven to 325F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone liner.\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"instruction \" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">\n          In a large bowl, combine peanut flour, sweetener, baking powder and salt. Stir in melted peanut butter, melted butter, egg and vanilla extract until well combined. Stir in peanuts.\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"instruction \" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">\n          Roll dough into balls about 1 to 1 1\/2 inches in diameter (you should get about 18) and place 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheet. Press balls down with the palm of your hand to about 1\/2 inch thick.\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"instruction \" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">\n          Bake 12 minutes and then remove and let cool completely.\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"instruction \" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">\n          In a heatproof bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water, combine chopped chocolate and butter. Stir until melted and smooth.\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"instruction \" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">\n          Dip each cookie half way into melted chocolate and let place on a parchment or waxed paper lined tray. \r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"instruction \" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">\n          Sprinkle each with a little flaked sea salt before chocolate sets.\n          <\/li>\n              <\/ol>\n\n<div class=\"zlmeta zlclear asl_meta\">\n  <div class=\"fl-l\">\n    <script type=\"text\/javascript\" > window.ajaxurl = \"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\";<\/script>\n    \n\n        \n    \n    \n      <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"fl-l\">\n    \n        <p id=\"zlrecipe-yield\">\n            Yield:            <span itemprop=\"recipeYield\">Makes 18 Cookies (1 per serving)<\/span>\n    <\/p>\n    \n        <div id=\"zlrecipe-nutrition\" itemprop=\"nutrition\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/NutritionInformation\">\n\n            <p id=\"zlrecipe-serving-size\">\n                Cholesterol:                <span itemprop=\"servingSize\">8mg<\/span>\n      <\/p>\n      \n            <p id=\"zlrecipe-calories\">\n                Food energy:                <span itemprop=\"calories\">106 kcal<\/span>\n      <\/p>\n      \n            <p id=\"zlrecipe-fat\">\n                Total fat:                <span itemprop=\"fatContent\">8.99g<\/span>\n      <\/p>\n      \n            <p id=\"zlrecipe-saturated-fat\">\n                Calories from fat:                <span itemprop=\"saturatedFatContent\">80<\/span>\n      <\/p>\n      \n            <p id=\"zlrecipe-carbs\">\n                Carbohydrate:                <span itemprop=\"carbohydrateContent\">5g<\/span>\n      <\/p>\n      \n            <p id=\"zlrecipe-protein\">\n                Protein per serving:                <span itemprop=\"proteinContent\">2.98g<\/span>\n      <\/p>\n      \n            <p id=\"zlrecipe-fiber\">\n                Total dietary fiber:                <span itemprop=\"fiberContent\">2.8g<\/span>\n      <\/p>\n      \n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n    \n      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"zlclear\">\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n        \n            <div class=\"ziprecipes-plugin\" style=\"display: none;\">1.3<\/div>\n\n        \n  <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"zl-printed-copyright-statement\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">Copyright \u00a9 2009-2020 Diabetes Media Foundation, All Rights Reserved. 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