Brownie cookies with peanut butter frosting

Adapted from Donna Hay's 10th birthday magazine

Brownie cookies

350g dark chocolate,chopped ( I used buttons )

40g butter

2 eggs

150g caster sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

60g plain flour,sifted

1/2 teaspoon baking powder, sifted

Peanut butter frosting

Somehow, the peanut butter frosting was very soft. I seriously hate the Malaysian weather when it comes to frosting or making desserts. Having no air conditioning at the moment, it's pretty annoying to get the right consistently for the frosting.=(

160g icing sugar

280g peanut butter

80g butter

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

80ml single cream *

• Preheat oven to 180C.
• Melt 200g of the chocolate and butter using the double boiler method. Stir until melted and smooth. Set aside.




• Place the eggs,sugar and vanilla extract in the bowl of an electric mixer and whisk for 15minutes or until pale and creamy.
• Stir through the flour,baking powder,chocolate mixture and remaining chocolate and allow to stand for 10 minutes.
• Spoon tablespoonfuls of the mixture,at a time, onto baking trays lined with non-stick baking paper.
• Bake for 8-10minutes or until puffed and cracked.(8minutes is sufficient because if longer, I reckon it would be dry and crunchy like) Allow to cool completely on trays.

• To make the peanut butter frosting,place the sugar,peanut butter,butter and vanilla extract and whisk it using a stand mixer or hand held mixer for 6 minutes or until light and fluffy.
• Add the cream and beat for a further 2 minutes.
• Spread peanut butter frosting on half of the cookies and sandwich with the remaining cookies.

*In Malaysia, it's called whipping cream,check fat content, it should be 35 % fat content.