Description
A delightful peanut butter cookie cake filled with chopped peanut butter cups and topped with a glossy chocolate glaze, perfect for game days or family gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 130g (~1 cup) all-purpose flour
- 12g (1 ½ teaspoons) baking soda
- 113g (½ cup) unsalted butter, softened at room temperature
- 258g (1 cup) creamy peanut butter (not all natural)
- 160g (~¾ cup) granulated sugar
- 117g (~1/2 cup) packed light brown sugar
- 100g (2 large) whole eggs, at room temperature
- 5 milliliters (1 teaspoon) pure vanilla extract
- 290g (1 3/5 cup) chopped peanut butter cups
- 120g (3/4 cup) milk chocolate chips
- 43g (3 tablespoons) unsalted butter
- 15 milliliters (1 tablespoon) corn syrup
- 2 milliliters (1/2 teaspoon) pure vanilla extract
- 20g (3 tablespoons) white chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Line the bottom of an 11-inch tart pan with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour and baking soda; set aside.
- In a large bowl, using a mixer, beat peanut butter, butter, and sugars on high until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla, mixing until combined. Stop and scrape the bowl once to ensure everything is mixed well.
- Reduce speed to low; stir in the flour mixture just until combined. Fold in the chopped peanut butter cups.
- Press the cookie dough evenly into the tart pan; bake for 18-20 minutes until the edges are brown and a toothpick comes out clean from the center. Allow to cool completely.
- Once cooled, carefully remove the cookie from the pan onto a cutting board. Cut a two-inch strip out from the center and place the two outside pieces together to form a football shape.
- For the glaze, melt chocolate chips, butter, and corn syrup over low-medium heat, whisking constantly until smooth. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
- Pour glaze carefully over the cookie cake, then cool for 15 minutes. Decorate with white chocolate chips to create football seams.
- Serve warm or at room temperature, optionally with vanilla ice cream on the side.
Notes
Use real creamy peanut butter for the best texture. Room temperature eggs blend more quickly. You can swap to dark chocolate chips for a deeper chocolate flavor in the glaze.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 350mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 60g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 9g
- Cholesterol: 35mg