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🍰 Crunchy Peanut Chocolate Diamonds

154 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1. Prepare the shortcrust pastry dough according to the basic recipe instructions. Follow the guide for classic cookie dough.
  2. 2. Roll out the dough on a floured surface until it is thin.
  3. 3. Cut the dough sheet into diamond-shaped pieces using a sharp knife.
  4. 4. Place the diamond shapes onto a baking tray lined with baking paper.
  5. 5. Preheat your oven to 180 °C (use 160 °C for fan-assisted ovens or Gas Mark 2–3).
  6. 6. Bake the diamonds for 10 to 12 minutes until they are golden brown.
  7. 7. Remove the tray from the oven and let the cookies cool down completely.
  8. 8. Roughly chop the peanuts into small pieces.
  9. 9. Roughly chop the baking chocolate (couverture) as well.
  10. 10. Melt the chocolate pieces over a bowl of hot water until they are liquid.
  11. 11. Remove about half of the melted chocolate from the water bath.
  12. 12. Stir the peanut butter into the remaining chocolate until you have a smooth mixture.
  13. 13. Take two cooled diamonds and join them together with a dollop of the peanut-chocolate mixture.
  14. 14. Let the joined cookies set for a short time before you decorate them further.
  15. 15. Decorate the top of the cookies with a dollop of the remaining plain chocolate.
  16. 16. Sprinkle the decorated cookies with the chopped peanuts and a pinch of salt.
  17. 17. Place the cookies in the refrigerator until the chocolate has completely hardened.

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