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Chocolate Macadamia Peanut Butter Chip Cookies

I wouldn't try to guess how many kinds of chocolate chip cookies I've made over the years. It's hard to grow tired of them, especially with all the different ways you can keep them interesting. Nuts, dried fruits, more nuts, maybe some oats. Or, in the case of this version, macadamia nuts and peanut butter chips.

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Peanut Butter Mud Bars

I've been re-visiting some of my favorite cookbooks lately. I don't have a vast collection, but it's large enough that some get a little lost occasionally. The positive side to that is that when you find a formerly lost one, it's a bit like getting a new cookbook... for free! I happened upon this recipe while re-discovering The Buttercup Bakeshop Cookbook. Of course, it had me at peanut butter. Then, I read the description that stated that these are a favorite at the bakery. With that kind of endorsement, I started rounding up ingredients. Luckily, these are all ingredients that most of us probably have in our pantries all the time.

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Peanut Butter Cookies with Milk Chocolate Chunks

The recipe for these amazing cookies comes to us from the equally amazing guys at Baked and their cookbook, Baked: New Frontiers in Baking. I've only made it over to Red Hook once to sample their creations, but their two cookbooks are certainly well-used in my kitchen. I've had these cookies bookmarked for a while. Recently, I had a couple of baking... Well, I hate to say disasters. Let's just say I've had some challenges of late. Because of that, I found myself wanting to bake something straightforward. Not surprisingly, I turned to an old favorite pair of mine - peanut butter and chocolate.

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Salted Nut Squares

This is one of those recipes that I'm almost embarrassed to share. Don't get me wrong. These little squares are quite tasty. It's just that they're so easy to make that it seems almost wrong.

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Peanut Butter Cup Blondies

View a printable recipe or more photos I tend to believe that the combination of chocolate and peanut butter is a good example of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts. I do love them on their own merits individually, but the two together is just something magical.

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Peanut Butter Pie with Cookie Crust

View a printable recipe or more photos Peanut butter and chocolate go together about as well as anything else I can think of in the food world. I've had a long-time love affair with that combination. There's nothing fancy about it, but it's just plain delicious. This pie is no exception.

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