I've never been to Levain Bakery in NYC but you can be sure that the next time I make it to Manhattan (hopefully soon!) it will be one of my first stops. For this blog I've made a copycat of their famous chocolate chip walnut cookie before but when I saw a picture of these dark chocolate peanut butter chip cookies on Mike Johnson (Mike Bakes NYC) Instagram I knew they were going to be my next baking project.
The stark contrast of tan peanut butter chips against the dark chocolate cookie was so beautiful and stunning. It doesn't hurt that chocolate and peanut butter is one of my favorite combinations either. Be forewarned though, the recipe yields just four cookies, but they are MASSIVE! Size-wise they are not for the faint of heart. The diameter measures approximately 4" across! I suppose you could portion them out smaller than the suggested size but then they'd lose their "Levain-likeness."
It took some major willpower to wait for the baked cookies to cool slightly so I could have a taste but it was worth it. The chocolate cookie flavor was deep, rich and not too sweet and perfectly complemented the bursts of peanut butter. All it was screaming for was a glass of ice cold milk.