If you love peanut butter and the King, you need to try Andy Murray’s ‘Homage to Elvis’ cookie
The Murray brothers are creative in their homage to Elvis Presley. Actor Bill Murray attended Elvis’ funeral in 1977, riding in a bus during the cortège. His brother Andy, a professional chef and musician, chose to memorialize the King by creating a cookie in his honor.
“I’m a huge Elvis fan,” Andy writes in his cookbook “Eat, Drink and be Murray: A Feast of Family Fun and Favorites” (out now). “This dessert, inspired by Gerry (Hayden, who worked with Murray at Tribeca Grill), is good enough to share, so you won’t be ‘lonesome tonight.’ “
Elvis made the peanut butter-banana combination famous, and this recipe riffs on that. A peanut butter cookie is topped with caramelized banana slices, and finished off with a scoop of ice cream.
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Andy, who’s chef-owner of the Caddyshack restaurants in Florida and Chicago, spent more than 25 years working in high-end restaurants such as Mortimer’s and Tribeca Grill. He’s the seventh of nine children and included charming anecdotes with the recipes in his cookbook. Among the recipes featured are: Murray French Toast; Lucille’s Fried Chicken; Key Lime Pie; and 19th Hole, the signature drink at Murray Bros. Caddyshack.
Homage to Elvis cookie
Makes: 6 cookies
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 10-15 minutes
Total time: 1 hour 35 minutes
Ingredients:
- 2 sticks unsalted butter
- 1 cup crunchy peanut butter
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 large ripe bananas
- 1 quart your favorite ice cream
Instructions:
1. Preheat the oven to 375°F.
2. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter, peanut butter, 1 cup of the granulated sugar, and the brown sugar. Add the eggs, one at a time, on low speed until smooth.
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