Back in January I was on the hunt for any peanut butter recipes as we were heading to Manchester for a concert and I like to take some baked goods with us.
I came across this cookie recipe from Jane's Patisserie and decided this would be the best choice.
Let's get baking!
Ingredients:
100g unsalted butter
100g peanut butter
100g light brown soft sugar
75g white granulated sugar
1 large or medium egg
1 tsp vanilla extract (optional)
275g plain flour
1 tbsp cornflour
1 + 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1/2 tsp salt
150g white chocolate chips
100g peanut butter chips
Preheat your oven to 200C/180C Fan and line a baking tray.
In a bowl add the unsalted butter, peanut butter, light brown soft sugar and white granulated sugar, and beat until creamy.
Add in the egg and vanilla extract and beat again.
Add in the flour, cornflour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, and salt and beat until a cookie dough is formed. If the mixture is too dry, add 1-2tbsp of milk.
Add in the white chocolate chips and peanut butter chips and beat until they're distributed well. I couldn't find any peanut butter chips so I used peanut butter cups mini's cut into quarters.
Scoop the dough into balls and place them evenly spaced onto the baking tray, giving them room to expand. Use 2 tray if you need to. I used smaller balls than the original recipe so my baking time is altered.
Bake in the oven for 9 minutes.
Once baked, leave to cool for at least 30 minutes on the baking tray, as they will continue to bake while cooling.
Once cooled, enjoy.
These cookies are delicious and really easy to make. Everyone seemed to enjoy them and I'd happily make this again as I loved the flavour.
I did miss some steps out of the original recipe as well as making smaller cookies rather than just the 8.
If you would like to follow Jane's recipe and include the steps I missed, then head over to the Peanut Butter NYC Cookies on the Jane's Patisserie website.
According to Hanteo Chart, ATE sold 1,654,332 copies on it's release date, becoming Stray Kids 4th album to reach this milestone.
Chk Chk Boom won Stray Kids 6 music show trophies winning 3 on Show Champion, 1 on M Countdown an 2 on Music Bank.
Bang Chan, Changbin and Han wrote the lyrics to Mountains, with Bang Chan and Changbin also co-composing on the track.
Bang Chan, Changbin and Han wrote the lyrics for title track Chk Chk Boom, with all 3 of then also co-composing on the track.
Bang Chan and Changbin wrote the lyrics for JJAM, as well as both co-composing on the track.
Bang Chan, Changbin and Han co-wrote on the lyrics for I like It, with all 3 also co-composing on the track.
Bang Chan and Felix wrote the lyrics for Runners, with both of them also co-composing on the track.
Han wrote the lyrics for 또 다시 밤 (Twilight), he also co-composed on the track.
Bang Chan, Changbin and Han wrote the lyrics for Stray Kids, with all 3 of them also co-composing on the track.
ATE peaked at No.1 on the Circle Albums Chart, No.2 on the Oricon Albums Chart, No.62 on the Official UK Albums Chart, No.1 on the Billboard 200 Chart and No.1 on the Billboard World Albums Chart.
Circle Sales = 3,066,559+
Oricon Sales = 213,042+
US Sales = 355,000+
Total Sales = 3,634,601+
*YouTube views correct at time of writing post*
The M/V for Chk Chk Boom has so far gained 147,596,688 million views, with the views still continuing to increase on a daily basis.
ATE was released in 5 versions: Chk Chk, Boom, ATE, Letter and Accordion.
The Chk Chk and Boom versions are set out in a card case and come with the Cd, photobook, mini photobook, four-cut photo, random photo card and a random unit photo card. First Press also came with a folded poster and a sticker pack.
ATE is the limited version and is set out in a card case and comes with the Cd, photobook , portrait poster, BITMAP mini poster, mini newspaper, random monochrome photo receipt and a random photo card. First Press also came with a folded poster and a sticker pack.
The Letter version is set out in an envelope and comes with the Cd and postcard set. First Press also came with a random photo card.
The Accordion version is member based and set out in a card case and comes with the Cd, photobook, lyrics paper, random photocard and random mini lip card. First Press also came with a random photo card.
All photo books are different.
Track List:
MOUNTAINS
Chk Chk Boom
JJAM
I Like It
Runners
또 다시 밤 (Twilight)
Stray Kids
Chk Chk Boom (Festival Ver.)
Chk Chk Version
ATE (Limited)
As you can see from above, I have the Chk Chk and ATE versions of the album.
I'm not the biggest fan of the packaging, especially for the ATE version. It's not the most practical of packaging.
I love the photobooks, I'm guessing that the ATE version has a mixture of the concepts used in the Chk Chk and Boom versions. I especially love the Chk Chk photobook. I love the dark concept, especially against the red colour as it really makes the members pop. I also love the bright concept too as the colours make everything pop as well as the members, they really stand out in their styling and back drop.
The album itself is definitely one of my favourite Stray Kids albums, each track is different and is just as good as the previous track, if not better. For me it's definitely one of their best albums so far.
I don't think there's a better song to start this album with than MOUNTAINS. I love the intro, you know straight away that you're in for a ride with this amazing track. I love the melody, the raps and vocals are on point. I especially love the chorus, it's really catchy and I'm always singing along.
Just from the teasers I knew that Chk Chk Boom was going to be a good title track. It's catchy and addictive, whenever I listen to it I can't help but sing along. I love that it has the same beat throughout but more gets added to it throughout. It really boosts the song and helps it build-up.
For me JJAM gives me that Stray Kids vibe. I love Lee Know's voice in this song. I love how the melody plays out throughout the song and gives us different vibes. I also love that we get the famous I know, you know, Lee Know line. I think this song shows how Stray Kids like to have fun with their music.
I love both the melody and tempo of I Like It. It's a really upbeat and catchy track, and I love their voices against the melody. That being said I also love the raps and vocals too and the chorus is insanely catchy.
Runners is definitely one of my favourite b-sides on this album. There's something about the melody that's really addictive. Their vocals too are stunning and I love their vocal tones against the melody.
Stray Kids is my favourite song on this album and I'm dreading seeing it live, because it had me crying just from the Unveil Track video. For me the melody screams Stray Kids and having Felix open the track, softening his voice makes it so much more emotional. This is one of those songs that really showcases their growth both as a group and individuals, it really shows how they've stayed true to themselves, and why STAY love and support them as much as they do. If I was going to use a song to introduce Stray Kids to non-fans, it would be this one.
Chk Chk Boom (Festival Ver.) is the perfect album closer as it's a good dance style track and you know it's going to be a good concert closer as it will get everyone dancing and bouncing.
I didn't think they could top my love for 樂-STAR (Rock-Star), but this album knocked it off the top spot for my favourite Stray Kids album so far. Ever since I started listening to Stray Kids, I think they've made an appearance on my Top 20 K-pop Albums posts and in 2024 they made it to my No.2 spot, which is the highest they've ever been on my posts, which for me shows how good this album really is.
My last Stray Kids album post was before I got to see them headline the BST Festival in London back in July and they were amazing and unsurprisingly as I expected, I did cry, once entering Hyde Park, again when they performed Miroh and again when they performed Haven which I wasn't expecting to ever see live. I'm so happy to say that I get to head back to London in July and see them again playing Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Stray Kids everywhere all around the world, you make Stray Kids Stay!
Were you a fan of ATE?
Do you have a physical copy?
Which version(s) did you get?
What were your thoughts on Chk Chk Boom as the title track?
