Peanut Butter Stuffed Chocolate Cookies

I have a co-worker who loves peanut butter and chocolate together and has a birthday coming up at the end of the month. I am her birthday buddy which means I need to make a treat for the whole staff but it has to be the birthday person's favorite food combination.

She has moved up in the world and recently obtained a great new position at a new company so I am making these for her as an early birthday present before she leaves.  I hope she likes them....and so sad to see her go.

Adapted from Cookies and Cups

Peanut Butter Stuffed Chocolate Cookies

Barbara Hall

These are worth the effort! It's like a peanut butter cup in cookie form.

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time 45 mins

Total Bake Time 8 mins

Total Time 53 mins

Course Cookies, Nuts

Cuisine American

Servings 24 cookies

Calories 185 kcal

Ingredients

 

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PEANUT BUTTER FILLING

• ¾ cup Peanut butter
• ¾ cup Powered sugar 112 g

COOKIE DOUGH

• ½ cup Butter-room temperature 1 stick
• ¼ cup Peanut butter
• 1 cup Light brown sugar
• 1 Egg
• 1 Egg yolk
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
• ½ cup Cocoa power 50 g
• ½ teaspoon Kosher salt 3 g
• ½ teaspoon Baking soda 2 g
• 1 ½ cup All-purpose flour 180 g

TOPPING

• A pinch on top Sugar

Instructions

 

PEANUT BUTTER FILLING

• Add powdered sugar and the peanut butter into a bowl and mix till smooth on medium speed for a couple of minutes (I use a stand mixer with the paddle attachment). I have a smaller sheet pan that will fit into my freezer so I line it with parchment paper and make 1" balls of the peanut butter filling and place the peanut butter balls into the freezer. (I am making a double batch that is why I have so many peanut butter balls)
• Turn oven on to 350° so it has time to preheat.

CHOCOLATE COOKIE MIX

• In a stand mixer with paddle attachment mix the room temperature butter, light brown sugar, and peanut butter together on medium speed (my Kitchen Aid I did setting 6) till light and creamy about 2 minutes. I stopped the mixer and scraped down the sides. Then, I added the vanilla extract and egg + egg yolk till mixed. I dropped the speed down and slowly added the cocoa powder, salt, and baking soda then returned the speed to medium for a minute till smooth.
• Drop the speed back down to low and slowly add the flour and mix till combined.
• Take the peanut butter balls out of the freezer. I used a medium cookie scoop and scooped out a leveled amount of the cookie dough and flattened it in my hand so it was big enough to wrap around 1 of the peanut butter balls. Place on a cookie sheet pan that has been lined with parchment paper. They do not spread much but leave about 1 ½ " between the cookies.
• I took a drinking glass bottom and evenly pressed down slightly to flattened it a little so they are not a ball. I took a pinch of the sugar and sprinkled it on top just before putting into the oven. Bake for 8-10 minutes and leave on the pan for a minute after getting out of the oven before moving to a cooling rack.

Nutrition

Calories: 185kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 4gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 161mgPotassium: 122mgFiber: 1gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 139IUCalcium: 19mgIron: 1mg

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