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    Home » Recipes

    Peanut Butter Stuffed Chocolate Cookies - An Easy Decadent Recipe

    January 18, 2019 by Patti Estep 6 Comments

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    Peanut butter stuffed chocolate cookies are moist, decadent, and easy to make. A rich chocolate cookie with peanut butter surprise inside.

    Peanut butter stuffed chocolate cookie stack

    I have several people in my family who love the combination of chocolate and peanut butter. So when I was asked to bring dessert on Christmas Eve I wanted to bring something chocolate and something decorative. 

    The Winter Woodland Cake I shared last week was the decorative dessert, and today I'm sharing an easy and delicious stuffed peanut butter chocolate cookie recipe.

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    Peanut butter filling on top of chocolate cookie dough

    The chocolate cookie dough is a basic one. I've shared Valentine's Day cookies and a Double Chocolate Chip cookie recipe with the same dough.

    The peanut butter filling is not just peanut butter but it's more like the inside of a peanut butter cup. I've also used this filling in my chocolate peanut butter cake recipe.

    These cookies are also pretty large. About 3-4 inches. You can make them smaller but I found it easier to make large ones. If you do, you may want to reduce the heat or decrease the baking time. Just keep an eye on the first batch and go from there.

    Making Peanut Butter Stuffed Cookies

    What You'll Need

    • butter
    • sugar
    • eggs
    • flour
    • cocoa powder
    • baking soda
    • salt
    • powdered sugar
    • creamy peanut butter
    Peanut butter filling on top of chocolate cookie dough

    Add peanut butter filling on top of chocolate cookie dough.

    Peanut butter stuffed chocolate cookies before baking

    Then sandwich the cookie with chocolate dough pinched together to enclose the filling.

    Peanut butter stuffed chocolate cookies cut in half with a glass of milk.

    If you are not a fan of chocolate, though I could never understand why you could try substituting flour for the cocoa powder.

    You could also use a different nut butter like almond or sunflower seed butter, especially since there are so many people with peanut allergies.

    A nice little surprise inside. Perfect with a glass of milk because they are rich but not dry at all.

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    Peanut Butter Stuffed Chocolate Cookies

    Peanut butter stuffed chocolate cookies are easy to make and a wonderful decadent surprise for anyone who eats them.
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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 30 minutes mins
    Additional Time 10 minutes mins
    Total Time 55 minutes mins
    Course Cookies
    Cuisine American
    Servings 36
    Calories 186 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    Cookie Dough

    • 1 cup butter softened
    • 2 cups granulated sugar
    • 2 eggs
    • 2 cups all purpose flour
    • 1 cup cocoa powder
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • 1 teaspoon salt

    Peanut Butter Filling

    • 1 cup powdered sugar
    • 1 cup creamy peanut butter
    • 2 tablespoons melted butter

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 375 degrees
    • Make the peanut butter filling by beating powdered sugar, peanut butter, and melted butter together in a mixing bowl. Set aside.
    • In another mixing bowl sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
    • In a third mixing bowl cream butter and sugar together.
    • Add eggs and vanilla. Mix well.
    • Start adding flour and cocoa powder mixture about 1/3 at a time, mixing well between.
    • Take some of the chocolate cookie batter and make a ball in the palms of your hand.
    • Then flatten the cookie dough balls onto a baking sheet.
    • Take some of the peanut butter filling and make a smaller ball. Flatten it and place it on top of the chocolate dough.
    • Make a top for the cookie by making another ball of the chocolate dough, flattened, and place it on top.
    • Press edges together to enclose the peanut butter filling.
    • Continue until the cookie sheet is filled.
    • Bake 7-10 minutes.
    • Remove and let cool for 10 minutes.
    • Transfer to a cooling rack or kitchen towel to continue to cool.
    • Once cool, keep them in a container with a lid for a few days.

    Notes

    The cookies I made were pretty big, about 4 inches wide. If you make them smaller you will yield more cookies.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1gCalories: 186kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 3gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 26mgSodium: 178mgFiber: 1gSugar: 15g

    Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although attempts have been made to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.

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    About Patti Estep

    Patti is the creator of Hearth and Vine, a home and garden blog filled with projects to inspire your creative side. She loves crafting, gardening, decorating and entertaining at her home in Pennsylvania. When she is not working on a project at home or searching for treasures at nurseries and thrift stores with her girlfriends, you’ll probably find her with family and friends, at a restaurant, or home party enjoying new and different food adventures.

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    Comments

    1. Natalie

      January 20, 2019 at 12:45 am

      These cookies look amazing! I love chocolate and peanut butter together ♥

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        January 20, 2019 at 11:40 am

        Thanks Natalie. I hope you get a chance to try them soon.

        Reply
    2. The Novice

      January 20, 2019 at 12:04 am

      Peanut butter and chocolate were made for each other. I don't think I could trust myself around these cookies... I'd polish off the whole batch within minutes!

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        January 20, 2019 at 11:41 am

        Yep. That can certainly be a problem for me too which is why I try to save making sweets for a special occasion or when there will be others around to indulge with me.

        Reply
    3. Carole

      January 18, 2019 at 9:05 am

      Neat cookie idea, something different is always fun. I'm banning myself from sweets for awhile which is hard. This will be a good one to try when I get fit again.

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        January 19, 2019 at 6:32 am

        I know what you mean Carole. I've cut back now too but I do hope you try it one day too.

        Reply

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