Chocolate Cookies With Creamy Peanut Butter Filling

Heather Reynolds in Virginia's Note:

The title says it all! These are very fast, easy and with ingredients I usually have on hand.

• Total Time: 35 mins
• Prep Time: 35 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 32 cookies

• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ cup butter (softened)
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• ½ cup brown sugar (packed)
• ¾ cup peanut butter
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ¾ cup powdered sugar

Directions:

1. In medium bowl stir together Flour, cocoa powder and baking soda; set aside.
2. Mix butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and 1/4 Cup of the peanut butter; beat this with mixer until well blended. Add egg, milk and vanilla and beat well.
3. Beat in flour mixture.
4. Shape this dough into 32 balls.
5. For filling combine powdered sugar and remaining 1/2 Cup peanut butter with a mixer until its smooth; you might have to knead it a couple of times if it crumbles.
6. Shape this dough into 32 balls (these will be smaller).
7. Flatten each chocolate dough ball.
8. Top with peanut butter dough ball.
9. Shape chocolate ball around peanut butter ball and roll it all into one big ball.
10. flatten with bottom of glass.
11. Drop the flattened cookie into granulated sugar to coat just the one side.
12. Bake in preheated 350 for 8 minutes.

Reviews

[PumpKIM]

These are ridiculously good! A little more effort needs to be put into assembling them than with most cookies, but it is well worth it. One suggestion, though. You should describe how big to make each of the balls in the directions, as I was only able to get 24 cookies with the sizes of mine!

[VintageFairy]

I made these cookies today exactly per the recipe. They were delish. My husband and best friend ate the whole batch. FANTASTIC! Thanks for sharing.

[Vye367]

I agree with Jezski; these were not only easy but fun to make. I halved the cookie recipe and kept the filling recipe the way it was because of the previous review, but had way too much filling that way. Ah well. Mom said they were very sweet, but that didn't stop her from eating almost the whole (half) batch in two days! I will try these again, maybe with a tad less sugar, or more cocoa, or something. Thanks!