Chocolate Fudge Peanut Butter Stuffed Cookies

This is from Picky Palate and too good not to share!

• Ready In: 29 mins
• Yields: 3 dozen

Ingredients

• Peanut Butter Cookie Centers

• 1  cup creamy peanut butter
• 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar
• 1  egg
• 1  cup  softened butter
• 1  cup granulated sugar
• 3⁄4 cup  packed light brown sugar
• 2  large eggs
• 1  tablespoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 3⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 1⁄2 cups chocolate chips, I used semi-sweet
• 1  cup cocoa powder

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or a silpat liner.
2. Place peanut butter and sugar into a medium bowl, mix to combine then add egg, mixing until well combined. Set aside.
3. In a stand or electric mixer, beat butter and sugars until well combined. Add eggs and vanilla, beating until well combined.
4. Place flour, baking soda, and salt into a large bowl. Add to wet ingredients along with cocoa powder, and chocolate chips, slowly mixing until just combined. With a small cookie scoop, scoop peanut butter cookie dough into your hand. With a medium cookie scoop, scoop chocolate dough on top and on bottom of peanut butter dough. With hands, press chocolate dough around peanut butter dough, forming into a cookie shape. Place onto prepared baking sheet, about 1 inch apart from each other. Bake for 14 to 16 minutes, until cooked through. Let cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. Serve with milk.