Peanut Butter-Filled Chocolate Cookies

Submitted by Deantini

"Seriously - if you love peanut butter and chocolate these cookes are a MUST try. Imagine a wonderful chewy chocolate cookie with a creamy peanut butter filling - it is as good as it sounds. The recipe is from Toronto Star. We made them today and they will be on our cookie tray for years to come - for sure! The recipe mentions that the cookie does well with a 15 second reheat in the microwave on day 3. I don't think we will get to try that in this household."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 24 cookies
• Serves: 24

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 cup cocoa powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup butter, at room temperature
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
• 1⁄4 cup peanuts, chopped (optional, we did not use and did not miss it)
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• Filling

• 3⁄4 cup icing sugar
• 1⁄2 cup creamy peanut butter

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 F / 180 C.
2. In medium sized bowl mix flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
3. Using electric mixer cream butter, sugar and brown sugar (and peanuts if using) until fluffy. Scrape down sides.
4. Add egg and vanilla, beat again until fluffy.
5. In two additions beat the flour mixture into the butter mixture, scrape down sides.
6. Form into 24 balls each about 1 1/2 tbsp size.
7. Filling - In small bowl stir together icing sugar and peanut butter. Form into 24 balls, each about 1 tsp size.
8. Between damp hands flatten 1 chocolate ball, top with 1 peanut butter ball. Shape chocolate dough over peanut filling until completely covered. Roll dough into ball. Repeat with remaining chocolate and peanut balls.
9. Place balls 1 inch apart on 2 parchment lined cookie sheets. Flatten slightly with bottom of glass to about 2 inches (5 cm).
10. Bake in oven for 8-10 min until just set. Cool 1 min on tray before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.

Reviews

[Noo8820]

I wholeheartedly agree with HokiesLady...these are seriously good cookies. The kids are going nuts for them, and me and DH are doing a good job at making them disappear rapidly too!<br/>Deeeelicious!<br/>Made and reviewed as a THANK YOU for tagging in PRMR during the recent TIC-TAC-TOE event.

 

[skyblue.annie]

These are actually so good! The dough seems a bit crumbly at first but melds together fine! Made 2 batches in 2 days, drizzled white chocolate over the second batch. :) definitely recommend!

 

[sslobodian]

impressive though I had to concentrate to figure the instructions out - just me maybe - just roll a small ball of filling up in a flattened ball of chocolate, then flatten

 

[lordsangel]

I made these the last two years and they have been a overwhelming success each time! It is now a tradition of ours to make these at Christmastime to put in the goodie bags we make for our friends and family. Yummy!!!

 

[HokiesMom]

Seriously I think this is one of the BEST cookies I've ever made. The texture of the finished cookie is light and fluffy. The surprise of the peanut butter ripple in the cookie is just pure heavenly. This recipe gave me exactly 24 portions of each type of dough with no waste and 24 perfect cookies baked in 9 minutes. They are so addicting. I truly cannot say enough about how wonderful these are. Will definitely be making them time and time again. Found this recipe in Went To The Market Tag Game.