Description
Delicious Peanut Butter Stuffed Cookies feature a rich chocolate cookie exterior filled with a soft, creamy peanut butter center, combining the perfect balance of sweet, salty, and chocolaty flavors in each bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Peanut Butter Filling
- 1 cup smooth peanut butter
Cookie Dough
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ cup white granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 3 cups white flour
- ⅓ cup cocoa powder
Instructions
- Preheat Oven and Prepare Peanut Butter: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and place 12 uniform dollops of the smooth peanut butter onto it. Freeze these dollops to firm up while you prepare the cookie dough.
- Cream Butter and Sugars: In a large mixing bowl, cream together the softened unsalted butter with both the brown sugar and white granulated sugar until the mixture becomes smooth and fluffy, ensuring an even texture for your cookies.
- Add Eggs: Crack in the eggs and whisk thoroughly to fully incorporate them into the creamed butter and sugar mixture, creating a homogeneous cookie dough base.
- Incorporate Dry Ingredients: Gently whisk in the baking soda, baking powder, flour, and cocoa powder. Mix carefully until there are no clumps of dry ingredients left, forming a smooth cookie dough with a rich chocolate flavor.
- Assemble Cookies: Take each frozen peanut butter dollop and envelop it completely with the prepared cookie dough, shaping the dough around the peanut butter so it’s fully stuffed inside.
- Bake: Place six cookies on the prepared cookie sheet and bake in the preheated oven for 12 minutes. Repeat with the remaining cookies as needed.
- Cool and Serve: Once baked, allow the cookies to cool slightly on the cookie sheet to set before carefully removing them. Serve warm or at room temperature and enjoy the delightful combination of chocolate and peanut butter.
Notes
- Freezing the peanut butter helps prevent it from melting too quickly during baking, keeping the center intact.
- Ensure the butter is softened for easier creaming and better texture in the cookie dough.
- You can substitute smooth peanut butter with crunchy if you prefer added texture.
- For a richer chocolate flavor, you may increase the cocoa powder to ½ cup, but this might slightly affect the dough texture.
- Store cooled cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days or refrigerate for up to a week.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: Peanut Butter Stuffed Cookies, chocolate cookies, peanut butter filling, homemade cookies, baked desserts
