Description
Delicious chocolate cookies filled with creamy peanut butter.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup salted butter (softened)
- ½ cup + 2 tablespoons granulated sugar (divided)
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- ¾ cup peanut butter (divided)
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Begin by preheating your oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a medium bowl, mix the flour, cocoa powder, and baking soda until well combined. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, use a hand or stand mixer to cream together the butter, ½ cup granulated sugar, brown sugar, and ¼ cup of the peanut butter until the mixture is smooth and fluffy. Add the egg, milk, and vanilla extract, and beat until everything is fully incorporated. Gradually mix in the dry ingredients until the dough comes together. Once combined, roll the dough into 32 balls, each about 1¼ inch in size.
- To make the filling, stir together the powdered sugar and the remaining ½ cup of peanut butter in a small bowl until smooth. Roll this mixture into 32 smaller balls, about ¾ inch each.
- Take one of the chocolate dough balls and flatten it slightly in your hand. Place a peanut butter filling ball in the center, then fold the chocolate dough around it, completely encasing the filling. Roll the assembled dough into a smooth ball. Repeat this process for all remaining dough and filling.
- Pour the remaining 2 tablespoons of granulated sugar onto a small plate. Lightly press the top of each cookie with the bottom of a glass dipped in the sugar to flatten them slightly. Arrange the cookies on the baking sheet, leaving about 2 inches of space between them.
- Bake for about eight minutes or until the cookies are just set and the tops have slight cracks. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for one minute, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Store cookies in an airtight container for up to a week.
- For a crunchier texture, bake for an additional minute.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 20mg