Peanut Butter Stuffed Chocolate Sugar Cookies
My favorite chocolate sugar cookie, filled with sweet peanut butter cream and rolled in sparkling sugar. FYI: the scaling function on these recipe cards isn’t working reliably now, so I’d avoid using it.Â
- Yield: 10 cookies 1x
Ingredients
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1.5 cups + 2 TBSP all-purpose flour
¾ cup cocoa powder
½ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
14 TBSP butter, melted
1 ¾ cup packed brown sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 egg + 1 yolk
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
5 to 6 TBSP confectioner’s sugar
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Granulated sugar, for rolling (about 2/3 cup)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Cover two large baking sheets with parchment paper or just spray with non-stick spray.
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Whisk until very well mixed. In a second bowl, combine the melted butter, brown sugar, vanilla, egg, and yolk. Using a handheld mixer or a whisk, mix the butter/sugar mixture for 3 to 5 minutes, until light brown and well-creamed. Add to the dry mixture and stir to combine – don’t over mix.Â
- In a small bowl, stir together the peanut butter and confectioner’s sugar. You’re looking for a consistency that is thick enough for you to pinch off and roll into balls. So, just add enough sugar to get to that point (if 5 TBSP isn’t enough).
- Scoop out your cookies. Each should be 2 TBSP worth of dough. Roll them into balls. Using your palm, flatten the dough balls (see photo in post if you’d like a visual for this part).Â
- Roll balls of the peanut butter mixture, abut 1.5 tsp worth, and place in the center of each flattened piece of cookie dough. Pinch the edges of the dough up and over the peanut butter balls in the center, enclosing it, and continue to pinch and work/roll the dough until you have a round ball again, and the peanut butter is fully inside. Roll each cookie in some granulated sugar and place on your prepared baking sheets, spacing them at least 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 12 to 14 minutes, or until crinkled and cooked through. They will flatten out some as they cool, and will continue to crinkle.Â