Peanut Butter Chocolate Cookies
- Prep Time 20 min.
- Cook Time 10 min.
- Serves 12
Recipe Provided By: Taste of Home
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1. Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter, divided
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup baking cocoa
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
Nutrition Info
Per Serving
- Calories: 363 kcal
- Carbohydrates: 42 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2 g
- Fat: 19 g
- Protein: 8 g
- Sugars: 26 g
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2. Cooking Directions
- In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, sugars and 1/4 cup peanut butter. Added egg and vanilla; mix well. Combine flour, cocoa and baking soda; add to creamed mixture and mix well.
- Blend confectioners' sugar with remaining peanut butter until smooth. Roll into 24 balls, 1 in. each. Divide dough into 24 pieces; flatten each into a 3-in. circle.
- Place one peanut butter ball on each circle; bring edges over to completely cover it. (Dough may crack; reshape cookies as needed.) Place cookies with seam side down on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten each cookie slightly with the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar. Bake at 375 degrees F for 7-9 minutes or until set.
Yield: 12 servings
3. Still Hungry?
This recipe was featured in our Sunday paper and I just had to try it. Kids really love the peanut butter surprise inside the cookie.
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Kids ABSOLUTE favorite!!!!!!!!!!
Lisa - December 17, 2007 09:47:03 AM PSTMy now adult sons BEG for this cookie all the time. It is also one of my eight year old daughter's favorites to make. I make the peanut butter ball filling ahead to speed up the prep when we're ready to bake.
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Awesome Couple Cookie
jimrc8s - June 15, 2007 08:37:30 AM PSTMy wife and I made these together they were easy and great!!!!
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kind of confusing
Michael G - June 13, 2007 08:04:10 PM PSTbut once i stated doing it it fell together nicley, very very tasty
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big kids love it
Amy - September 8, 2008 02:52:36 PM PSTsome can't resist chocolate, some can't resist peanut butter so this is a great combo. this recipe is like the cookie version of reese's peanut butter cups.
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