Everyone knows that chocolate and peanut butter make a great combination. Stuffing cookies with little surprises is always a treat, so these chocolate filled peanut butter criss-crosses are sure to rank among your favorites!
With Thanksgiving behind us, thoughts have turned to Christmas. What would Christmas be without cookies?
For a while, my husband had an obsession with those little Hershey’s Drops. He goes in phases with his candy obsessions ;-) so when that phase ended, there were a few bags left in the cabinet.
When I made these, it didn’t take long for them to fly off the plate. Everyone here loves my soft and chewy peanut butter cookies so I knew they wouldn’t last! You might also want to try my Nutella Peanut Butter Cookies and these Snickers Peanut Butter Cookies if you loved the stuffed cookie route!
After you’ll mixed up the dough, roll a piece in your hands a moment, then flatten it in your palm. Place a Hershey’s Drop candy in the center of the cookie dough.
Close the cookie dough around the filling, forming a ball.
Roll gently in your hands and place on the cookie sheet. Flatten slightly in crisscross pattern with tines of fork.
Bake for 7 to 9 minutes, or until set and just beginning to brown. DO NOT OVERBAKE. Cookies will appear puffy when they come out of the oven and will relax and sink a little as they cool.
Cool 3-4 minutes on baking sheet. Remove cookies to racks to cool completely.
Chocolate Stuffed Peanut Butter Cookies
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Print It Rate ItIngredients
- 1 ¾ cups unbleached all purpose
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- ¾ cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 ¼ cups firmly packed light brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1 large egg
- Hershey's Drops candy
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt and baking soda. Set aside.
- In a large mixer bowl, beat butter, peanut butter and brown sugar on medium high speed until light and fluffy, about 4-5 minutes. Turn mixer down to low and add milk, vanilla and egg. Mix until combined then turn up to medium high for one minute. Scrape down sides of bowl and turn mixer on low.
- Slowly add the flour mixture until just combined.
- Measure a tablespoon of cookie dough and roll in your hands a moment, then flatten it in your palm. Place a Hershey's Drop candy in the center of the cookie dough. Close the cookie dough around the filling, forming a ball. Roll gently in your hands and place on the cookie sheet. Flatten slightly in crisscross pattern with tines of fork.
- Bake for 7 to 9 minutes, or until set and just beginning to brown. DO NOT OVERBAKE. Cookies will appear puffy when they come out of the oven and will relax and sink a little as they cool. Cool 3-4 minutes on baking sheet. Remove cookies to racks to cool completely.
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Amber says
I have a boat load of Hershey’s plain chocolate normal size bars. Could i substitute a square of that, perhaps cut and stacked for the Hershey’s kiss?
Amanda Formaro says
I’m sure that would work!
Karen P. says
how long do i put the butter in the microwave to achieve the right level of softness?
Amanda Formaro says
At 50% power for 10 seconds. Then 5 second increments until it feels right.
Chava says
Made these today and added coconut flakes. Super yummy thank you!
Amanda Formaro says
So glad you loved them!
Carolyn Hernandez says
Have or can these cookies be frozen successfully?
Amanda Formaro says
Hi Carolyn. I have not tried that. I would think if you want to prep the cookies and freeze them as dough they will be fine. I’m not positive how the completely baked cookies would hold up, simply because of the chocolate center. I THINK they would be fine, but I haven’t tested it!
Kim says
The same thing happened to my dough. Way to soft and sticky. There is no way I could roll them in my hand. Had to drop them by spoonfuls on the cookie sheet, press a melt into them and spoon more dough on top and couldn’t press them with a fork. They do taste great but spread out a lot and broke easily. I even refrigerated the dough for an hour and it was still like peanut butter flavored whip cream.
Amanda Formaro says
Oh my, that’s way too soft. Did you melt the butter? A common misconception is that “softened” butter means spreadable. It does not. Softened is the term that describes butter that “gives” slightly when you press your fingertip into it. But your finger should not be able to make a dent in the butter. You should still be able to slice firm pieces with a knife. The consistency of the butter can change the whole chemistry of a recipe. :) General rule of thumb is to take the butter out of the fridge and allow it to sit at room temperature for 20-30 minutes to achieve the “softened” state. The only other thing I can think if is either measuring out too much peanut butter or not enough flour. Sorry you had trouble!
Charity says
A whole tablespoon of vanilla seems like a lot. Is this correct?
Amanda Formaro says
Yes that’s correct :)
susan says
This is the best pb cookie I’ve ever made!
Amanda Formaro says
Yay, so glad you liked them!
Jennifer says
My cookie dough came out light and sticky. I followed the recipe to a T. What could have caused this? I can’t roll them.
Thanks Amanda!
Amanda Formaro says
Without being with you and seeing how you measured everything, I can say that the most common reason for this is 1) melting the butter and/or shortening instead of softening it, or allowing it to get too soft, or 2) measuring out too much peanut butter, or 3) not using enough flour. Sometimes your kitchen temperature can affect the dough, for example if you live in a ho and humid climate and don’t use or have air conditioning. There are many factors that could have been to blame.
Elaine says
Divine! I love chocolate & peanut butter together!
Amanda Formaro says
Thank you Elaine!
Amanda Bedford says
These look awesome! I make snickerdoodles with rolo candies and toffee chips in them that are similar to this. I can’t wait to try this one!
Amanda Formaro says
Mmmm those sound good too!
Casse-bonbec says
awfully yummy !
Doris Bartlett says
I can’t wait to make these
Amanda Formaro says
Hope you like them Doris!