Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie Cookies
These peanut butter pie cookies are rich, fudgy, and topped with that classic creamy peanut butter filling that you know and love in peanut butter pie. If you are a fan of chocolate and peanut butter, you’ve got to make these.
Chocolate and peanut butter is a classic combo. I don’t know if I’ve ever met someone that doesn’t like chocolate and peanut butter together. I’m sure there are those out there that don’t, but what I’m saying is, it’s a popular combination.
Every year my mom requests a chocolate cake with peanut butter icing. This year, I may be making these peanut butter pie cookies in addition to her birthday cake request. The chocolate cookies are like a rich, fudgy brownie cookie which forms the base of the cookie. After the cookies bake, a tablespoon is pressed in the center of the cookies to create an indent where the filling goes. The smooth, creamy peanut butter filling is piped into the center pocket of the cookies.
The details
As with most of my cookie recipes, these cookies require no dough chill time. When I’m making a recipe, I want to make it and be done, not wait around for step two, then step three. At this stage of my life I just don’t have that extra time to wait around. My four little ones don’t allow it :). Anyways, these cookies can be mixed together in just a few minutes and only take 10 minutes to bake.
Here’s how to make these
make the dough
To make these peanut butter pie cookies, you don’t need a handheld mixer or stand mixer. Just a large bowl and rubber spatula or whisk will do. To begin, you’ll add the wet ingredients, which include the butter, sugars, egg and vanilla. Whisk to combine, then add in the remaining ingredients. Mix just until combined.
Scoop the peanut butter pie cookies into 9 mounds on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Bake the cookies for 10 minutes.
indent the cookies
Once you remove the cookies from the oven, use a tablespoon to make an indent in the center of each cookie. Allow the peanut butter pie cookies to cool 5 minutes on the baking sheet before transferring to a wire cooling rack.
make the peanut butter pie filling
You’ll want to wait until the cookies are completely cool before you make the peanut butter pie filling. For this, I like to use a handheld mixer or stand mixer to get the mixture fluffy and smooth. Beat together the cream cheese, peanut butter and sugar until smooth and fluffy. Add in the heavy whipping cream and beat until stiff peaks form.
Scoop the peanut butter pie filling into a zip-top bag. Snip the one corner off of the bag. Now you are ready to pipe the filling onto the cooled cookies.
Drizzle the cookies with melted chocolate and chopped Reese’s peanut butter cups, if desired.
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie Cookies
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 9 1x
Description
Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie but in cookie form. These cookies are rich, fudgy, and topped with that creamy peanut butter filling. They’re just good.
Ingredients
Cookies
- 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup special dark cocoa powder (or black cocoa powder)
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 ½ teaspoons cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon salt
Peanut Butter Filling
- 6 tablespoons cream cheese
- ½ cup smooth peanut butter
- 2/3 cup powdered sugar
- ½ cup heavy whipping cream
- Reese’s peanut butter cups, for topping
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl, add butter, sugars, egg and vanilla. Whisk to combine. Add in the dry ingredients and whisk just until combined.
3. Scoop 9 cookie dough balls onto prepared baking sheet.
4. Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes. Remove from oven. Use a spoon or a 4 inch circle cookie cutter to make the cookie into a smooth circular shape. Use a tablespoon measuring spoon to make a cavity in the center of the cookie. This is for the peanut butter filling. Allow to cool 5 minutes on baking sheet before transferring to wire cooling rack.
5. While the cookies cool, make the peanut butter filling. In a large mixing bowl, add cream cheese, peanut butter and sugar. Beat with a handheld mixer until smooth and creamy. Add in the whipping cream and beat until stiff peaks form.
6. Scoop the filling into a zip-top bag. Snip the corner off of the bag, then pipe the filling into the center of the cookie. Drizzle with chocolate and top with Reese’s peanut butter cups. Enjoy!
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 10
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Delicious!!!
So glad you enjoyed these!
-Jolene