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