These chocolate peanut butter cookies are EASY to make. Suprise cookies have a soft chocolate outer with a peanut butter filled center and are delicious.
Ingredients
1 1/2cupsall-purpose flour
1/2cupunsweetened cocoa
1/2teaspoonbaking soda
1/4teaspoonsalt
1/2cupgranulated sugar, plus more for rolling
1/2cuppacked brown sugar
1/2cupunsalted butter, softened
1cupcreamy peanut butter, divided
1teaspoonvanilla extract
1egg
3/4cuppowdered sugar
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375º F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together sugars, butter and 1/4 cup of peanut butter until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla and egg, beating to combine. Stir in the flour mixture and stir to combine, blending well. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, mix together powdered sugar and remaining 3/4 cup of peanut butter until smooth.
Pull off a heaping tablespoon of cookie dough and flatten with your hands. Take about 1 teaspoon of peanut butter mixture and place it in the center of the chocolate dough. Wrap the chocolate dough around the peanut butter center, pressing to seal. Roll the cookie into a ball and roll the cookie in the sugar. Place cookies on the prepared baking sheet 2 inches apart. Using the bottom of a glass, flatten each cookie to about a 1/2 inch thickness.
Bake in preheated oven for 7 to 9 minutes. Let stand on the baking sheet for 2 minutes, then remove to a wire rack.