Chocolate Peanut Butter Surprise Cookie Recipe

Chocolate cookies filled with a delicious creamy peanut butter center in every bite.!

The cookie dough has a hint of peanut butter in the fudgy dough and is a dream cookie for any peanut butter cookie lover.

One of our favorite flavor combinations is chocolate and peanut butter, so if you have someone in your home that also enjoys those flavors you're about to make some happy family members!

They are called surprise cookies because the magic is inside the cookie and wrapped with a wonderful chocolate dough that no one knows until they take that first bite.

In a hurry? We included a printed recipe card below with tips if you want to skip all the long writing in this post just scroll to the bottom!

Tips Before You Start These Surprise Chocolatey Cookies

• Peanut Butter: any brand of peanut butter will keep the cookie center moist do not use Natural peanut butter it has too much oil in it
• Additional Ingredients: mix-ins can be anything you like in candy, chocolate chips for the chopped chocolate. Just fold them in at the end
• The Dough: this can be a little tricky as it is sticky. Be sure to flour your hands or keep washing them as you mold the dough around the peanut butter filling

Chocolate Peanut Butter Surprise Cookie Additions

• peanut butter chips, milk chocolate chips, toffee chips, butterscotch chips, lemon chips, milk or white chocolate chips
• substitute sunflower seeds, chopped pretzels, or cereal for nuts
• dried fruits like cranberries for Christmas, colors add chopped maraschino cherries and white chocolate chips white, milk, and dark chocolate chunks
• chopped peanut butter cups or another chopped candy you prefer mint-filled chocolate candies chopped 
• chopped unwrapped caramels
• pistachios, pecans, macadamia nuts
• coconut
• pumpkin seeds for nut allergies
• cookies cant be left plain, rolled in cinnamon sugar, powdered sugar, or frosted
• add coconut and chocolate chips
• combinations: coconut, chocolate chips, maraschino cherries, and add almond or vanilla extract
• top with chocolate frosting chocolate

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Author: Claudia Lamascolo

Chocolate Peanut Butter Surprise Cookie Recipe

Chocolate cookies filled with a delicious creamy peanut butter center in every bite.

Prep time: 25 MinCook time: 10 MinTotal time: 35 Min

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar-packed
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter-softened
• 1/4 cup peanut butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons of milk
• Filling:
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• 3/4 cup peanut butter
• Mix both till smooth and make 28 small round balls and place on a cookie sheet refrigerate till ready to use.

Instructions

1. Directions:
2. Heat oven to 375 degrees and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
3. In a large bowl, whisk the flour, cocoa, and baking soda.
4. Add white sugar, brown sugar, butter, and 1/4 cup peanut butter, and beat using an electric mixer with a flat beater attachment until light and fluffy.
5. Add vanilla and egg, and beat until blended.
6. Stir in flour mixture until blended. Set aside.
7. Roll dough into 28 round pieces, using about a tablespoon of dough.
8. Flatten each piece in the palm of your hand, add a small peanut butter ball to the center, pull the dough around the ball, and when covered in chocolate roll into a ball.
9. Flatten with the back of a glass or the palm of your hand.
10. Keep washing your hands if they become sticky or use flour to remove excess dough..
11. Place 2 inches apart on baking sheets.
12. Bake at 375 degrees until set around 8 to 10 minutes do not overbake, or the cookie will be dry.
13. Cool completely, and dust with powdered sugar.
14. I didn't use a lot in the picture so you can see the cookie but I like these cookies dipped in the powdered sugar twice!

Notes

Chocolate Peanut Butter Surprise Cookie Additions

• peanut butter chips, milk chocolate chips, toffee chips, butterscotch chips, lemon chips, milk or white chocolate chips
• substitute sunflower seeds, chopped pretzels, or cereal for nuts
• dried fruits like cranberries for Christmas, colors add chopped maraschino cherries and white chocolate chips white, milk, and dark chocolate chunks
• chopped peanut butter cups or another chopped candy you prefer mint-filled chocolate candies chopped 
• chopped unwrapped caramels
• pistachios, pecans, macadamia nuts
• coconut
• pumpkin seeds for nut allergies
• cookies cant be left plain, rolled in cinnamon sugar, powdered sugar, or frosted
• add coconut and chocolate chips
• combinations: coconut, chocolate chips, maraschino cherries, and add almond or vanilla extract
• top with chocolate frosting chocolate

Nutrition Facts

Calories

129

Fat (grams)

7 g

Sat. Fat (grams)

3 g

Carbs (grams)

15 g

Fiber (grams)

1 g

Net carbs

14 g

Sugar (grams)

9 g

Protein (grams)

3 g

Sodium (milligrams)

54 mg

Cholesterol (grams)

12 mg

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