Peanut Butter Stuffed Chocolate Cookies

5 from 4 votes

Published on September 15, 2023

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These delicious Peanut Butter Stuffed Chocolate Cookies are so amazing. Rich chocolate cookie dough stuffed with peanut butter balls bake into a wonderful treat.

Peanut Butter Stuffed Chocolate Cookies

The tasty combination of peanut butter and chocolate make this recipe so decadent. It is absolutely wonderful, and each bite is packed with peanut butter.

These stuffed cookies sound so fancy but they are very easy to make. If you loved the recipe for Peanut Butter Stuffed Cookies, you definitely want to try this chocolate version.

Why you will love this recipe:

Bakery Style Cookies. These are large delicious cookies with even more goodness stuffed inside.
Chocolate and Peanut Butter Combination. This is the best combination and the cookies are amazing.
Filling in the middle. The peanut butter filling takes this cookie to the next level. One bite and you will understand.
The recipe is super easy. The cookies turn out fantastic without much work.

Ingredients:

Peanut Butter Filling:

Creamy Peanut Butter
Powdered Sugar
Vanilla Extract

Cookies:

All Purpose Flour
Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
Cornstarch
Baking Powder
Baking Soda
Salt
Unsalted Butter (softened)
Brown Sugar
Granulated Sugar
Vanilla Extract
large Eggs (room temperature)

How to make Peanut Butter Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies:

Step 1. Combine the peanut butter filling. Mix together the peanut butter filling ingredients.
Step 2. Scoop the filling on wax paper. Place the mixture in 18 dollops on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Step 3. Place the peanut butter mixture in the freezer. Freeze the dollops while you prepare the cookie dough.
Step 4. Combine the dry ingredients. In a mixing bowl, stir together the flour, cocoa powder, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
Step 5. Get out a separate bowl. In a separate bowl, beat together the butter with the brown sugar and granulated sugar with a hand held mixer or stand up mixer until light and fluffy.
Step 6. Mix in the vanilla and eggs. Then add in the eggs and vanilla extract. Mix until combined.

Step 7. Combine the wet ingredients and dry ingredients together. Reduce the speed on the mixer to low and slowly mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined. Do no over mix. Gently stir in the chocolate chips (reserve some for the topping on the cookies).

Mixing the wet and dry ingredients together with chocolate chips

Step 8. Refrigerate the dough. Cover the dough and chill for at least 30 minutes.
Step 9. Preheat the oven. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Step 10. Get the dough and peanut butter mixture. Remove the dough from the refrigerator and the peanut butter dollars from the freezer.
Step 11. Form the cookies. Wrap each of the peanut butter dollops with the cookie dough. Then place on a baking sheet at least 2 inches apart.

Top each cookie with the remaining chocolate chips.
Step 12. Bake the cookie dough balls. Bake for 14-16 minutes until the cookies are lightly golden brown.
Step 13. Allow to cool. Let the cookies cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet then move them to a wire rack to cool completely.

process of wrapping peanut butter dollops with cookie dough and baking

Step 14. Serve and enjoy this treat. Then the cookies are ready to serve and enjoy!

Storage:

Store the leftovers in an airtight container or ziplock bag at room temperature for up to 4-5 days.

Peanut Butter Stuffed Chocolate Cookies up close.

Can you freeze these cookies?

Yes, this recipe is easy to freeze to enjoy later. Allow the cookies to cool completely.

Place inside a freezer container and separate with wax paper. Freeze up to 3 months. Allow to thaw in the fridge overnight when ready to serve.

This is a great way to always have cookies ready for last minute events or potlucks. You can just thaw from the freezer and enjoy.

Tips for Success

Room temperature baking sheet. Make sure that you do not reuse a warm baking sheet if making these in batches. It should not still be warm out of the oven or the cookies will spread too much.
Refrigerate the dough. Make sure to follow this step to ensure the cookies don’t spread out too much. If doing several batches, keep in the fridge until ready to place in the oven.
Freeze the peanut butter mixture. Do not skip this step. You need to freeze the peanut butter mixture before putting this inside the cookies. This is important for the baking process so it does not spread out of the cookies.
Mixer. If it not necessary but helpful to use a stand mixer with a paddle attachment. The bowl of a stand mixer can accommodate a lot of ingredients and it’s so quick to combine.

Variations

Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe. Substitute chocolate chip cookie dough in this recipe for another great cookie flavor.
Sea Salt. Sprinkle sea salt on the cookies before baking if desired.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I make smaller cookies?

We do not recommend making the cookies smaller. They need to be large enough to wrap the peanut butter around it.

Why did my cookies spread when baking?

This can be due to a few reasons. If you did not refrigerate the dough and freeze the peanut butter filling, it will spread during the baking process.

It is important that you do not skip these steps.