Chocolate Fudge Peanut Butter Stuffed Cookies

Total Time: 29 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 14 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup softened butter
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips, i used semi-sweet
• 1 cup cocoa powder

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f. and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or a silpat liner.
• 2 place peanut butter and sugar into a medium bowl, mix to combine then add egg, mixing until well combined. set aside.
• 3 in a stand or electric mixer, beat butter and sugars until well combined. add eggs and vanilla, beating until well combined.
• 4 place flour, baking soda, and salt into a large bowl. add to wet ingredients along with cocoa powder, and chocolate chips, slowly mixing until just combined. with a small cookie scoop, scoop peanut butter cookie dough into your hand. with a medium cookie scoop, scoop chocolate dough on top and on bottom of peanut butter dough. with hands, press chocolate dough around peanut butter dough, forming into a cookie shape. place onto prepared baking sheet, about 1 inch apart from each other. bake for 14 to 16 minutes, until cooked through. let cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. serve with milk.