Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies - Stephanie's Sweet Treats (2024)

These chocolate peanut butter stuffed cookies are thick and chewy bakery style cookies. They are stuffed with creamy cinnamon peanut butter. These are the perfect cookies because they have crisp edges, but the center is super gooey.

These chocolate peanut butter stuffed cookies are the type of cookie where it is hard to eat just one! The peanut butter goes so well with the rich chocolate cookie!

When I first made this cookie, I was in love with how crisp the edges were, but with the peanut butter the centers were gooey!

If you are looking for more peanut butter chocolate recipes, try peanut butter cheesecake, peanut butter chip cookies, and peanut butter chocolate cupcakes.

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Why You Will Love This Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe

• Bakery style cookies- This makes very large cookies. They need to be big to stuff that peanut butter inside!
• Chocolate cookie- This cookie is incredible. It is rich and gooey and chocolatey. It is much chewier than a brownie cookie.
• Peanut butter stuffed- There is cinnamon mixed with the peanut butter, which puts the flavor over the top.
• Easy recipe- These cookies are easier to make than they seem!

Ingredient Notes for Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

Here are notes about the ingredients used.

• Peanut butter- I used JIF peanut butter. I don't recommend the natural peanut butter because you need a thicker peanut butter for this recipe. I prefer a creamy peanut butter filling, so I did not use crunchy peanut butter.
• Powdered sugar- Make sure the powdered sugar is sifted to avoid any grittiness.
• Brown Sugar- I used light brown sugar. Dark will work fine as well.
• Ground cinnamon- This is optional, but it really helps to bring more flavor to this cookie.
• Dutch process cocoa powder- I use this one. Make sure to use Dutch process cocoa powder for a richer cookie.
• Baking powder + baking soda- Use both to create the crispy edges and chewy centers.
• Chocolate chips- Use a high quality chocolate chip. Use dark or semi-sweet.

Ingredient Substitutions

• Dairy free- You can use your favorite dairy free options for this recipe!
• Gluten free- I haven't tested this gluten free. Let me know if you do.

Step By Step Instructions

Here are the steps to make and bake these cookies. You will need an electric mixer. Use a hand mixer or a stand mixer with a paddle attachment.

STEP 1: Make the peanut butter mixture. First, melt the peanut butter for 30 seconds in the microwave. Next step, add in the powdered sugar and cinnamon. Mix until combined.

STEP 2: Drop the peanut butter on the cookie sheet. Use a teaspoon and drop 2 peanut butter ball per cookie on wax paper. Freeze for 1 hour at least. This part can be done ahead of time.

STEP 3: Make the cookie dough. First, sift the dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Then, in a separate bowl, beat the unsalted butter, white sugar, and brown sugars on high for 2 minutes.

STEP 4: Add in wet ingredients. Then, add in the vanilla extract and eggs to the butter and sugar. Mix this on high for 2 minutes for the batter to emulsify. This part is very important.

STEP 5: Add in dry ingredients. Next, add in the flour mixture. Scrape the bowl several times to make sure it is all mixed in. Then, add in the chocolate chips.

STEP 6: Chill the dough. Chill the dough for at least 40 minutes chill time.

STEP 7: Shape dough. Take a 3 oz large cookie scoop. Flatten the cookie dough balls in your hand into a disc. Then, place a frozen peanut butter filling drop on the cookie dough. Roll the dough until you have a smooth ball.

STEP 8: Bake cookies. Heat oven to 350°F. Bake the cookies for 14-16 minutes. 6 per baking tray.

Top with extra chocolate chips. Let the baked cookies sit for 5 minutes in the baking sheet. Then, transfer them to a cooling rack.

See Also

Old Fashioned Fudge Recipe with Peanut ButterPeanut Butter Chunker Cookies - The Sweet and Simple KitchenBest Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Rice Crispy Treats.No-Bake Cacao Chip Peanut Butter Fudge Cookie Balls

Expert Baking Tips

There are two very important steps to making these cookies. The peanut butter and whipping the cookie dough.

To keep it gooey vs it being harder like other recipes, the peanut butter needs to be slightly melted at first. Then, to get that very gooey peanut butter center, the peanut needs to be frozen before using. Don't skip these steps!

Next, the cookie dough gets whipped together during the wet ingredients steps. This is called emulsification. This is going to ensure to that the butter is fully aerated. Same with the eggs.

You will notice that after you beat the eggs and vanilla it will be super fluffy. Almost like frosting!

Then, when you add the dry ingredients, for best results use as little air as you can. Over working the dough at this step will cause a tough cookie.

FAQ

Recipe Variations

• If you have a peanut allergy, you can use a different nut butter.
• If your cookies spread too much, you can add an extra 2 tablespoons of flour to the cookie dough.

• Parchment paper: I use premade sheets of parchment paper vs the roll of parchment paper. It makes baking a lot easier!
• Large cookie scoop: I love this OXO cookie scoop.

Storing and Freezing

Store these chocolate peanut butter stuffed cookies in an airtight container. Store at room temperature up to 5 days.

Freezing

These chocolate peanut butter stuffed cookies can be frozen. Store in an airtight container. Thaw for 1 hour before eating.

Other Cookie Recipes To Try

Try These Peanut Butter Recipes

• Reese's peanut butter cup pie
• Peanut butter chocolate chip cookies
• Peanut butter cheesecake
• Chocolate peanut butter cake
• Banana peanut butter cookies

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