Fudgy Chocolate Peanut Butter Thumbprints Food

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a mixer with a paddle attachment, cream the butter. Add the sugar and continue creaming, then add the vanilla and mix. Mix in the flour and salt. Add the milk and chopped chocolate and mix. Roll into 1 1/2-inch balls and dip the top of the ball in chopped peanuts. Place on a cookie sheet 1 1/2 inches apart and push your thumb in the middle to make a depression. Bake until light golden brown, about 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool while you make the filling.
• To make the filling, over hot water melt the chocolate then stir in the remaining ingredients. Cool 5 minutes then fill the centers of the cookies. Allow to slightly set, approximately 10 minutes.

PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE THUMBPRINTS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, use an electric hand mixer to cream together the butter, peanut butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg and vanilla. In a separate bowl, combine the flour and salt. Beat the dry mixture into the creamed mixture just until slightly combined. Finish by mixing with a wooden spoon until crumbly and then use your hands to work it into a soft dough.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Use a medium cookie scoop or spoon to scoop the dough out and roll into 1-inch balls, and place balls 2-inches apart on parchment paper lined or ungreased cookie sheets. Make an indention in the center of each cookie using your thumb or index finger. Use your fingers to reshape the cookie and smooth out any large cracks.
• Bake for 11 to 12 minutes, until lightly golden brown on the bottoms. Cookies will seem soft but will set up as they cool. Immediately transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool as soon as they come out of the oven. Allow to cool completely before filling with the ganache.
• Pour the heavy cream and corn syrup into a small heavy-bottomed saucepan and bring to a low simmer over MEDIUM heat. Remove the pan from the heat just before the cream begins to boil. Add the chocolate chips, but do not stir. Let the mixture stand, off the heat, for 5 minutes, and then stir until completely smooth. Allow the ganache to cool for 15 minutes.
• Fill each thumbprint with about 1 teaspoon of ganache. To easily fill thumbprints, pour ganache into a plastic storage bag and snip the corner for easy dispensing. You can also use a plastic squeeze bottle to dispense or just use a small spoon.

PEANUT BUTTER THUMBPRINTS

Steps:

• HEAT oven to 375 degrees F.
• COMBINE brown sugar, peanut butter, shortening, milk and vanilla in bowl of electric mixer; beat at medium speed until well blended. Beat in egg just until blended.
• COMBINE flour, baking soda and salt in medium bowl. Beat into peanut butter mixture at low speed just until blended.
• SHAPE dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in granulated sugar. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
• BAKE 6 minutes. Immediately press centers of cookies with back of measuring teaspoon. Bake 3 minutes longer or until cookies are set and just beginning to brown. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet.
• SPOON preserves into center of each cookie. Place on cooling rack to cool completely.

CHOCOLATE-PEANUT BUTTER THUMBPRINT COOKIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and move a rack to the middle of the oven. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, set aside.
• Combine the peanut butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla extract and egg in a large bowl and stir until fully combined. Form 24 balls, 1-inch in diameter, and set evenly spaced apart on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake until lightly browned and crisp on the edges, 15 minutes.
• Remove the cookies from the oven, and cool for 5 minutes. Use your thumb or the back of a spoon to press into the middle of each cookie to create an indent about 1/4-inch deep. Spoon 1/2 teaspoon of the chocolate-hazelnut spread into each cookie indent, refrigerate until the chocolate-hazelnut filling is no longer runny, 10 to 15 minutes.

PEANUT BUTTER AND CHOCOLATE FUDGE

Steps:

• Line an 8- or 9-inch square baking pan with parchment paper, leaving 2 to 3 inches overhang on the sides.
• Combine milk chocolate chips, semisweet chocolate chips, condensed milk, and salt in a large microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high until mostly melted, about 2 minutes. Stir with a soft spatula until creamy. Mix in peanut butter and microwave for 1 minute. Add vanilla extract and stir until smooth. Transfer to the prepared baking pan and smooth top with a spatula.
• Combine peanut butter chips and milk in a small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high for 1 minute. Stir, and continue to microwave in 30 second increments, stirring in between, until mixture is smooth. Pour on top of the fudge mixture and smooth top with a spatula. Place in the refrigerator until firm, about 2 hours.

DREAMY CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine pumpkin with brownie mix and stir until smooth. Add chocolate syrup and stir until blended. The batter will be very thick, but don't add anything else!
• Spray a square baking pan (9-inch by 9-inch works best) with nonstick spray. Spread the batter into the pan.
• Then spoon peanut butter on top and use a knife to swirl it around.
• Bake in the oven for 35 minutes. The batter will remain very thick and fudgy and it should look undercooked.
• Allow the fudge to cool, then cover the pan with foil and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Cut into 36 squares. Then get ready for a fudge frenzy!

FUDGY CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER THUMBPRINTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F
• Lightly spray large cookie sheets with non-stick cooking spray, or line with cooking parchment paper.
• Reserve frosting packet from brownie mix.
• In large bowl, beat brownie mix, 1/2 cup peanut butter, the eggs and vanilla with electric mixer on low speed 20 seconds. Beat on high speed 30 to 40 seconds or until completely mixed.
• Stir in chocolate chips.
• Drop 24 heaping tablespoons of dough 2 inches apart onto cookie sheets.
• Press thumb into center of each cookie to make indentation, but do not press all the way to the cookie sheet (if dough sticks to thumb, spray thumb with cooking spray).
• Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until almost no indentation remains when touched.
• Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack.
• Cool completely, about 20 minutes.
• In small bowl, beat contents of reserved frosting packet, 1/3 cup peanut butter and the butter with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.
• Fill each thumbprint indentation with 2 teaspoons frosting mixture, spreading slightly; sprinkle with peanuts.
• Let stand until frosting mixture is set.
• Store loosely covered in single layer.

CHOCOLATE AND PEANUT BUTTER THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Steps:

• HEAT oven to 350ºF. Spray baking sheets with no-stick cooking spray; set aside.
• COMBINE 1/2 cup shortening, sugar, 1 tablespoon milk, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and egg yolk in medium bowl; beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. Add melted chocolate; mix well. Combine flour and salt; add to chocolate mixture. Mix until blended.
• STIR in chocolate chips. Form dough into 1-inch balls. Place 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheet. Press thumb gently into center of each cookie.
• BAKE 8 minutes. Re-press centers after baking. Remove to cooling rack; cool completely. Spoon or pipe peanut butter cream filling into center of each cookie.
• Peanut Butter Cream Filling: COMBINE 2 tablespoons shortening and peanut butter in medium bowl. Stir until blended. Add powdered sugar; stir well. Add 2 tablespoons milk and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; stir until smooth. Fill cooled thumbprint cookies.

CHOCOLATE PEANUT THUMBPRINTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Beat granulated sugar, butter, vanilla, chocolate and egg in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour and salt.
• Shape dough by tablespoonfuls into balls. Place about 3 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Press thumb or end of wooden spoon into center of each cookie to make indentation, but do not press all the way through.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until firm. Quickly remake indentations with end of wooden spoon if necessary. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• Mix peanut butter and powdered sugar. Fill each thumbprint with about 1 teaspoon peanut butter mixture or jelly. Sprinkle with peanut brittle.