Peanut Butter Filled Cookies Food

PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE CHUNK COOKIES

Steps:

• For the peanut butter filling: Line 2 regular baking sheets and 1 smaller one with parchment paper.
• Whisk together the peanut butter and confectioners' sugar in a medium bowl until smooth. Using a tablespoon scoop, portion into 18 rounds and place them on the small parchment-lined pan. Put them in the freezer to firm up, at least 20 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• For the cookie dough: Meanwhile, in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream together the brown sugar, butter and granulated sugar until nice and combined, about 2 minutes. Add the vanilla and egg and beat until smooth, scraping the bowl if necessary to make sure everything is incorporated.
• In a separate bowl, stir together the flour, coffee granules, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the mixer gradually, mixing on low until totally incorporated. Stir in the chocolate chunks.
• Scoop the cookie dough into eighteen 2-tablespoon portions and with your palm, flatten each scoop into a disc.
• Place one peanut butter round in the center of a dough disc. Bring the edges of the dough around the peanut butter round and enclose completely. Roll to ensure all the peanut butter is covered. Flatten with your palm, creating a disc shape once again. Repeat with the remaining peanut butter rounds and dough discs. Split the finished discs between the 2 lined baking sheets.
• Bake until the cookies are golden brown, 10 to 11 minutes. Transfer the cookies to a cooling rack and allow them to cool slightly before eating, 5 to 7 minutes.

PEANUT BUTTER-FILLED CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F / 180 C.
• In medium sized bowl mix flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
• Using electric mixer cream butter, sugar and brown sugar (and peanuts if using) until fluffy. Scrape down sides.
• Add egg and vanilla, beat again until fluffy.
• In two additions beat the flour mixture into the butter mixture, scrape down sides.
• Form into 24 balls each about 1 1/2 tbsp size.
• Filling - In small bowl stir together icing sugar and peanut butter. Form into 24 balls, each about 1 tsp size.
• Between damp hands flatten 1 chocolate ball, top with 1 peanut butter ball. Shape chocolate dough over peanut filling until completely covered. Roll dough into ball. Repeat with remaining chocolate and peanut balls.
• Place balls 1 inch apart on 2 parchment lined cookie sheets. Flatten slightly with bottom of glass to about 2 inches (5 cm).
• Bake in oven for 8-10 min until just set. Cool 1 min on tray before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.

FLUFFY PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream together shortening, peanut butter and sugars.
• Add vanilla.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each one.
• Mix together flour, baking soda and salt.
• Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture.
• Shape into 1 inch balls and place on ungreased baking sheets.
• Flatten slightly with a fork.
• Bake at 375 F for about 8 minutes until golden. When you take them out, they will be a bit soft but leave them on the sheet for a couple minutes and they will continue to cook.
• Remove from the sheet and cool on wire racks.
• Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl, beat filling ingredients until smooth.
• Spread on one half of cool cookies and top each with another cookie.

PEANUT-BUTTER SANDWICH COOKIES

Steps:

• Cookies: In a saucepan over medium heat, melt 1/2 stick butter. Add oats and cook, stirring, until toasted, 5 to 10 minutes. Spread mixture onto a parchment-lined baking sheet; let cool completely.
• In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. Beat remaining 1 stick butter with granulated and brown sugars on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add peanut butter; beat until well combined.
• Gradually add oat mixture and flour mixture; beat on low speed until combined. Roll out dough between 2 sheets of parchment 1/4 inch thick. Slide dough with parchment onto baking sheet and refrigerate until chilled, about 20 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Remove top layer of parchment; cut out cookies using a 2-inch round cookie cutter. Place cookies on parchment-lined baking sheets, spaced about 1 inch apart; sprinkle with turbinado sugar. Bake until golden, about 10 minutes. Let cool completely on sheets.
• Filling: In a medium bowl, beat all ingredients on medium speed until smooth. Transfer mixture to a pastry bag fitted with a 1/2-inch round tip (such as Ateco #806).
• Pipe filling in a spiral motion on bottom sides of half of cookies. Top with remaining cookies to form sandwiches. (Filled cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days.)

FUDGE-FILLED PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F
• In large bowl, beat 1/2 cup peanut butter, the shortening, sugar and brown sugar with mixer on medium speed until fluffy.
• Beat in egg until smooth.
• Beat in flour, baking powder and baking soda.
• Shape dough into 48 one-inch balls.
• On ungreased cookie sheet, place balls 1 inch apart.
• Flatten balls to 1/4 inch thickness by pressing with a fork in a crisscross pattern.
• Bake 4-8 minutes or until bottoms are golden brown.
• Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
• Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• In small microwavable, microwave chocolate chips uncovered on High about 1 minute or until softened; stir until smooth.
• Stir 1/4 cup peanut butter into chocolate until smooth.
• Cool to room temperature or until thickened.
• Sandwich pairs of cookies, bottoms together, with 1 t. chocolate mixture.
• Let stand about 1 hour or until chocolate is firm.

CHOCOLATE COOKIES WITH CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER FILLING

Steps:

• In medium bowl stir together Flour, cocoa powder and baking soda; set aside.
• Mix butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and 1/4 Cup of the peanut butter; beat this with mixer until well blended. Add egg, milk and vanilla and beat well.
• Beat in flour mixture.
• Shape this dough into 32 balls.
• For filling combine powdered sugar and remaining 1/2 Cup peanut butter with a mixer until its smooth; you might have to knead it a couple of times if it crumbles.
• Shape this dough into 32 balls (these will be smaller).
• Flatten each chocolate dough ball.
• Top with peanut butter dough ball.
• Shape chocolate ball around peanut butter ball and roll it all into one big ball.
• flatten with bottom of glass.
• Drop the flattened cookie into granulated sugar to coat just the one side.
• Bake in preheated 350 for 8 minutes.