PEANUT BUTTER FILLED FUDGE COOKIES

Peanut Butter Filled Fudge Cookies image

Provided by Nor Mac

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 16

1/2 c + 2 tb butter, room temperature
3/4 c sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg
1 3/4 c all purpose flour
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 c unsweetened cocoa powder
FILLING
3 Tbsp melted butter
1/3 c peanut butter
1 c powdered sugar
TOPPING
1 c semi sweet chocolate chip or milk choc. chips
3 Tbsp cream

Steps:

1. Heat oven to 350 degree's. Make filling. : Melt butter in microwave just until melted. Add in the peanut butter and mix until smooth. Add in powdered sugar. stir until well combined. Gorm in to a ball. Place in refrigerator to cool.
2. Cookies : place 1/2 cup of butter +2 tablespoons in a bowl. Add sugar and beat well.
3. Add an egg and vanilla and continue to beat until well combined.
4. Sift the flour sugar baking soda baking powder salt and Cocoa into the bowl with the egg and sugar.
5. Beat until well combined. Form dough into a ball with your hands.
6. Place chocolate chips in a bowl stir in 3?tablespoons of cream. Heat in microwave just until melted mix well.
7. Break off pieces of cookie dough about the size of a meatball or jaw breaker. About 1 1/2 inches across to form a ball. Place balls on parchment lined sheet pan.
8. Press indentation into center of each cookie with thumb. Place about a 3/4 teaspoon size of peanut butter mixture into indentation and above indentation on top of cookie.Press to flatten peanut butter mixture on top of cookie.
9. Place a little bit of the chocolate mixture over the peanut butter mixture and spread. Place in oven for about 10- 15 minutes. Cookies may not seem done but they will be. Remove from oven and let cool on pan. If you bake them too much they will be dry. Remove from pan when they are cool. Serve and enjoy!