Peanut Butter Buckeye Cookies
Buckeye Cookies are a delicious combination of peanut butter and chocolate. These delicious rich chocolate cookies are a baked version of the classic no bake buckeye balls candy.
Servings: 20 cookies
Calories: 271kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- ⅓ cup powdered sugar
- ¾ cup unsalted butter softened
- ¾ cup light brown sugar packed
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons milk
- ¾ cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375ºF and line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- Combine the first two ingredients (creamy peanut butter. and powdered sugar) until smooth. Set aside.
- Combine the softened unsalted butter together with the granulated and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract until combined.
- In a separate bowl, combine the unsweetened cocoa powder with the all purpose flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Slowly mix the dry mixture into the wet ingredients until a soft dough forms.
- Using a #40 cookie scoop (approx 1.6 tablespoons) scoop the cookie dough and roll into balls.
- Flatten the dough out into a circle and place a teaspoon's worth of peanut butter filling in the center of the flattened dough.
- Fold the dough up around the cookie, pinching the seams closed. If needed, add a little extra dough to close up the seams.
- Bake the cookie sheets in batches for 8 to 10 minutes.
- Allow the cookies to cool for ten minutes before adding the chocolate topping.
- In a microwave-safe bowl, heat the milk just it starts to feel hot. Pour the hot milk over the chocolate chips and allow it to sit so it melts the chocolate chips.
- Stir the chocolate mixture until smooth. If necessary, heat for an additional 5 seconds at a time - careful not to burn the chocolate.
- Drizzle chocolate into the center of each cookie and use the back of a spoon to swirl it around. Allow the chocolate to harden before storing.
Notes
The dough will be sticky. Spritzing your hands with oil will help prevent the dough from sticking to your hands while handling the dough.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 271kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 149mg | Potassium: 170mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 229IU | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 1mg
