Easy Chocolate Peanut Butter Filled Cookies Recipe. Bite sized and super soft, they make a great dessert or snack idea.
Every time I pull out the tub of peanut butter, I feel a little sad. I have friends who have crazy peanut allergies, and I can’t believe they cannot eat one of the best things that has ever happened in the world of food.
I can eat peanut butter everyday in sandwiches, with apples, or my personal favorite, with a fork straight out of the tub. So when I make them something for their birthday, I’m always careful to keep my peanut buttery hands away from anything that will later come into contact with my friend with such an unfortunate allergy.
Luckily, I have a friend whose birthday is coming up, and matches my love for peanut butter. This obviously means that I must bake cookies FILLED with the stuff. And this time, it will literally be filled with it.
So if you have a tub of peanut butter just calling out to you, waiting to be used, I would highly recommend these Chocolate Peanut Butter Filled Cookies. They are like a peanut butter cup but in cookie form. If you want chewy cookies with a pb filling, these peanut butter filled chocolate cookies are the perfect cookie for you.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Filled Cookies Ingredients
These peanut butter stuffed chocolate cookies are mainly made with pantry essentials. All you need is:
- all purpose flour
- cocoa powder
- baking soda
- white sugar
- brown sugar
- salted butter
- creamy peanut butter
- vanilla extract
- egg
- powdered sugar
That’s it!
Tips
Storage: Store these cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for around 5 days. You can store them in the fridge for up to 8 days, but they will begin to go dry.
Use a stand mixer to make the process easier. Mixing all of the dry ingredients and wet ingredients by hand can get exhausting. Putting the ingredients in the bowl of your stand mixer with a paddle attachment and having it do the work will make this recipe seem a whole lot more doable, especially the peanut butter center mixture.
Wet your hand a little when shaping the chocolate dough. To prevent the dough from sticking to the palm of your hand, I would recommend making them a little damp before shaping the cookie dough balls. This will ensure a smooth ball, which will look a lot better when it comes to baking time.
Variations
Try different mix-ins for the peanut butter mixture. I like a creamy peanut butter filling so I use creamy peanut butter, but you can use crunchy peanut butter or natural peanut butter in its place. Just know that if you are using the natural peanut butter, you will need to add a little bit more icing sugar to give it the proper texture. If you are allergic to peanut butter, try another nut butter such as almond butter.
Add in some chocolate chips. You can elevate this cookie recipe even more by adding some chocolate chips to the mix. I would try either dark chocolate or semi-sweet chocolate chips, as this would compliment the sweetness of these chocolate peanut butter cookies. Make sure to add some extra chocolate chips to the top!
More Cookie Recipes
Like these Chocolate Peanut Butter Filled Cookies? Then you will love these recipes for baked cookies:
- Gluten Free Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Healthy Peanut Butter and Banana Oat Cookies
- Ginger Double Chocolate Brownie Cookie
If you try this recipe, let me know! Rate it, leave a comment and tag me with #atasteofmadness on social media! I always love seeing what you are creating!
Chocolate Peanut Butter Filled Cookies
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar (+more for rolling)
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup salted butter, softened
- 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
Filling
- 1/2 cup icing sugar
- 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375˚F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, mix together the flour, cocoa and baking soda until fully combined.
- In a separate bowl, beat together the sugars, butter and 1/4 cup peanut butter until light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until fully combined. Stir in the flour mixture until fully incorporated and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, mix together the icing sugar and 3/4 cup of peanut butter until smooth.
- Take around 1 Tbsp of cookie cough and flatten with your palm. Place around 1-2 tsp of peanut butter filling in each then roll chocolate cookie dough over the peanut butter to close. Roll the cookie ball in sugar. Place the cookies on the prepared cookie sheet.
- Bake for 7-9 minutes. Let stand on baking sheet for 2 minutes, then move to wire racks to cool.
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I too love PB! The cookies look delicious – chocolate and PB is one of the best taste combinations ever. I wonder if it would work with crunchy?
Wow what a lovely cookies
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My husband would love these!
I am a huge peanut butter fan. Lost night I ate banana slices dipped in peanut butter just to take the edge off my craving. However these little cookies would be fantastic. Do you know that you have your comment section locked down? I no longer have a wordpress active account buy had to use this just to leave a comment.
What is icing sugar?
It’s the same thing as powdered sugar, or confectioners sugar 🙂
You can never go wrong with chocolate and peanut butter combo ! Love those gooey yumminess 😀
I love this delicious looking combo in cookies 😀
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CCU
Tasty cookies
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yummy filling & great cookies!!
I haven't made these in ages, but I remember them being fabulous.
Ooh, great filled cookies!
I'm so glad I don't have peanut allergies. These look delicious!
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Oh yummy! I just bought the new jar of PB on weekend and only 1/4 is left.. 😀
I'm not a huge fan of peanut butter, though I occasionally do enjoy it, but I love the peanut butter and chocolate combination! These peanut butter filled cookies sound like a really good idea- and they look really tasty too!
This is such a simple and great recipe. I am sure it taste as good as it looks!
I totally swooned when I saw these cookies! These are going to be an instant favorite!
I have been on a peanut butter kick lately…I'm eating it everyday. I wish I had one of your cookies now! They look perfect. Especially with a tall glass of milk!
You know what Cathleen, I watch too much American TV and that's where I learnt how to eat peanut butter straight out of the bottle. And I love it!
thank u so much for coming by and providing your comments… 🙂 i feel we both are the same – i started cooking as a necessity and now it's like an obsession, and i love to cook anything sweet more than savory!!! 🙂 these cookies look amazing… gladly following u… 🙂
Chocolate and peanut butter match perfectly! They look adorable!
Hi Cathleen, very addictive cookies. Nice pairing chocolate and peanut butter. 🙂
Have a nice week ahead.
I love peanut butter! I have been eating a lot of Justin's brand honey peanut butter, yum! These cookies look awesome.
I don’t see the step for filling the cookies.
How much filling do you use in each cookie ?
Would you just flatten the cookie a bit and place the filling in the middle and wrap the cookie dough around it or do you sandwich the filling in between 2 circles of dough and then roll in a ball?
Oops, so sorry! I just edited the recipe recently and took that step out! I do the first: flatten a little and place filling inside.
I just added that step in now. Thank you for catching it Gloria!
A must try cookie for sure. Lovely Peanut Butter flavor to it. Surely delicious and perfect and unique too.
It is so good! I am so addicted to these!
I love peanut butter with chocolate and your cookies look sooooo good! The gooey peanut butter in the cookie looks perfect and I want one or two or more NOW!!
It is the best combo!!
These are like peanut butter cups in cookie form! What a great idea and I’m excited to try this recipe because, fortunately, nobody has an allergy to peanut butter in our house!
It is so unfortunate that so many people have a peanut allergy. Then they can’t experience this!!
Chocolate cookies stuffed with peanut butter?! It’s like my wildest dream has come true! My kids are going to love helping me make these!
I am sure they would!! Thans Aleta!
Oooh that creamy PB center <3 I'm swooning over these! They sound and looks amazing…definitely making these!
Thanks Tammy! Let me know if you give them a go 🙂
How did you know I love chocolate and peanut butter so much!? I think you made these for me 😉 Haha! These look so yummy. I wouldn’t be able to stop at 1!
Hahah, it is the best combo, right??
Pb in the dough and PB in the center??? These cookies already have my heart. Plus they look so pretty and chewy, yum!
I can’t get enough of them!
Peanut butter and chocolate — it doesn’t get any better than that. A great treat for the kiddos. I know that my grandsons would be ecstatic if I made these cookies for them. They all love peanut butter. This is on my list to make this week.
I am sure they would! Let me know if you give it a go 🙂
I love this! It’s like a like a peanut butter cup in cookie form what is not to love about that?
Right?? It will quicly become a new favourite!
STUFFED?! I have never heard of that before. These sound very addictive. the pictures are making me hungry ! C
Yeah, it’s the best way to eat cookies 😉
I love chocolate and peanut butter together, such a delicious pair! These are extra fun because I bet biting into them and getting a hit of that creamy peanut butter makes these over-the-top fantastic!
Yes!! It’s the best surprise 🙂
These totally look like the gingersnap cookies my mom used to make when I was a little girl! But I love your chocolate peanut butter twist. 🙂
Ooh, your mother’s cookies sound good too!
Hi! This is an awesome idea.. Can it be made into something else? Like chocolate chip or vanilla shortbread or sugar cookie? Or.. Maybe even a peanut butter cookie ! Or put chocolate or Nutella inside peanut butter cookies..! For any of this though can I use store bought mixed dough/pre made? (For peanut butter cookies with chocolate i would make the cookies myself because they are easy )
Yes, those sound like amazing ideas. The possibilities are endless!!
I love the combination of peanut butter and chocolate, but I’ve never had them together in cookie form. These were a big hit with my family and friends, especially my PB-cup loving daughter!
It’s such a good combo!
These cookies were really tasty and super easy to make too. I had the kids make them for their own snacks once school let out for the summer.
It’s so fun to make 😉
This was a cookie version of a peanut butter cup which is my favorite candy. I loved these and how gooey they were.
So glad you liked it!
Move over Reese’s, these cookies will be our go to now, my kiddos loved them so uch!
That makes me so happy to hear 🙂
Chocolate and Pb is a match made in heaven. These little cookies look adorable and so yummy too! They surely would not last long in my house! ;D
It’s hard to keep them in the house long 😉
The combination of rich chocolate cookie dough and the creamy peanut butter filling was delightful. I also ove the balance of flavors and textures in these cookies, with the soft and chewy cookie exterior complementing the luscious peanut butter center.
Thank you so much!! I am so glad you liked it! 🙂
These turned out fabulous, very soft and the flavor was wonderful. Next time I am making a double batch because they’re disappearing fast!
Yay! That makes me so happy to hear!
This were a very tasty cookie, with the perfect combo of peanut butter and chocolate. The filling is incredible. Thanks for a great recipe!
It’s one of my favourites. So glad you liked it 🙂
These were so amazing! My little niece loved them so much that we made another batch of these cookies again today.
Aww so glad your niece loved them 🙂
Looks so yummy! I’m such a huge fan of peanut butter and I know these cookies will be a hit. Will save it for later so I can try out the recipe.
Yay! Let me know how they go 🙂