Description
Rich, fudgy chocolate cookies topped with a creamy peanut butter layer and finished with a decadent chocolate drizzle, combining the classic flavors of buckeye candy in cookie form.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup butter, melted
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 4 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Mix melted butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until smooth. Add eggs and vanilla, mixing well.
- In separate bowl, whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. Gradually mix into wet ingredients.
- Drop dough by spoonfuls onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake 10-12 minutes until edges are set.
- Cool completely on wire racks.
- Mix peanut butter and powdered sugar until smooth. Spread over cooled cookies.
- Melt chocolate chips and drizzle over peanut butter layer. Let set before serving.
Notes
- Don’t overmix dough to avoid tough cookies
- Let cookies cool completely before adding toppings
- Store in airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days
- For best results, use room temperature ingredients
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 85mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 25mg