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Ingredients
| salted butter: 1/2 cup |
| multipurpose shortening: 1/2 cup |
| granulated sugar: 1/2 cup |
| light brown sugar (packed): 1 cup |
| eggs: 2 (large) |
| vanilla extract: 1 tsp |
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 2 cups |
| unsweetened cocoa powder (sifted): 1/2 cup |
| baking powder: 1/2 tsp |
| baking soda: 1/2 tsp |
| semisweet chocolate chips (chips): 1 cup |
| peanut butter: 1/2 cup |
| light brown sugar (packed): 1/4 cup |
Chocolate Peanut Butter Surprise Cookies
Credit: Food.com
User rating:
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Prep Time
45 min -
Cook Time
90 min -
Servings
21 serving(s)
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- Cookies: Cream butter, shortening and sugars; add eggs and vanilla and beat until well mixed; sift dry ingredients except chocolate chips together, add to creamed mixture and mix well; stir in chocolate chips.
- Firm dough by chilling 1 hour.
- Filling: Cream peanut butter and brown sugar together.
- Assemble Cookies: Scoop dough by 1 1/4" scoop or heaping tablespoonful onto baking sheet; make thumbprint in center of cookie; drop peanut butter filling into each thumbrint.
- Flatten another scoop of dough in hand and cover each cookie, pressing edges together a bit.
- Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until bottom cookie edge is slightly browned.
- Carefully transfer to rack and cool.