Cheesecake Stuffed Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
Servings: 42 cookies
Calories: 162kcal
Decadent, almost brownie like, chocolate cookies are studded with peanut butter chips before being stuffed with a rich, cheesecake filling. These Cheesecake Stuffed Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies are sure to disappear from your cookie jar at record speed.
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Ingredients
Cheesecake Filling
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
- 1 cup vegetable shortening
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup hot water
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2-1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 cups peanut butter chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Cheesecake Filling
- In a medium bowl, mix together cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream together shortening, brown sugar and sugar.
- Add eggs, water and vanilla and mix until combined.
- Add flour, cocoa powder, salt and baking soda and mix until just combined. Stir in peanut butter chips.
- Using a medium cookie scoop, fill 1/3 full of cookie batter. Place a teaspoon sized ball of cheesecake filling in the center and cover and fill scoop with additional cookie batter.
- Place dough on parchment or silicone lined baking sheets and bake for 10-12 minutes or until just set. Allow to cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes prior to moving to cooling racks to cool completely.
Nutrition
Calories: 162kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 120mg | Potassium: 36mg | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 85IU | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 0.6mg