Peanut Butter Stuffed Cookies

These peanut butter stuffed cookies are a type of cookie that has a creamy peanut butter filling inside a soft and chewy peanut butter cookie. It is a delicious treat for peanut butter lovers, as it has a double dose of peanut butter flavor.

Author: It is a Keeper

Meal Type: Milk Free

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: EASY

Prep. Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 13 minutes

Total Time: 23 minutes

Servings: 20 cookies

Calories: 114 kcal per serving

Ingredients

1 ½ cups - Creamy peanut butter
¾ cup - Powdered sugar
¾ cup - Creamy Peanut Butter
½ cup - Brown sugar
¼ cup - Granulated Sugar
1 tsp - Vanilla Extract
1 - Egg
1 ¼ cups - All Purpose Flour
½ tsp - Baking Soda
¼ tsp - Salt
1 ¼ cups - Flour
3 teaspoons - Baking Powder

Instructions

Using a medium bowl and a whisk or a hand beater, mix the peanut butter and powdered sugar until combined and smooth.
Use a small cookie scoop and roll into a ball.
Place into freezer while you make the cookie dough.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Using a standing mixer, beat together the sugars, peanut butter, shortening and eggs.
Then in a large bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt.
Gradually beat in the dry ingredients into the wet until a dough forms.
Using the large cookie scooper, scoop out some dough then make a well into the center.
Place peanut butter filling from the freezer and place a filling into the center of the indent.
Wrap dough over the filling and mold into a smooth ball of dough.
Roll the cookie dough ball in the sugar.
Place onto the cookie sheet and place into the oven and bake for 13-15 minutes or until a light golden brown.

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