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Peanut Butter Chocolate Sugar Cookies

These buttery, delicate vanilla cookies are topped with a whipped peanut butter cream and then drizzled with a rich chocolate glaze.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 24 Servings
Calories: 199 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

For The Vanilla Cookie:
  • 1 cup unsalted butter softened (2 sticks)
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • granulated sugar for rolling cookies in
For The Peanut Butter Cream:
  • 1/4 cup butter softened (1/2 stick)
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup peanut butter
For The Chocolate Glaze:
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chips
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1/3 cup powdered sugar

Instructions

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  1. For vanilla cookies, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and mix to incorporate. Slowly add flour and salt and mix until combined. Chill dough for at least an hour.
  2. To make the peanut butter cream, mix peanut butter, butter and brown sugar until smooth.
  3. For the chocolate glaze, heat chocolate chips and milk in microwave for 10-15 seconds, remove and stir until chocolate chips are melted (you may need to heat it for another 10 seconds). Although the chips may not look melted, they will usually melt quickly when stirred, from the residual heat. When smooth, add powdered sugar and stir until smooth again. Spoon into a piping bag.
  4. When ready to bake cookies, heat oven to 350°F
  5. Roll dough into 1 inch balls, then toss in granulated sugar. Using a glass with a flat bottom that is about 1 and a half inches in diameter, press the dough ball to flatten. Dip glass bottom into sugar between cookies to keep it from sticking.
  6. Bake for 12-15 minutes until edges are golden. After removing from oven, allow to cool on baking sheets. Allow cookies to cool completely.
  7. When cookies are cool, spread a thin layer of peanut butter cream onto each cookie.
  8. Using the piping bag, drizzle chocolate glaze over cookies.
  9. Allow to sit for several hours before storing so that the chocolate glaze can firm up.

Notes

  • *When pressing cookies, try not to press so hard that the edges crack.**It is important to cool cookies completely before frosting with peanut butter cream, or else the peanut butter cream will melt.***Chocolate glaze will be wet when first applied, but it will firm up in a few hours.****For the chocolate glaze, I'm sure you could also make it in a double broiler, but I always use the microwave. Just be sure not to let it heat in the microwave too long, to avoid burning the chocolate. It takes very little time to melt, usually 10-15 seconds.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1Cookie Calories 199kcal (10%) Carbohydrates 20g (7%) Protein 2g (4%) Fat 12g (18%) Saturated Fat 7g (35%) Cholesterol 26mg (9%) Sodium 63mg (3%) Potassium 42mg (1%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 12g (24%) Vitamin A 305IU (6%) Calcium 14mg (1%) Iron 0.6mg (3%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 24Servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 199

% Daily Value*

Serving 1Cookie
Calories 199kcal 10%
Carbohydrates 20g 7%
Protein 2g 4%
Fat 12g 18%
Saturated Fat 7g 35%
Cholesterol 26mg 9%
Sodium 63mg 3%
Potassium 42mg 1%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 12g 24%
Vitamin A 305IU 6%
Calcium 14mg 1%
Iron 0.6mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.