Chocolate Buckeye Cookies
 
 
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Recipe type: Dessert
Ingredients
  • 1¾ cup all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup + 1 TBSP unsweetened cocoa powder (I used Divine Chocolate brand)
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • ½ tsp. kosher salt
  • 8 TBSP butter, room temp
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • Peanut Butter Topping:
  • ¾ cup creamy peanut butter
  • 4 TBSP butter, room temp
  • ¾ cup powdered sugar
  • ½ tsp vanilla
  • Chocolate Topping:
  • 1 (4-5 oz) baking bar - semi sweet
  • -or- 1¼ cup milk chocolate chips & 3-4 TBSP heavy cream
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. In a large bowl, beat butter and brown sugar together on medium speed for 2-3 minutes.
  3. Beat in egg and vanilla until combined.
  4. Add cocoa, baking soda, salt, and flour just until combined.
  5. Dough will be thick. Using cookie scoop or scoop by TBSPfuls - roll into a ball and place an inch apart on cookie sheet. Repeat.
  6. Using the bottom of a glass, slightly press down on each cookie to flatten the tops slightly.
  7. Bake 11-13 minutes.
  8. Cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes, then remove to wire rack to cool completely.
  9. Make the Peanut Butter Topping:
  10. Add all the ingredients in a bowl and beat on medium speed for 3-4 minutes.
  11. Scoop up the peanut butter by rounded teaspoons and frost each cookie leaving the edges showing.
  12. Make the chocolate topping:
  13. If using Baking Bar chocolate, melt in microwave for a minute on 50% power. Stir and heat in 30 second increments on 50% power until fully melted.
  14. If using chips/heavy cream, combine together and put in microwave and heat for 30 seconds and then 10 second increments until fully melted. If too thick, add another TBSP heavy cream.
  15. Let chocolate cool slightly, then dip the tops slightly into the chocolate. Let chocolate set for at least an hour, then store covered in a cool place for up to 10 days.
Recipe by Sweet Dash of Sass at http://sweetdashofsass.com/2019/10/chocolate-buckeye-cookies/