Description
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies with Reese’s Peanut Butter Filling: Soft, fudgy chocolate cookies enveloping a creamy peanut butter center and finished with a snowy crackled coating.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup powdered sugar (for rolling)
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 tbsp powdered sugar
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix peanut butter and powdered sugar until thick. Scoop ½-teaspoon portions and freeze for 20 minutes.
- In a medium bowl, whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt.
- Beat butter and granulated sugar until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well.
- Add dry ingredients to the wet mixture and combine into a sticky dough. Chill for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheets with parchment.
- Scoop 1 tablespoon of dough, flatten slightly, and place a frozen peanut butter ball in the center. Wrap the dough around it and seal.
- Roll each ball in powdered sugar and place on the baking sheet.
- Bake 10–12 minutes until the tops crackle and the edges are set.
- Cool completely before serving for the perfect fudgy texture.
Notes
- Chill the dough and the peanut butter centers as directed to ensure a fudgy, stuffed center.
- Do not overbake; cookies crackle on top when done.
- Let cookies cool fully for best texture before serving.
- Yield is about 20 cookies; adjust batch size as needed.
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days or freeze for longer storage.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 10–12 minutes
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 171
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 60 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 19 g
- Fiber: 11 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 31 mg
Keywords: Chocolate Crinkle Cookies, Reese's Peanut Butter Filling, peanut butter stuffed cookies, chocolate cookies, fudgy cookies, holiday baking