Peanut Butter Chocolate Heart Cookies
This delicious cookie is crunchy on the outside, chewy on the inside and topped off with a dark chocolate heart.
Equipment
- Hand Mixer or
Ingredients
Cookie Dough
- ½ cup Unsalted Butter, room temperature
- ½ cup Granulated Sugar
- ½ cup Light Brown Sugar
- ¾ cup Peanut butter
- 1 large Egg, room temperature
- 1 ½ cup All-purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon Baking soda
- ½ teaspoon Baking powder
- ½ cup Granulated Sugar
- 24 Chocolate hearts
Instructions
Cookie dough
- Preheat oven to 375°
- Prepare 2 baking sheets by lining with parchment paper or silicone mats.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and baking powder. Set aside.
- Using a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, begin creaming the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until light and fluffy (2 - 4 minutes on medium speed). Scrape the bowl as needed. Note: a hand mixer may also be used
- Add the peanut butter. Mix on medium speed until well combined. Scrape the bowl as needed.
- Add the egg. Mix on medium speed until well combined. Scrape the bowl as needed.
- Add the flour mixture and mix on low speed until combined.
Sugar Coating
- Scoop approximately 1 ½ tablespoons of cookie dough and roll into a ball. Roll in the granulated sugar until well coated.
Bake and Cool
- Place the cookies onto the prepared baking sheets. Leave approximately 2 inches of space between each cookie.
- Bake cookies for 10 - 12 minutes, or until tops and edges of cookies are browning.
- Allow cookies to cool for 5 minutes. Place a chocolate heart in the center of each cookie.
- Let cookies cool on the baking sheets for an additional 5 to 10 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition
Calories: 163kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 3gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 113mgPotassium: 64mgFiber: 1gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 129IUCalcium: 16mgIron: 1mg
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