Peanut Butter Stuffed Cookies

Heya,

My brother loves peanut butter. And I don't just mean likes, I mean he would eat it 3 meals a day everyday if he could. Of course this means I bake relatively frequently with peanut butter in a wide variety of sweet treats. Whilst not being a fan of the spread myself, I believe I have perfected this particular peanut butter dessert and my stuffed cookies have become increasingly popular. The surprise element of receiving a regular looking cookie, biting into it and finding a delicious stuffing is a joy for many making this recipe one of my most populars. the combination of chocolate chips and peanut butter gives these biscuits what my brother would describe as a "Reeses flavour" but not overpoweringly sweet. You could even switch up the spreads if you aren't a fan of peanut butter and use something such as chocolate spread (or even jam!) for the filling. It's a dish my family and friends enjoy and I hope you do to!

Here is my recipe for Peanut Butter Stuffed Cookies:

Ingredients: (Makes 24)

• 200g Butter, softened
• 150g Brown Sugar
• 100g Caster Sugar
• 1tsp Vanilla Extract
• 2tbs Milk (I use oat)
• 1 Egg
• 300g Plain Flour
• 1/4tsp Baking Powder
• 1/4tsp Baking Soda
• 60g Milk Chocolate Chips
• 240g Smooth Peanut Butter (you can use crunchy but it wont pipe as well)

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 175’c, gas mark 4
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and both sugars until smooth
3. Add the vanilla, milk and egg and continue to mix
4. Sift in the flour, baking powder and soda and mix until a dough forms
5. Add the chocolate chips and refrigerate for at least an hour
6. When cooled, make 24 balls of cookie dough and flatten slightly
7. Pour the peanut butter into a piping bag with a writing style nozzle
8. Pipe a 2tsp sized amount of peanut butter into the centre of each piece of dough and enclose it 
9. Place each piece of dough 2cm apart on baking trays and bake for 10-12 minutes
10. Enjoy!!