Buckeye Brownie Cookies
Buckeye Brownie Cookies are decadent pieces of brownie-like cookies, topped with peanut butter and chocolate! Satisfy your sweet tooth with this chocolaty dessert!
Add this dessert to your Christmas menu and be ready to be asked about the recipe. Your guests will surely love these! Try it alongside Millionaire Cranberry Salad, Red Velvet Cheesecake Bites, and Blueberry French Toast Casserole.
Buckeye Brownie Cookies Recipe
Buckeye Brownie Cookies have two of my favorite things – peanut butter and chocolate. I cannot believe that it is just now that I am sharing this recipe with you.
But it has become an obsession for quite some time now, especially that I was able to stock up on chocolate for the holidays!
It is undeniable that I have a sweet tooth and recipes like this excite me! This one is a keeper so if you have not tried it, then, this is the time to do so.
Christmas is just around the corner and desserts make your parties more festive. They taste great and they look great, too! Cookies, in general, are a great dessert option because of the ease of serving them.
What are Buckeye Brownie Cookies?
This dessert resembles and is named after the buckeye. They are made with a brownie as the base and peanut butter pressed at the center. Then, melted chocolate is put on top. Simple as it may seem, this dessert’s flavor combination is phenomenal, and the gooey texture adds up to its appeal.
How to Make Buckeye Brownie Cookies?
For a quick step-by-step tutorial, watch the recipe video attached above. But the general steps are as follows:
- Prep for baking: Preheat the oven as prescribed and prepare two baking sheets.
- Melt: Melt together the butter and bittersweet chocolate while stirring occasionally. Set aside to cool.
- Prepare the dough: In a bowl, mix the wet ingredients with sugar. In another bowl, mix the dry ingredients. Combine the cooled chocolate mixture into the wet mixture. Then, add in the dry mixture and stir to incorporate everything.
- Make peanut butter balls: In another bowl, combine the peanut butter and powdered sugar. Roll into balls then, set aside.
- Bake: Use a scooper to make uniform mounds of the dough and arrange them on the baking sheets. Bake just until they are set.
- Decorate: Once done, get the peanut butter balls and push them in the middle of each cookie. Allow a few more minutes to let them cool on the pan, then, put the cookies on the rack to cool further. Then, drizzle melted chocolate on top.
How Long to Bake Buckeye Brownie Cookies?
Baking time depends on the oven that you are using. Make sure that you get the temperature right by verifying with a thermometer. For this recipe, bake them for 10 minutes just until they are set on the surface, and avoid overbaking.
Should I chill the dough?
It is optional. You may skip this part if the dough is tacky but not too wet. If it is too thin, then, you can chill the dough for a few minutes in the fridge.
How long will they stay fresh?
Put these in an airtight container, and they will stay good for 3 to 4 days.
Can I freeze them?
Yes! Thaw them in the fridge before serving.
Buckeye Cookies Recipe Tips:
- When storing, put a piece of bread along with the cookies. It will absorb the moisture.
- If you love the flavor combinations in these, then, you will also love the Twix Cookies and these No-bake Cookies! Go ahead and give them a try.
- You may use your favorite brownie mix in this recipe if you are in a hurry.
- Add more of the powdered sugar if you find the batter too wet.
- You may use gluten-free flour in this recipe. I used the all-purpose kind but anything that works for you is fine.
Buckeye Brownie Cookies
Ingredients
- 8 oz bittersweet chocolate chopped
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature
- 2 large eggs
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 4 oz semisweet chocolate
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- Whisk together the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder in a medium bowl and set aside.
- Add butter and 8 oz of bittersweet chopped chocolate to a small, microwave-safe bowl and melt in 30 seconds increments, stirring occasionally until smooth. Set aside to slightly cool.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, vanilla, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the slightly cooled melted chocolate mixture to the egg mixture and stir to combine.
- Slowly add the flour mixture and stir until it is well combined. Chill for 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
- In another medium bowl, mix powdered sugar with peanut butter until fully combined, then roll it into 1 inch balls. Making about 24 balls, arrange them on a cookie tray covered with waxed paper. Set aside.
- Scoop about 1 1/2 - 2 tablespoons of dough onto the prepared baking sheets.
- Bake for 10 minutes or until the cookies look firm on the outside, careful to not overbake!
- Remove cookies from oven and immediately press lightly the peanut butter balls lightly into the center of each cookie. Cool the cookies for 5 minutes on the baking sheet, after that transfer to onto a cooling rack.
- Melt the semisweet chocolate in 30 seconds increments using the microwave, and stirring after each round. Spoon melted chocolate over the peanut butter balls.
- Chill for 10 minutes for the chocolate to settle and serve.
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