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*NOTE* This post was updated on January 10, 2015 with new photos and an updated recipe that is in a printable format. Still delicious as ever!
Here we are in the 9th week of the 12 Weeks of Christmas Cookies and also Thanksgiving week! I’m posting one day early as I figure most people will be busy on Thanksgiving spending time with family and friends. And that means that Christmas is a little over one month away! We’ll be wrapping up this series the week before Christmas so you’ll have plenty of time to either make up some extras or sit back and relax if you’ve been baking along with us.
Now on to this week’s cookie selection: Buckeye Delights Cookie Bites. Again, this was a selection by my son. I first tried the related candy, Buckeye Balls several years ago. Whew! Are those sweet with all that confectioners sugar in them! I thought these might be a little less sweet since they have more chocolate than peanut butter and I was right! They are more chocolatey with only a hint of the peanut butter taste. But wow, the chocolate topping sure is sweet an these are quite rich! And while not difficult to prepare, they do take some time because of some waiting time (see my notes below). My daughter ended up helping to make these about half way through until the end when she ended up going over to a friend’s house so I had to do the filling and toppings myself. All in all, I’m glad I tried them!
I hope you enjoy them too!
Ingredients
Chocolate Cookie Base
- ¾ cup butter softened
- 1 ¼ cups white sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 ¼ teaspoons baking powder
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
Peanut Butter Filling
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- ½ cup peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Topping
- ½ cup low-fat milk
- ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
Instructions
To Make Cookie Base
- Heat oven to 350°F.
- Spray 36 mini muffin cups with non-stick cooking spray; set aside.
- In large bowl, cream butter and sugar together. Add egg and mix until blended. Add dry ingredients, flour through salt and stir just until dough forms. Press about 1 tablespoon dough into each muffin cup.
- Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until puffy and set. When warm, push down dough if necessary to form a cup. Cool for 5 minutes in pan then remove to wire rack to cool completely.
To Make Peanut Butter Filling
- In small bowl, mix filling ingredients until well blended. Press about 1 teaspoon mixture on top of each cooled cookie.
To Make Chocolate Topping
- In 1-quart saucepan, heat whipping cream just to boiling over low heat, stirring occasionally; remove from heat. Stir in 1 cup of the chocolate chips.
- Refrigerate about 30 minutes or until cooled. Spread about 2 teaspoons chocolate mixture over each cookie cup.
- Place remaining 2 tablespoons chocolate chips and 1 tablespoon peanut butter in resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag. Microwave on High 30 to 60 seconds or until softened; knead to mix.
- Cut off small tip from one corner of bag. Squeeze bag to drizzle chocolate mixture over each cookie cup.
- Refrigerate about 30 minutes or until set.
- Store covered in refrigerator.
Laurie
Oh these look so GOOD!
Kristin
Looks like chocolate and peanut butter is the theme this week! My dad loves these, so I was planning on making some anyway, but I love the idea of adding a cookie base.
sue
Those look so good! Thanks for the blog hop!
Ashley @ Kitchen Meets Girl
These look marvelous! And thanks so much for hosting this every week! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Katrina
Chocolate/pb–perfect!
Thanks for all you’re doing with the 12 Weeks, Brenda! Appreciate you taking time out today to enter our posts in the link!
Have a great day!
Trisha
These look yummy, love the PB and choc, combination!
Annakate
These remind me of my mother’s “buckeyes” which are peanut butter/butter/sugar rolled up and dipped in melted chocolate. So good, and very Ohio (where I’m from). This version looks so yummy too! I’ll have to try them.
Barbara @ Barbara Bakes
Such a fun idea for a cookie!