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Chocolate Peanut Butter Hi Hat Cookies

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Updated May 17, 2022
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Wow your guests with these decadently delicious cookies filled with a mini surprise!

Chocolate Peanut Butter Hi Hat Cookies

  • Prep Time 50 min
  • Total 2 hr 0 min
  • Servings 36
  • Ingredients 11
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Ingredients

Cookies

Peanut Butter Buttercream Frosting

  • 1/3 cup butter, softened
  • 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

Chocolate Coating

  • 1 1/4 cups semisweet chocolate chips (10 oz)
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 375°F. Make cookies as directed on pouch without pressing with fork; cool 2 minutes on cookie sheets; transfer to cooling rack. Cool another 3 minutes, then place 1 peanut butter cup minis in center of each cookie. Cool completely on cooling rack, about 45 minutes.
  • Step 
    2
    In medium bowl, beat softened butter and peanut butter with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Beat in powdered sugar, milk and vanilla until smooth. Place frosting in decorating bag fitted with tip.
  • Step 
    3
    On top of each cookie, pipe frosting around and over peanut butter cup, getting as much height as possible, making cone shape with peak in center. Place cookies in refrigerator while making chocolate coating, about 15 minutes.
  • Step 
    4
    In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips and oil uncovered on High 30 seconds, then 10 to 15 seconds, stirring after each interval, until mixture is smooth.
  • Step 
    5
    Dip cone-shaped frosting on each cookie into chocolate coating to coat most of frosting, letting excess chocolate drip off. Sprinkle with sea salt.

Nutrition

263.7 Calories
12.6g Total Fat
2.8g Protein
38.2g Total Carbohydrate
14.2g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
263.7
Calories from Fat
90
Total Fat
12.6g
19%
Saturated Fat
5.2g
26%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
5.4mg
2%
Sodium
165.6mg
7%
Potassium
82.9mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate
38.2g
13%
Dietary Fiber
1.9g
8%
Sugars
14.2g
Protein
2.8g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
1.20%
1%
Iron
3.20%
3%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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