Peanut Butter Cup Molten Cookies
Ultra gooey and fudgy chocolate cookies embedded with a dark chocolate peanut butter cup. The ultimate feel-good cookie and absolute heaven for those chocolate lovers.
Ingredients
- ½ cup (103g) room temperature vegan butter
- ½ cup (79g) brown sugar
- ¼ cup (49g) granulated sugar
- ¼ cup (65g) non-dairy milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup (147g) all-purpose flour
- ½ cup (45g) cocoa powder
- 2 tsp instant espresso powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 12 dark chocolate peanut butter cup chunks (halved if using mini cups, quartered if using large).
Instructions
-
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
-
In a large bowl, use a handheld mixer to cream together vegan butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Mix in vanilla extract and non-dairy milk. Add flour, cocoa powder, espresso powder, baking powder, and salt. Mix on low speed until a soft dough forms. Using a small cookie scoop, distribute dough on to the prepared baking sheet. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
-
If using mini peanut butter cups, cut in half. For large, cut into quarters. Press the peanut butter cup piece into the center of each cookie. Bake for 15 minutes.
-
Let cookies cool on the baking sheet for 10 min. before transferring to a wire cooling rack to cool for an additional 5 min.