Chocolate Peanut Butter Pillows

A surprise in every bite, these cookies are chocolate-y on the outside with peanut butter on the inside!

Serves: 2 dozen cookies

Prep Time: 20 min

Cooking Time: 10 min

Total:  30 min

Thank you Hilary for making this recipe!

Ingredients

1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup maple syrup
3 tbsp. almond or soy milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups flour or all purpose GF flour
1/3 cup plus 2 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt

Peanut Butter Filling
3/4 cup natural peanut butter, crunchy or smooth
1/4 cup powdered icing sugar
2-3 tbsp. almond milk or soy cream
1/4 tsp. vanilla extract

Directions

1. In a large mixing bowl combine oil, sugar, maple syrup, milk and vanilla. Mix until smooth. Add flour cocoa powder, baking soda and salt and mix to form a moist dough.
2. To make the filling, beat peanut butter, powdered icing sugar, milk and vanilla in another bowl. Form a moist but firm dough.
3. Roll peanut butter dough into 24 small balls. Scoop a generous tablespoon of chocolate dough and flatten into a disc. Place the peanut butter ball in the centre and fold the sides of the chocolate dough up and around the peanut butter ball. Roll until smooth. Repeat.
4. Place dough balls on a parchment paper lined baking sheet about 2 inches apart and bake in a preheated oven at 350 F for 10 minutes. Allow to cool for 5 minutes before moving to a wire rack.
5. Serve warm or at room temperature. Store in an airtight container.

Lightly adapted from theppk.com