{"id":37510,"date":"2015-01-23T06:00:26","date_gmt":"2015-01-23T11:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?post_type=recipes&#038;p=37510"},"modified":"2016-06-23T08:25:38","modified_gmt":"2016-06-23T12:25:38","slug":"chocolate-stuffed-peanut-butter-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=37510","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Stuffed Peanut Butter Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nothing is better than a soft peanut butter cookie. How can you improve on perfection? By adding chocolate, of course. But not chocolate chips, that\u2019s so 2014. How about stuffing the center of the cookie with chocolate. There it is, just a normal-looking peanut butter cookie\u2026with a surprise chocolatey center. 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border: 0px;\" class=\"lazyload\" \/> (<strong>30<\/strong> votes, average: <strong>3.87<\/strong> out of 5)<br \/><\/div><div id=\"post-ratings-37510-loading\" class=\"post-ratings-loading\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-postratings\/images\/loading.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" class=\"post-ratings-image lazyload\" \/>Loading...<\/div><\/div>\n  <div id=\"zlrecipe-innerdiv\">\n    <div class=\"item b-b\">\n\n                    <div class=\"zlrecipe-print-link fl-r\">\n                      <a class=\"butn-link\" title=\"Print this recipe\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"zlrPrint('zlrecipe-container-305', 'https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/asl-recipes\/'); return false\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n              Print            <\/a>\n                  <\/div>\n      \n      <div class=\"zlrecipe-yummly-button fl-r\">\n        <a href=\"\/\/yummly.com\" class=\"YUMMLY-YUM-BUTTON\">Yum<\/a>\n        <script src=\"https:\/\/www.yummly.com\/js\/widget.js?wordpress\"><\/script>\n      <\/div>\n\n            <div id=\"zlrecipe-title\" itemprop=\"name\" class=\"b-b h-1 strong \" >Chocolate Stuffed Peanut Butter Cookies<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n        \n                      <p id=\"zlrecipe-ingredients\" class=\"h-4 strong\">\n        Ingredients      <\/p>\n    \n                \n                \n    <ul id=\"zlrecipe-ingredients-list\">\n                        <li class=\"ingredient no-bullet\" itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">\n            1 1\/2 cups almond flour\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"ingredient no-bullet\" itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">\n            1 tsp baking powder\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"ingredient no-bullet\" itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">\n            1\/4 tsp salt\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"ingredient no-bullet\" itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">\n            3\/4 cup creamy peanut butter\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"ingredient no-bullet\" itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">\n            6 tbsp butter, softened\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"ingredient no-bullet\" itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">\n            1\/2 cup Swerve Sweetener\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"ingredient no-bullet\" itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">\n            1 large egg, room temperature\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"ingredient no-bullet\" itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">\n            1 tsp vanilla extract\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"ingredient no-bullet\" itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">\n            1 & 2\/3 Lily\u2019s Milk Chocolate Bars or other sugar-free milk chocolate (you can also use dark chocolate if you prefer)\n          <\/li>\n              <\/ul>\n\n                      <p id=\"zlrecipe-instructions\" class=\"h-4 strong\">Instructions<\/p>\n    \n                \n                \n    <ol id=\"zlrecipe-instructions-list\" class=\"instructions\">\n                        <li class=\"instruction \" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">\n          Preheat oven to 325F and line a large baking sheet with parchment or a silicone liner.\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"instruction \" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">\n          In a medium bowl, whisk together the almond flour, baking powder and salt.\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"instruction \" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">\n          In a large bowl, beat together the peanut butter and butter until smooth. Beat in sweetener, then beat in egg and vanilla extract until well combined. Beat in almond flour mixture until well combined.\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"instruction \" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">\n          Break milk chocolate bars into 1-inch chunks. If using Lily\u2019s, this is about 2 of the small sections.\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"instruction \" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">\n          Using 1 tbsp of dough at a time, make a ball and then flatten it. Press a piece of chocolate into the ball, then top with a smaller bit of dough, about 1 teaspoon. Form the cookie around the chocolate to seal edges and flatten into a round cookie shape.\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"instruction \" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">\n          Place cookies 1 inch apart on prepared baking sheet and bake 12 to 14 minutes, until just beginning to brown around the edges. 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