Peanut Butter Brownie Cookies

By srumbel

They're like a buckeye candy, only in cookie form, with crunch. Anytime I can use a mix to make it easier, I go for it. This uses a brownie mix and it also has my favorite ingredient, cream cheese, mixed into the dough.
And a 'peanut butter cup' filling!!!
from thebetterbaker.com

Ingredients

• 1 - 19 ozs. box fudge brownie mix
• 4 ozs. cream cheese, room temperature
• 1/4 c. butter or margarine, melted
• 1 egg
• 1 c. powdered sugar
• 1 c. creamy peanut butter
• 1/2 (16 ozs) tub ready-made chocolate fudge frosting
• sprinkles, optional

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350. Beat brownie mix, cream cheese, butter and egg until well blended. Drop dough by rounded Tablespoonsful 2" apart onto UNgreased baking sheets. Smooth edges of each to form round cookies. (I love using my medium scoop to make rounded, evenly sized cookies).

Stir together powdered sugar and peanut butter with spoon until mixture forms a ball. With hands, roll rounded teaspoonsful of peanut butter mixture into 24 balls.

Lightly press 1 ball into center of each cookies. Bake 10 - 14 minutes or until edges are set. Cool 3 minutes before removing from cookie sheet.

When completely cooled, spread thin layer of frosting over peanut butter portion of each cookie. (I omit this step because they're plenty rich without the frosting). If desired, garnish with sprinkles.