Chocolate Chip Peep Stuffed Easter Cookies
A bakery style thick chocolate chip cookie is stuffed with a marshmallow Peep for a fun and simple stuffed Easter cookie.
Ingredients
- 2 sticks Butter unsalted, room temperature
- ½ cup Granulated Sugar
- ¾ cup Brown Sugar
- 2 eggs room temperature.
- 2 tspn Vanilla Extract
- ½ tspn Baking Soda
- ½ tspn Baking Powder
- 1 tbsp Cornstarch
- ¾ tspn Salt
- 3 cups Flour
- 2 cups Chocolate Chips
- ½ cup Sprinkles
- 1 pckg Peep brand Easter Marshmallows you will need 6-8 marshmallows to stuff the cookies.
Instructions
- In a bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, combine room temperature butter with both types of sugar over medium high speed. Beat the butter and sugar together for at least 5 minutes or until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time beating thoroughly after each addition. After the last egg is a added, add the vanilla extract and let the mixer run on medium high speed for an additional minute. The mixture should be well mixed.
- In a bowl, sift the flour, cornstarch, salt, baking soda, and baking powder then add to the wet ingredients with the mixer on low speed.
- Mix just until it forms a dough. Add the sprinkles and chocolate chips and mix on low for another minute. Turn off mixer.
- Remove the bowl and paddle attachment from the stand mixer and get a 4 ounce scoop and peeps ready to assemble stuffed cookies.
- Using the scoop, portion out 8 rounds of cookie dough on a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Take a portion of dough in your palm. Flatten out until it is a disc. Place the Peep marshmallow in the center then wrap the dough around the Peep enclosing it in dough. Roll the dough between your palms to smooth out the edges then repeat with remaining dough.
- Place stuffed cookie dough in fridge for at least 2 hours to firm up and up to 48 hours in the fridge.
- Preheat oven to 375*F.
- Place 4 rounds of cookie dough per parchment lined baking sheet and bake the cookies for 14-16 minutes. The edges will be golden brown.
- Remove cookies from oven and allow to cool on baking sheet for at least 20-30 minutes before transferring to wire rack to cool completely.
- These cookies will stay fresh for up to one week in a tightly closed container.
- Enjoy!
Notes
Peep marshmallow stuffed chocolate chip cookies are a wonderful addition to Easter. They are extra large bakery style chocolate chip cookies that are great for sharing with a crowd.