Everything about this cookie is over the top, including the calories—but who counts those at the holidays? A copy of Crumbl’s crowd-pleasing Buckeye Brownie Cookie, this decadent treat features a chocolate cookie topped with a layer of creamy peanut butter and silky chocolate ganache.
How to Customize Copycat Buckeye Cookies
- Not a fan of peanut butter? Try making a Double Fudge Brownie Copycat Cookie. To make, omit peanut butter filling and crumble either a purchased or homemade brownie or a cooled cookie. Top cooled cookies with ganache and sprinkle with crumbled brownie or cookie.
- To add a little crunch to this cookie, use crunchy peanut butter in place of creamy for the peanut butter balls.
How to Store Buckeye Cookies
Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature up to 2 days or freeze up to 3 months.
Ingredients
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3/4 cup plus 2 tbsp salted butter, softened
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3/4 cup granulated sugar
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1/2 cup packed brown sugar
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2 large eggs
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1 large egg yolk
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2 1/4 teaspoons vanilla
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1 teaspoon instant espresso coffee powder
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2/3 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
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1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon plus 1 pinch salt
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2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
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1/2 cup heavy cream
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6 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate bar, finely chopped
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3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
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1 cup plus 2 tbsp powdered sugar
Directions
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Preheat oven to 375°F. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper. In a large bowl beat the 3/4 cup butter with a mixer on medium to high 30 seconds. Add granulated sugar and brown sugar; beat on medium, scraping bowl as needed, 2 minutes. Beat in eggs, egg yolk, 2 tsp. of the vanilla, and the coffee powder until combined. Beat in cocoa powder, baking soda, and the 1/2 tsp. salt until combined. Beat in flour.
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Drop dough by 1/3-cup portions 3 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets. Flatten mounds to about 3/4 inch thick and 3-inch diameter.
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Bake cookies until edges are just set and tops appear crackled, about 12 minutes. Let cool 2 minutes on cookie sheets. Remove; cool completely on wire racks.
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For ganache, in a saucepan bring heavy cream just to boiling over medium-high; remove from heat. Add chocolate (do not stir). Let stand 5 minutes. Stir until smooth. Remove from heat; cool 10 minutes.
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In a medium bowl stir together peanut butter, powdered sugar, and remaining 2 Tbsp. butter, 1/4 tsp. vanilla, and pinch of salt until combined. Divide peanut butter mixture into 1 1/2-inch balls.
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Top each cooled cookie with a peanut butter ball; press down gently to flatten to within 1/2 inch of cookie edge. Spoon ganache over peanut butter.
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
| 778 | Calories |
| 44g | Fat |
| 84g | Carbs |
| 15g | Protein |
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings Per Recipe 9 | |
| Calories 777.8 | |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Total Fat 43.7g | 56% |
| Saturated Fat 21.7g | 108% |
| Cholesterol 138.5mg | 46% |
| Sodium 600.3mg | 26% |
| Total Carbohydrate 83.9g | 31% |
| Dietary Fiber 6.5g | 23% |
| Total Sugars 44.4g | |
| Protein 15.1g | 30% |
| Vitamin D 0.6mcg | 3% |
| Vitamin C 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium 70mg | 5% |
| Iron 8mg | 44% |
| Potassium 383mg | 8% |
| Fatty acids, total trans 0.8g | |
| Vitamin D 26.1IU | |
| Alanine 0.6g | |
| Arginine 1.1g | |
| Ash 3.3g | |
| Aspartic acid 1.3g | |
| Caffeine 22.1mg | |
| Carotene, alpha 0.7mcg | |
| Choline, total 96.9mg | |
| Copper, Cu 0.8mg | |
| Cystine 0.2g | |
| Energy 3254.1kJ | |
| Fluoride, F 1.8mcg | |
| Folate, total 88.2mcg | |
| Glutamic acid 3.1g | |
| Glycine 0.6g | |
| Histidine 0.3g | |
| Isoleucine 0.5g | |
| Leucine 1g | |
| Lysine 0.5g | |
| Methionine 0.2g | |
| Magnesium, Mg 115mg | |
| Manganese, Mn 1.3mg | |
| Niacin 5.4mg | |
| Phosphorus, P 238.4mg | |
| Pantothenic acid 0.8mg | |
| Phenylalanine 0.7g | |
| Phytosterols 0mg | |
| Proline 1g | |
| Retinol 214.3mcg | |
| Selenium, Se 29.1mcg | |
| Serine 0.8g | |
| Starch 1.2g | |
| Theobromine 245.1mg | |
| Threonine 0.4g | |
| Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) 2.2mg | |
| Tryptophan 0.2g | |
| Tyrosine 0.5g | |
| Valine 0.6g | |
| Vitamin A, IU 784.7IU | |
| Vitamin A, RAE 217.7mcg | |
| Vitamin B-12 0.2mcg | |
| Vitamin B-6 0.2mg | |
| Vitamin K (phylloquinone) 3.8mcg | |
| Water 33.2g | |
| Zinc, Zn 3mg | |
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
