Ok, this whole rearranging my Pinterest boards thing is about to drive me bonkers. Isn’t there an easier way? I started out with just a Sweet and Savory board, but it’s just not good enough. I need more categories, but it’s way annoying to move things into different categories. And what’s with some of the stuff that I pinned early on? LAME!! Oh well, at least I had these peanut butter cookies with Hershey’s Meltaways to snack on while going crazy on Pinterest.
Not only do I love cookies, especially when I’m tired, anxious, stressed, or sad (hello emotional eater!!), but more importantly I love to give them away. I’m such a firm believer that if ever you are feeling the weight of the world it’s time to turn the attention outward. Give a little love to someone else. Yes, the work will still be there when you get back, but somehow the load will seem lighter and you’ll be amazed at how quickly you accomplish things once you’ve served others.
Hersheys has these new Meltaway chocolates and they are pretty much essential in my life right now. Seriously, pop them in your favorite baked good and suddenly life aint so bad. 
So, if I’m going to want you all to make the world’s best peanut butter cookie, with a silky chocolate center, and cinnamon sugar coating then I should probably giveaway a little don’t you think? Happy Valentines day baking to you!!
Warm cinnamon sugared peanut butter cookies with a silky chocolate center.
Ingredients
- 1/2 Cup Creamy Peanut Butter
- 1/2 Cup Unsalted Butter, softened
- 1/2 Cup White Sugar
- 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
- 1 Large Egg
- 1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla
- 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
- 1 1/4 Cup Flour
- 1 1/2 Cups Hersheys Meltaway Chocolates
- 1/3 Cup Cinnamon Sugar for rolling
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Place the cinnamon sugar in a small bowl. Set aside.
- In a standing mixer, combine the peanut butter, butter, brown sugar and white sugar. Mix on medium high speed for 1-2 minutes, and the mixture become creamy.
- Add the egg and vanilla and mix to combine.
- In a separate bowl, combine the dry ingredients and slowly add to the wet ingredients with the mixer running. Mix until combined and turn off the mixer.
- Place a tablespoon amount of dough in your hand and flatten on your palm. Add the meltaway and fold the dough over the chocolate and then roll into a ball. Roll the dough in the cinnamon sugar and place on a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes and remove from the oven. Best eaten while warm.
More great Peanut Butter Cookies
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
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I will take a dozen, pretty please!
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Sweet Basil Reply:
April 11th, 2013 at 10:09 am
Thanks, Anna!!
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I am having a really hard time finding the Hershey’s meltaways. Even on their website. It seems the only thing I can find are the kisses. Help . .. . can’t wait to make these!
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Sweet Basil Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 1:59 pm
Oh darnit! Target and Walmart carry more Hershey’s specialty items than grocery stores around here. If you still can’t find them I bet a few chocolate chips in the middle would be great.
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oh my gosh, peanut butter cookies are one of my favorite desserts, and with chocolate in the middle, especially gooey melty chocolate. This sounds amazing. I need to make these (or at least eat these) now!
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Made these yesterday and they were a huge hit! Delicious!!
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Sweet Basil Reply:
February 11th, 2013 at 9:03 am
You did??!! Yay! This totally made my day. Woohoo!
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About how many cookies would you say the recipe makes?
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Sweet Basil Reply:
February 7th, 2013 at 8:47 pm
Good question. I eat so many during the process that I never have a perfect number, however this time I got about 2 dozen out of the recipe.
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I love chocolate fondue a Valentine’s treat.
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Chocolate chip cookies
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Those cookies look mouth watering. I love to eat meringue cookies
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Dark Chocolate and carmel is my favorite valentine treat
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hersheys chocolates!!
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cannot resist chocolate strawberries!
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this looks like heaven on a plate
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Red velvet cake is my go 2 valentine’s day treat
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They look fabulous. I have been rearranging my Pinterest boards, too…pain! There should be an easier way, for sure.
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Anything chocolate, especially chocolate covered nuts.
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These look so amazing, there is no better combo than peanut butter and chocolate!
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Sweet Basil Reply:
February 5th, 2013 at 7:42 am
Totally. Two of my faves
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Sweet Basil Reply:
February 5th, 2013 at 1:55 pm
It is the best!
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I thought of re-arranging my Pinterest boards too but haven’t had the guts to start it yet! Bravo and kudos to you!
These Peanut Butter meltaways look and sound scrumptious…I’m sure they helps a lot when you get too tired of re-arrange and need a tea break.
Have a wonderful week ahead.
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Sweet Basil Reply:
February 4th, 2013 at 3:04 pm
GAH, It’s such a hassle
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My favorite valentines treat is champagne and chocolate strawberries! These cookies look rediculous amazing!
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I swear I commented on this post already but have clicked on it a few times the past 2 days from various pinterest boards. Let’s just say I’ve been here more than once to stare at these beauties
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I love anything with chocolate, especially chocolate-cover cherry!
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Oh bless us these look delicious. YUM!
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Pinterest boards aren’t so hard to organize in the beginning when you only have a few pins. But by the time you realize that you really need some subcatagories, you have hundreds of pins. That’s a lot of clicking to change things around. You could probably get some sort of repetitive motion injury! Reaching for these cookies could give your wrist a break. I am going to bake some in the name of safety.
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Worst thing you could post today when I’m craving cookies and haven’t a meltaway in sight.
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Yum! I know what I’m doing this weekend.
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I completely agree with you! I tried to re-arrange mine a few months ago but I gave up. I just have one that’s savory and one that’s sweet for most food items. I really want to do a board with my recipes but seriously, just too hard with moving pins individually. Sigh!
This cookie, my dear, looks SO good!! I love the melty chocolate in the middle!!
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Sweet Basil Reply:
February 3rd, 2013 at 6:56 pm
Thanks, Julie! I am kinda thinking I’ll grab an intern to do it.
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I’ve been trying to organize my boards too. I definitely think a few of these cookies would help the process along.
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OMG My kind of cookies!!!!!
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Mmmm, I LOVE Peanut Butter….LOVE IT!!! My favorite Valentine’s Day treat actually involves peanut butter and it is a molten chocolate cake with peanut butter filling.
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these look so good..i love cookies stuffed with things…and LOL i just refigured some of my boards and it took FORever!
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these look amazing! chocolate and peanut butter are my best friends!
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These cookies look incredible. What great texture, and of course, they’re stuffed with chocolate
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I have been dying to try these Hershey’s Meltaways! My favorite Valentine’s Day treat is chocolate!
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Definitely a box of assorted dark chocolates!
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wow- these look so delicious!
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My favorite valentine sweet would be a box of chocolates with nuts. Love the giveaway, thank you
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These look sooo good – especially that melty chocolate!!
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These cookies look melty and delicious and I’m obsessed.
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I want a cookie!
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I just want to eat all of them. Look at the fluffy little hump in the middle! (that sounds weird. don’d judge me)
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Ugh, I hear you! I just spent two HOURS last night rearranging my boards… it was not fun.
These cookies are my dream cookie! I love the gooey chocolate centers!
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I’m right there with you! I organized (loosely) my Pinterest boards a few weeks ago but got overwhelmed. It’s definitely an art! I wish I’d had some cookies to keep me company. Maybe we need to plan a cookie/pinterest organizing party! Have a great weekend!!
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These look so yummy…can’t really get any better than peanut butter and chocolate! I agree…making food for others is a favorite activity of mine. My husband’s office is a great place to “unload” all my baked goods (saves me from eating a whole batch of cookies myself!)
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Ooh, those look delicious! I long ago gave up on organizing my Pinterest boards because it was so difficult and ridiculous. I’m sure I’ll decide it needs to be done sometime in the future and will eat an entire batch of cookies while attempting to organize them.
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These look heavenly!
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Oh stop it with that melty center and peanut butter cookie, whoa whoa whoa!!
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