These buckeye cookies have a rich, chocolate base with a sweet peanut butter center and a chocolate drizzle on top. It’s the perfect sweet and chewy cookie.
I love peanut butter and chocolate together. It’s kind of my thing. I could make thousands of recipes using it and probably will eventually. Just give me a little time.
When making these cookies, it’s important to make the peanut butter balls as big as the thumbprint hole you’ve created. The chocolate cookie isn’t going to puff up or cover any of the edges that aren’t covered by the peanut butter balls. 
When I say flatten the cookie balls out, I don’t mean flat like a pancake. I mean so it’s still very thick but the top and bottoms of the dough ball are flat.
Frequently Asked Questions
How large should the peanut butter balls be for the buckeye cookies?
The peanut butter balls should be as big as the thumbprint hole you’ve created in the chocolate cookie dough.
What does it mean to flatten the cookie balls without making them flat like a pancake?
You should flatten the cookie balls so that the top and bottom are flat, but they should still remain thick.
What should I do if the dough cracks when I make the thumbprint hole?
If the dough cracks, you can press it between your palms to make it more pliable, then roll it back into a ball and press your finger in to form the thumbprint.
