Made with a tender peanut butter cookie that has been dipped in chocolate and dusted with powdered sugar, these Muddy Buddy Cookies are the perfect cookie for the Chocolate Peanut Butter Lover!
If you love Muddy Buddies, AKA Puppy Chow Mix, you will love these Muddy Buddy Cookies! These cookies are a spin on Peanut Butter Blossoms and they are downright delicious!
I felt like a genius when I created these Muddy Buddy Cookies!
My brilliance struck when my son asked me to make his favorite cookie, Peanut Butter Blossoms, and the store was out of Hershey Kisses. Instead of saying tough luck, I decided to make peanut butter cookies and then dip them into melted chocolate.
The result was perfection in terms of flavor, as each bite had the perfect ratio of peanut butter to chocolate, creating a delicious peanut butter chocolate cookie.
But they weren't quite as cute as peanut butter blossoms. Adding a dusting of powdered sugar fixed that! And made the cookies resemble Muddy Buddy Snack Mix, hence the name, Muddy Buddy Cookies.
Notes on Ingredients
- Peanut Butter: I use shelf-stable natural peanut butter for this peanut butter cookie recipe. I have tried this recipe with natural peanut butter that needs to be refrigerated, and they just weren't as fluffy and were a lot more likely to crumble after baking.
- Butter: Be sure to use unsalted butter, to control the sodium in the cookie. And ensure that your butter is at room temperature so it will cream into the sugars easily.
- Sugar: For the best peanut butter cookies, use a combination of both granulated and brown sugar. The combination of the two sugars helps to keep the cookies light, and fluffy, and not spread too much when baked.
- Chocolate: I have made these cookies with melted dark chocolate and milk chocolate, both with delicious results. Use your chocolate chips or a chopped chocolate bar.
- Powdered Sugar: This is not necessary, but we love to dust these cookies with powdered sugar. It gives the cookies a flavor reminiscent of Muddy Buddies!
How to Make Muddy Buddy Cookies
Step One: Make Peanut Butter Cookies
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter, peanut butter, and sugars together and until creamy and light in color. This step is important for soft, fluffy cookies--don't rush it!
- Add the egg and mix until combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour with the salt, baking soda, and baking powder.
- Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined.
- Shape the dough into 1-inch balls and space them out 2 inches on a baking sheet. It is traditional to use a fork to make indents on the peanut butter cookie before baking, but because these peanut butter cookies will be dipped into chocolate, that step is unnecessary.
- Bake until just set and beginning to become golden along the edges.
Step Two: Dip Cookies into Melted Chocolate
This is the BEST part of these peanut butter cookies--the decadent chocolate coating!
- To melt the chocolate, chop up chocolate bars into small morsels (or use chocolate chips) and microwave at 30-second intervals, stirring between each round until melted.
- Once the chocolate is melted, gently dip each cookie into the melted chocolate top side down.
- Drizzle off excess chocolate and if needed, spread chocolate gently with the back of a spoon until the top of the cookie is covered in chocolate.
- Place the cookies back on a cooling rack or sheet of wax paper and allow the chocolate to cool and harden.
Step Three: Dust with Powdered Sugar
This step is optional, but makes these cookies look so pretty! It is also the reason we refer to these cookies as Muddy Buddy Cookies at my house--that powdered sugar topping is classic!
- Once the chocolate is set on the peanut butter cookies, use a fine mesh strainer to dust the cookies with powdered sugar, until coated.
Storage Instructions
Store baked, cooled Muddy Buddy Cookies in an airtight container for up to 5 days at room temperature. Keep in mind the powdered sugar coating may disappear a bit, but the cookies will still taste delicious. They are not ideal for freezing due to the chocolate coating.
More Favorite Peanut Butter Chocolate Recipes
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats
- Homemade Peanut Butter Cups
- Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Banana Bars
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Smoothie
- Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins
- Peanut Butter Coffee
- Buckeye Candy
If you enjoyed this recipe for Muddy Buddy Cookies, I would love for you to leave a review and comment below.
Muddy Buddy Cookies
Ingredients
Soft Peanut Butter Cookies
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- ½ cup butter softened
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
For Topping
- 16 ounces bag of semi-sweet mini chocolate chips or chopped chocolate
- ½ cup powered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375.
- Cream together the butter, peanut butter, and sugars together and until creamy and light in color. Add in egg and mix to combine.
- Mix together the flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Mix into wet ingredients until just combined and smooth.
- Shape the dough into 1-inch balls and place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets.
- Bake the cookies for 8 minutes. Cool cookies for 2 minutes on baking sheet, then transfer to cooling rack to cool completely.
- Melt the chocolate chips in a large glass bowl in the microwave for 30-second intervals, stirring between each interval, until melted.
- Gently dip each cooled cookie into the melted chocolate top side down. Drizzle off excess chocolate and if needed, spread chocolate gently with back of spoon until top of cookie is covered in chocolate. Let chocolate set and cool completely.
- Once the chocolate has set, sprinkle powdered sugar over the cookies using a fine-mesh strainer.
Brandy
I love everything about these cookies. I know everyone I share them with is going to love them as much as I do! So tasty and easy to make.
Gina
This is such a great idea! Who doesn't love muddy buddies?!
Jane Saunders
These are kind of addictive. Thanks for this lovely recipe - a favourite with my kids.
Kristen Chidsey
They are a bit addictive, aren't they? They are a favorite here--and so glad your kids are enjoy so much Jane!
Beth
You are a genius!! I'm glad you fixed the 'problem' with the pb blossom cookie! Big hit in our home!
Laura Dembowski
These cookies look amazing! Muddy buddies are so addictive and I am sure these cookies are too.
Kristen Chidsey
They are definitely addictive-consider yourself warned 🙂
Analida's Ethnic Spoon
My daughter used to love making muddy buddies, almost 20 years ago and I am showing my age...
I love the cookie idea!
KC the Kitchen Chopper
These cookies look completely "Calorie worthy". YUM!
Faye Wilkerson
I have been on a cookie baking binge this past week. Adding this to my list.
Jessica @ A Kitchen Addiction
These sound incredible! What a great idea!
Kristen Chidsey
Thanks girl.
Danae @ Recipe Runner
It's like you know my weakness was muddy buddy's so you turned them into cookies! Self control out the window with these! 🙂
Kristen Chidsey
I have no self control with these either.
Marye
My family would totally be all over these! Brilliant!
Kristen Chidsey
I don't know a person who can resist!!
Shashi at RunninSrilankan
You ARE most definitely a genius!!! I've never seen muddy buddies in cookie form - and I love them cookies better! Merry Christmas!
Kristen Chidsey
Thank you Shashi 🙂 Merry Christmas to you as well. Enjoy the cookies 😉
allie @ Through Her Looking Glass
Yes, you ARE genius! Love these delicious cookies Kristen and would be lovely on a holiday cookie tray too!
Kristen Chidsey
Thanks Allie--they were gone in seconds from our Holiday Tray 🙂
Caroline | carolinescooking
Yum, sound tasty!
Kristen Chidsey
They sure are!
Michelle @ A Dish of Daily Life
Peanut butter blossoms are a huge favorite here, so I imagine my family would love these too! I'll have to try them! They sound wonderful!
Kristen Chidsey
I hope you do Michelle--they are SO SO good!