These ooey gooey buckeye brownie cookies bring peanut butter and chocolate, cookies and brownies, together in one delicious treat. Seriously, it’s the best buckeye brownie recipe around—and it only has 8 ingredients!
If you’re from the Ohio area, you’re probably already familiar with the candy known as “buckeyes;” however, for those of you outside of the Midwest, this sweet treat is just peanut butter balls coated in chocolate. It’s sort of like a rolled up, bite sized REESE’S Peanut Butter Cup.
If you’ve never experienced a buckeye before I insist that you stop whatever you’re doing and whip up this recipe for buckeye brownie cookies right now. Seriously, this is something you need to try… and what better time than around the holidays, right? 😉
This edible buckeye craft project is like a science experiment gone horribly right. It fuses buckeyes (peanut butter and chocolate) with brownies and cookies for a decadent, melt-in-your-mouth experience. Trust me, after the first bite you’ll be asking these buckeye brownie cookies where they’ve been all your life!
In my opinion, this tasty buckeye craft project is perfect for the holiday season for several reasons….
One, they’re a little over the top in terms of sweetness but the holidays are the unofficial time of the year to indulge. Diets are for January, right? (If you aren’t sold yet, you will be a after you devour just one of these buckeye brownie cookies!)
Two, this is a buckeye brownies easy recipe that starts with a brownie mix base. (Don’t worry, it isn’t just easy… it’s also the best buckeye brownie recipe!)
Three, unlike some of my other favorite Christmas recipes, like Christmas light cupcakes, this buckeye brownies easy recipe doesn’t require any decorating.
Psst! Are these buckeye brownie cookies not enough to satisfy your sweet tooth? If you need other easy dessert recipes be sure to check out my Christmas shortbread cookie recipe, white chocolate caramel fudge recipe, and Christmas wreath cookie recipe.
If you’re looking for easy Christmas cookies that the kiddos can help out with then this buckeye craft project should definitely be on your list. The kids can easily help with making the brownie mix or rolling the peanut butter balls. Of course, they can also serve as your official QA engineer… licking the spoons and tasting the finished product to make sure everything is up to par with these buckeye brownie cookies! 🙂
Bonus: If you like a variety of cookies around the holidays, whip up this buckeye brownies easy recipe and:
- Christmas tree peanut butter blossoms – Can you tell I like peanut butter?
- Holiday fudge – Okay, not technically a cookie but I can’t imagine the holidays without it!
- Gluten free chocolate chip cookies – A healthier Christmas cookie option.
- Zucchini chocolate chip cookies – A delicious way to sneak some veggies into your family’s diet.
- M&M quinoa cookies – Another healthier cookie choice, but still yummy!
- Diabetic cookies – 13 delicious holiday options to choose from that are safe for diabetics.
If you really wanted to get creative with what is already the best buckeye brownie recipe, you could use different types of chocolate (white, milk, dark) but you definitely can just follow the recipe and get a tasty treat. Seriously, put these buckeye brownie cookies out on Christmas eve and Santa is sure to leave you something nice! 😉
Buckeye Brownie Cookies Ingredients
One fudge brownie mix
1/4 cup melted butter
4 oz. cream cheese
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1 cup creamy peanut butter
4 oz. Chocolate Candiquik or your favorite chocolate
Buckeye Brownie Cookies Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine brownie mix, egg, melted butter, and cream cheese.
3. Using a 1 tablespoon cookie dough scooper, scoop out dough and place on baking sheet.
Note: The best buckeye brownie recipe cookie dough will be sticky.
4. Bake for 12 minutes.
5. While the brownie cookies are baking, mix together peanut butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract.
6. Using your hands, roll peanut butter mixture into small balls and set aside on a piece of parchment paper.
7. Remove brownie cookies from the oven, and immediately press a peanut butter ball into the center of each cookie.
8. Let the cookies set for about 10 minutes.
9. Add chocolate to a small microwave-safe bowl and microwave on 50% heat for 90 seconds.
10. Stir chocolate and continue heating until chocolate has completely melted, stirring every 15 seconds.
11. Use a teaspoon to scoop melted chocolate onto each cookie (overtop of the peanut butter ball) and let harden for about 30 minutes.
12. Enjoy your buckeye brownie cookies!
Sadly, you can’t live on buckeye brownies, easy or otherwise, this holiday season! Be sure to add other (non-cookie) foods to your menu such as:
- Christmas tree and snowman cheeseball recipes
- Crock pot peanut clusters
- Cinnamon and sugar pretzels
- Christmas tree cheese platter
- Christmas tree bread
And here are 41 easy xmas recipes… because the holidays are already stressful enough!
Recipe for Buckeye Brownie Cookies
If you are a fan of peanut butter and chocolate you’ve gotta try this recipe for Buckeye Brownie Cookies. It fuses buckeyes (peanut butter and chocolate) with brownies and cookies for a decadent, melt-in-your-mouth experience.
Ingredients
- One fudge brownie mix
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 4 oz. cream cheese
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 4 oz. Chocolate Candiquik or your favorite chocolate
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine brownie mix, egg, melted butter, and cream cheese.
- Using a 1 tablespoon cookie dough scooper, scoop out dough and place on baking sheet. Note: Your buckeye brownie cookie dough should be sticky.
- Bake for 12 minutes.
- While cookies are baking, mix together peanut butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract.
- Using your hands, roll peanut butter mixture into small balls and set aside on a piece of parchment paper.
- Remove cookies from the oven, and immediately press a peanut butter ball into the center of each cookie.
- Let the cookies set for about 10 minutes.
- Add chocolate to a small microwave-safe bowl and microwave on 50% heat for 90 seconds.
- Stir chocolate and continue heating until chocolate has completely melted, stirring every 15 seconds.
- Use a teaspoon to scoop melted chocolate onto each cookie (overtop of the peanut butter ball) and let harden for about 30 minutes.
- Enjoy your buckeye brownie cookies!
Lauren says
Hi – Do you need an 8×8 size pan brownie mix or a mix for a 9×13 pan of brownies?
Kyra says
From the link it appears to be the 9×13 size.
Kate says
You don’t bake them in a pan. You shape into balls and bake on a cookie sheet
Patricia says
I’m guessing the 8×8 size. I doubled the recipe using the two 9×13 mixes, I found I had to add extra cream cheese, butter and egg.
cgood says
Made these for a church gathering and they were a hit! Not a single one left and everyone wanted the recipe. They are super rich and decadent.