Step 1

Place chocolate candies in the freezer at least 1 hour before making cookies!

Step 2

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

Step 3

In a large bowl, mix together peanut butter and sugar.

Step 4

Add egg, vanilla and salt and stir until combined.

Step 5

Mix in chocolate chips until evenly combined.

Step 6

Roll 2 TBS portions of dough into balls or use a small cookie scoop and on baking sheet lined with parchment paper about 1” apart (these cookies do not spread at all).

Step 7

Bake for 8-10 minutes or until bottoms are just barely browned.

Step 8

As soon as you remove the pan from the oven, remove chocolate candy from the freezer and gently press one into the center of each cookie.

Step 9

Let cool for 5 minutes on the baking pan, then carefully transfer to a wire cooling rack.

Step 10

If you choose to make chocolate shapes, you may need to put the cookies on the pan in the freezer to prevent the shapes from melting!

Step 11

In a microwave-safe bowl melt together chocolate chips and peanut butter and stir until combined and smooth.

Step 12

Place a silicone mold on a baking sheet and fill it with the prepared chocolate peanut butter mixture.

Step 13

Place filled mold in the freezer until chocolate has hardened (about 1-2 hours).

Step 14

Once hardened, remove from mold and place back in the freezer until cookies are ready, then use them as the frozen chocolate in the recipe!