Magic in the Middles
(from nmgresearch’s recipe box)
Reminiscent of chocolate-peanut butter cups, these cookies will disappear in a snap.
Source: My Recipes
Prep time: 45 minutes
Cook time: 7 minutes
Serves 26 people
Categories: COOKIES
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter, divided
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
Directions
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Preheat oven to 375. Whisk together first 4 ingredients in a medium-size mixing bowl. In a separate bowl, beat together granulated and brown sugars, butter, and 1/4 cup peanut butter until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and egg, beating to combine. Stir in dry ingredients, blending well. Set dough aside.
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Stir together remaining 3/4 cup peanut butter and powdered sugar until smooth. With floured hands, roll mixture into 26 (1-inch) balls.
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Break off about 1 tablespoon cookie dough; make an indentation in center with thumb, and press 1 peanut butter ball into indentation. wrap dough up and over filling, pressing to seal; roll cookie to smooth it out. Repeat for each cookie.
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Dip top of each cookie in granulated sugar, and place 2 inches apart on lightly greased baking sheets. Use greased bottom of drinking glass to flatten each cookie to about 1/2 inch thick.
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Bake cookies at 375 for 7 to 9 minutes or until set. Let cool on wire rack.