Magic Peanut Butter Middles
Medium African Dessert

Magic Peanut Butter Middles

Total Time
52 min
20m prep · 32m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Medium
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Chocolate cookie with a surprise peanut butter center.

Ingredients

  • 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 0.5 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 0.5 teaspoons baking soda
  • 0.5 cups white sugar
  • 0.5 cups packed brown sugar
  • 0.5 cups soft margarine
  • 0.25 cups peanut butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 egg
  • 0.75 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 0.75 cups peanut butter

Instructions

  1. 1

    In small bowl blend flour, cocoa and baking soda. Mix until well blended.

  2. 2

    In large bowl beat white and brown sugars, butter or margarine and 1/4 cup peanut butter, until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and egg, beat. Stir in flour mixture until blended. Set aside.

  3. 3

    To make Filling: Combine confectioner's sugar and 3/4 cup peanut butter. Blend well.

  4. 4

    Roll filling into 30 1-inch balls. For each cookie, with floured hands, shape about 1 tablespoon of dough around 1 peanut butter ball, covering completely. Place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten with glass dipped in white sugar.

  5. 5

    Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 7-9 minutes. When cookies are done, they should be set and slightly cracked.

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