Best Magic Middle Cookies Recipes

MAGIC-IN-THE-MIDDLE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, cream butter, peanut butter and sugars until blended. Beat in egg and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, cocoa and baking soda; gradually beat into creamed mixture., For filling, in a small bowl, beat confectioners' sugar and peanut butter. Shape into 30 balls. Wrap tablespoons of chocolate dough around filling to cover completely. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten slightly with bottom of a glass dipped in sugar., Bake 7-9 minutes or until set and slightly cracked. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool. Store in airtight containers.

MAGIC IN THE MIDDLE COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. DOUGH: Preheat the oven to 375°F and lightly grease (or line with parchment) two baking sheets. In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. In another medium-sized mixing bowl, beat together the sugars, butter, and 1/4 cup of peanut butter until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla, egg, and egg yolk, beating to combine, then stir in the dry ingredients, blending well
• 2. FILLING: In a small bowl, stir together the 3/4 cup of peanut butter and confectioners sugar until smooth.
• 3. With floured hands or a teaspoon scoop, roll the filling into 26 one-inch balls.
• 4. FORM COOKIES: Scoop 1 tablespoon of the dough. Make an indentation in the center with your finger and place one of the peanut butter balls into the indentation Bring the cookie dough up and over the filling, pressing the edges together cover the center; roll the cookie in the palms of your hand to smooth it out into ball. Repeat with the remaining dough and filling.
• 5. Roll each rounded cookie in granulated sugar, and place on the prepared baking sheets, leaving about 2 inches between cookies.
• 6. Grease the bottom of a drinking glass, and use it to flatten each cookie to about 1/2-inch thick.
• 7. Bake the cookies for 7 to 9 minutes, or until they're set and you can smell chocolate. Remove them from the oven, and cool on a rack.

MAGIC MIDDLE COOKIES

Steps:

• In small bowl combine flour, cocoa & baking soda (dissolved in 1 Tbsp. of hot water). Beat sugars, margarine, and peanut butter until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and egg, beat well. Stir in flour mixture until blended set aside.
• In another bowl combine filling ingredients blend well. Roll into 30 small balls - approximately 1 tsp. per ball for each cookie.
• For each cookie with floured hands, flatten about 1 tablespoon dough and shape it around 1 peanut butter ball, enclose it completely. Place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet Flatten slightly with bottom of a glass dipped in sugar.
• Bake at 375°F for 6 to 8 minutes until slightly cracked.