MAGIC PEANUT BUTTER MIDDLES

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Chocolate cookie with a surprise peanut butter center.

Provided by Gerry Burns

Categories Desserts Cookies Peanut Butter Cookie Recipes

Yield 15

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ cup white sugar
½ cup packed brown sugar
½ cup soft margarine
¼ cup peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg
¾ cup confectioners' sugar
¾ cup peanut butter

Steps:

In small bowl blend flour, cocoa and baking soda. Mix until well blended.
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.
To make Filling: Combine confectioner's sugar and 3/4 cup peanut butter. Blend well.
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.
Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 7-9 minutes. When cookies are done, they should be set and slightly cracked.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 289.2 calories, Carbohydrate 34.4 g, Cholesterol 12.4 mg, Fat 15.5 g, Fiber 2.3 g, Protein 6.7 g, SaturatedFat 3.2 g, Sodium 198.6 mg, Sugar 21.4 g