Magic Peanut Butter Middles

A chocolate cookie with a surprise peanut butter center.

• Calories: 289 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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

Step 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.

Step 3

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

Step 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.

Step 5

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