Chocolate Peanut Butter Secrets

Submitted by grandma2969

"Have not tried these yet either..but will.."

 

• Ready In: 33mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 1 1/2 dozen

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1⁄2 cup cocoa powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 3⁄4 cup powdered sugar
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 3⁄4 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 large egg
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract

directions

1. combine flour, baking cocoa, baking soda in a medium bowl -- set aside.
2. cream butter, sugar, brown sugar,and 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter, mix well.add egg and vanilla.mixing all well.
3. stir in flour mixture and roll dough into 1 1/4" balls.set aside.
4. blend powdered sugar and remaining peanut butter together till smooth -- and creamy.
5. roll into 3/4" balls --
6. slightly flatten a chocolate dough ball, place one peanut butter dough ball in the center --
7. shape the chocolate dough around the peanut butter center -- covering completely.
8. roll into a ball.
9. slightly flatten each dough ball with the bottom of a glass that has been dipped in sugar.
10. bake at 350* for 8 minutes.
11. let stand for 1-2 minutes on cookie sheet before transferring to rack to cool completely --
12. makes about 1 1/2 dozen.