Peanut Butter Munchies

Submitted by DeeBee

"A chocolate cookie filled with peanut butter. I found the recipe on MSN dot com."

 

• Ready In: 56mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 32 cookies

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1⁄4 cup peanut butter
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3⁄4 cup powdered sugar, sifted before measuring
• 1⁄2 cup peanut butter
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degree F.
2. In a medium mixing bowl stir together flour, cocoa powder, and baking soda; set aside.
3. In a large mixing bowl beat together butter, the 1/2 cup granulated sugar, brown sugar, and the 1/4 cup peanut butter with an electric mixer until combined.
4. Add egg, milk, and vanilla; beat well.
5. Beat in as much of the dry ingredients as you can with mixer.
6. Stir in remaining dry ingredients by hand with a wooden spoon.
7. Form chocolate dough into 32 balls about 1-1/4 inches in diameter.
8. Set aside.
9. For filling: Combine powdered sugar and 1/2 cup peanut butter until smooth.
10. Shape mixture into 32 ( 3/4-inch) balls.
11. On a work surface, slightly flatten a chocolate dough ball and top with a peanut butter ball.
12. Shape the chocolate dough over the peanut butter filling, completely covering the filling.
13. Roll dough into a ball.
14. Repeat with the remaining chocolate dough and peanut butter filling balls.
15. Place balls 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
16. Lightly flatten with the bottom of a glass dipped in the 2 tablespoons granulated sugar.
17. Bake cookies in preheated oven for 8 minutes or until they are just set and surface is slightly cracked.
18. Let cookies stand for 1 minute.
19. Transfer cookies to wire racks; cool.

Reviews

[Rebecca Paris]

These are so freaking yummy!!!

 

[WI Cheesehead]

I picked this out for something different for Christmas and just got around to making it today. Great choc/PB taste, but will keep this recipe for special occasions, as it takes a little longer to form and shape the balls. I baked 10 minutes on my regular pan and 12 on my stone. I had leftover peanut butter filling, so I'll use more in the cookies next time.

 

[TUMaggieMay]

These are by far my favorite cookie! I recentl found this recipe myself and have falled in love. It is essential not to over bake them. They stay so soft and yummy!