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“This recipe was in a magazine clipping years ago. I haven't tried these cookies but they sound good.”

Magic Peanut Butter Middles Cookies
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READY IN:54mins |
SERVES:30 |
YIELD:30 cookies |
UNITS:US |
Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 1⁄2 cups flour
- 1⁄2 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1⁄2 cup butter or 1⁄2 cup margarine
- 1⁄4 cup peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg
Filling
- 3⁄4 cup peanut butter
- 3⁄4 cup powdered sugar
Directions
- In a small bowl, combine flour, cocoa, and baking soda.
- In a large bowl, beat sugar, brown sugar, and butter until well blended.
- Blend in 1/4 cup peanut butter to mixture. Add vanilla and egg, beat well.
- Add flour mixture until blended. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine filling ingredients, blending well.
- Roll filling into 30 one inch balls.
- For each cookie, with floured hands shape 1 tbs dough around 1 peanut butter ball, covering completely.
- Place cookies 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
- Flatten with the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar.
- Bake at 375 degrees for 7 to 9 minutes or until set and slightly cracked.
- Cool on wire racks.
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Magic Peanut Butter Middles Cookies