MAGIC-IN-THE-MIDDLE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

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I found this recipe on an advertisement years and years ago, and the cookies have been a family favorite ever since. I've won a few contests with them, and now my teenage son uses the recipe and has won prizes at the 4-H fair! -Christy Hard, Sterling, Kansas

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 40m

Yield 2-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup baking cocoa
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
FILLING:
1 cup confectioners' sugar
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, cream butter, peanut butter and sugars until blended. Beat in egg and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, cocoa and baking soda; gradually beat into creamed mixture., For filling, in a small bowl, beat confectioners' sugar and peanut butter. Shape into 30 balls. Wrap tablespoons of chocolate dough around filling to cover completely. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten slightly with bottom of a glass dipped in sugar., Bake 7-9 minutes or until set and slightly cracked. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool. Store in airtight containers.

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Owais Zaddi
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Yum!


Ali Mandozai
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These cookies were a hit with my family! They're so soft and chewy, and the peanut butter flavor is amazing. I will definitely be making these again.


Mads Madz
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These peanut butter cookies are the best! I've made them several times and they always turn out perfect. They're soft and chewy, with the perfect amount of peanut butter flavor. I love that they're so easy to make, too. I always have the ingredients