Monday, February 2, 2009

Peanut Butter Munchies

Ingredients:
Cookie:
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup peanut butter (smooth)
1 egg
1 Tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla

Filling:
3/4 cup sifted powdered sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter (smooth)

2 Tbsps granulated sugar

Preheat oven to 350ยบ
In a medium bowl stir together flour, cocoa powder, & baking soda; set aside
In a large bowl beat together butter, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, brown sugar, & 1/4 cup peanut butter; add egg, milk, & vanilla & beat well
Beat in as much of the flour mixture as you can; stir in the remaining flour mixture
Form the chocolate dough into 32 balls about 1 1/4" in diameter; set aside
For the filling, combine powdered sugar & 1/2 cup peanut butter until smooth
Shape mixture into 32 (3/4") balls
On a work surface, slightly flatten a chocolate ball; top with a peanut butter ball
For each cookie, shape the chocolate dough over the peanut butter filling, completely covering the filling
Roll dough into a ball
Place balls 2" apart on an ungreased cookie sheet
Lightly flatten with the bottom of a glass dipped in the 2 Tbsps granulated sugar
Bake cookies in preheated oven for 8 mins or until just set & surface slightly cracks
Let stand 1 min
Transfer to wire racks; cool

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