Monday, February 25, 2008

Magic in the Middle

Jen made these a few weeks ago, and I was delighted to find that I had all the ingredients on hand to make up a batch today! Although there is a certian contentment that comes along with pulling piping hot cookies from the oven, today's little morsels of heaven also brought a sense of urgency: Get as many plates together and give them away ASAP, these are dangerous!


INGREDIENTS
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar (plus more for dipping)
  • 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter, divided
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg
  • 3/4 cup powdered sugar

1. Preheat oven to 375. Whisk together first 4 ingredients in a medium-size mixing bowl. In a separate bowl, beat together granulated and brown sugars, butter and 1/4 cup peanut butter until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and egg, beating to combine. Stir in dry ingredients, blending well. Set dough aside.

2. Stir together remaining 3/4 cup peanut butter and powdered sugar until smooth. With floured hands, roll mixture into 26(1-inch) balls.

3 Break off about 1 tablespoon cookie dough, make an indentation in center with thumb, and press 1 peanut butter ball into indentation. Wrap dough up and over filling, pressing to seal; roll cookie to smooth it out. Repeat for each cookie.

4. Dip top of each cookie in granulated sugar and place 2 inches apart on lightly greased baking sheets. Use greased bottom of drinking glass to flatten each cookie to about 1/2 inch thick.

5. Bake cookies at 375 for 7-9 minutes or until set. Let cool on wire rack.

5 comments:

  1. yee haw! must try those. i made the best ginger creme cookies yesterday, i'll post that recipe soon.

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  2. We've been using organic sugar (evaporated cane juice) instead of refined, and I haven't found a recipe that it doesn't work well in. Also used organic (grind-your-own) peanut butter instead of processed and the result was a bit crumbly (for the filling), so I added a drizzle of canola oil to the mix and it held together nicely.

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  3. those look amazing!!!! wanna bring some over?

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  4. ah, yes, know you know my secret. making cookies means that EVERYONE benefits...i can't keep them in my house either...

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  5. Just wanted you to know that I had to make them.....and well, all the girls in the office, think I am a genius....and want the recipee. I did exactly as you said, and put them in plates to give away. Very yummy. Thanks for sharing

    Aunt Sharon

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