Baking: Magic in the Middle Cookies

Yeah,  I know this is "Style-Edition" - but it's not just about fashion.   It's about injecting a little style into your life.  And in my life,  style and baking often have equal importance.

I had bookmarked these cookies a while back, because the chocolate and peanut butter combo is pretty unbeatable, and I loved the idea of surprise in the middle of an otherwise standard cookie.

They weren't quite as chocolatey as I expected, (I might try and adjust the recipe a bit next time that I try them) but we (and friends) still finished the batch in over the weekend.

Here is the recipe: 

Magic in the Middle Cookies

Cookies:
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup peanut butter
1 egg 
1 tsp vanilla extract

Peanut Butter Filling:
2/3 cup peanut butter
2/3 cup powdered sugar

Directions
  
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. 

Beat together the sugar, butter, and peanut butter until fluffy.  Stir in the egg and vanilla.  Slowly blend in the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt until smooth.

In a small bowl mix together the powdered sugar and peanut butter until completely combined.  

Roll the peanut butter mixture into small round balls about the size of a grape.  Scoop about a tablespoon of the chocolate batter  (I used my handy mini ice-cream scoop) and flatten it out in your hand.  Place the peanut butter ball in the middle of the chocolate, roll the chocolate around the peanut butter, and press the edges together to cover the peanut butter center. 

Roll the cookie in your hands into a smooth ball.  (I was worried that some edges might have thicker chocolate than others but since you flatten them,  it all seemed to even out nicely - see the picture below)

Roll the cookie balls in sugar and place on the cookie sheet.  Use the bottom of a glass to flatten the cookies a bit.  (This step made them into perfectly even and circular cookies which made me pretty happy.)

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes until they begin to crack on top. 

Enjoy!

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Comments

[sam]

yum! looks delicious!