Magic Peanut Butter Middles Cookies

Ingredients

• 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:

1. In a small bowl, combine flour, cocoa, and baking soda.
2. In a large bowl, beat sugar, brown sugar, and butter until well blended.
3. Blend in 1/4 cup peanut butter to mixture. Add vanilla and egg, beat well.
4. Add flour mixture until blended. Set aside.
5. In a small bowl, combine filling ingredients, blending well.
6. Roll filling into 30 one inch balls.
7. For each cookie, with floured hands shape 1 tbs dough around 1 peanut butter ball, covering completely.
8. Place cookies 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
9. Flatten with the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar.
10. Bake at 375 degrees for 7 to 9 minutes or until set and slightly cracked.
11. Cool on wire racks.

                                                       Source : food.com