Choco-peanut cookies

Seems like it has been a while since I posted recipes.  How about some chocolate cookies?  Peanut butter and chocolate cookies?  The original recipe comes from Better Homes and Gardens magazine.

 

What you need:

for about 32 cookies

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
1 egg
1 tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup sifted powdered sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter
2 tbsp granulated sugar

What to do:

• Preheat oven to 350 degree F. 
• In a medium mixing bowl stir together flour, cocoa powder, and baking soda; set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl beat together butter, the 1/2 cup granulated sugar, brown sugar, and the 1/4 cup peanut butter with an electric mixer until combined. Add egg, milk, and vanilla; beat well. Beat in as much of the dry ingredients as you can with mixer. Stir in remaining dry ingredients by hand with a wooden spoon. Form chocolate dough into 32 balls about 1-1/4 inches in diameter. Set aside. 

For peanut butter filling

• In a medium mixing bowl combine powdered sugar and the remaining 1/2 cup peanut butter until smooth. Shape mixture into 32 (3/4-inch) balls.

• On a work surface, slightly flatten a chocolate dough ball and top with a peanut butter ball. Shape the chocolate dough over the peanut butter filling, completely covering the filling. Roll dough into a ball. Repeat with the remaining chocolate dough and peanut butter filling balls. 
• Place balls 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Lightly flatten with the bottom of a glass dipped in the 2 tablespoons granulated sugar.  
• Bake cookies in preheated oven for 8 minutes or until they're just set and surface is slightly cracked. Let cookies stand for 1 minute. Transfer cookies to wire racks; cool. 

Tips and Suggestions:

These cookies can be easily veganized.  Click here for my vegan version from a couple of years ago.