Jessica’s Peanut Butter Middles: Cookie Recipe

Jessica was one of the bridesmaids in my wedding.  She, like myself, is a cookie lover too!! For our cookie exchange, she chose a Peanut Butter Theme and made two different kinds of cookies filled with peanut buttery goodness!  Here is her first recipe: Peanut Butter Middles!

Jessica’s Peanut Butter Middles

Ingredients:

• 1 and 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup softened butter
• 1/4 cup peanut butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup confectioners’ sugar
• Additional 3/4 cup peanut butter

• Cookie Dough: 
  • In a small bowl, blend flour cocoa and baking soda.  Mix until well blended.
  • In a large bowl, beat the sugars, butter and 1/4 cup peanut butter until light and fluffy.
  • Add vanilla and egg and beat well.
  • Stir in flour mixture until well blended and then set aside.
• Filling: Combine confectioner’s sugar and 3/4 cup peanut butter.  Blend well.  Roll filling into 1 inch balls.
• Put it Together!
  • Preheat oven to 375°.
  • Take your 1 inch balls of filling.  With floured hands, shape about 1 tablespoon of dough around each 1 inch ball of filling.  Be sure to cover it completely.
  • Place each cookie about 2 inches apart on an un-greased cookie sheet and then flatten each with the bottom of a glass or a fork.
  • Bake in 375° oven for 7-9 minutes.  When they are done, the tops should crack a little bit.

Jessica

 

Thanks for making amazing cookies, Jess!!  Definitely something I will try making again in the future!