Magic Peanut Butter Middles

Ingredients

• Servings: 30
• 1 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 soft margarine
• 1/4 cup peanut butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 3/4 cup peanut butter

Recipe

• in small bowl blend flour, cocoa and baking soda. mix until well blended.
• in large bowl beat white and brown sugars, butter or margarine and 1/4 cup peanut butter, until light and fluffy. add vanilla and egg, beat. stir in flour mixture until blended. set aside.
• to make filling: combine confectioner's sugar and 3/4 cup peanut butter. blend well.
• roll filling into 30 1-inch balls. for each cookie, with floured hands, shape about 1 tablespoon of dough around 1 peanut butter ball, covering completely. place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. flatten with glass dipped in white sugar.
• bake at 375 degrees f (190 degrees c) for 7-9 minutes. when cookies are done, they should be set and slightly cracked.