I
was thinking a few days ago, of when I really started cooking… I always cooked… french fry’s were my specialty
from the ages of 9 till I was 12 and then I started with pancakes, muffins and
burning beans… when I was first married, I had three kids in four years, and boxed dinners I made a lot.. I would hang around the fridge section in the
grocery store… there they sell cookies, brownies, biscuits, fresh pasta… (how
fresh is that stuff really??) Pretty
much everything they sold there I bought… My homemade stuff didn’t taste as
good as that store bought stuff…
When
I started giving up the premade food, the cookies were the first to go… My favorite was the filled ones.. The
chocolate chip cookies filled with fudge… caramel , so on.. I don’t know if
they sell them anymore, and now that I have found this recipe I could care less…..
But
be warned… this is not a scoop and bake recipe, this is a roll this out… roll
that out.. flatten, smoosh, roll and then bake.. and when everyone inhales them
in less time it took to make them…
You
will know it is worth making them all again.
In
medium size bowl add your flour, coco , salt and baking soda
Then
in mixing bowl add your sugars, ¼ cup peanut butter and butter
Beat
the sugars and butters together until smooth, creamy and fluffy….
Add
egg and vanilla
Add
the dry ingredients and beat well
Dough
will be stiff…
Now
for the filling,
Peanut
butter, confectioner sugar. Mix well.
Filling
on the left, base on the right…
With
a tablespoon of dough, roll it out
Flatten
and then add one teaspoon of filling in middle
Smoosh
dough around filling careful not to smash the filling up to much..
All
done… but ugly… so we
Roll
it all again..
Do
this two dozen more times…
I
just dipped the bottom of a glass into some sugar and lightly pressed down…
kinda sloppy, I know… bake 8 minutes..
Grab
one before the kids swoop in and leave you none.
Recipe:
Chocolate
peanut butter filled cookies
1
1/2 c. flour
1/2
c. Dutch cocoa powder
1/2
tsp. baking soda
1/2
c. butter, softened
1/2
c. granulated sugar
1/2
C. packed brown sugar
1/4
c. peanut butter
1
egg
1
tsp. vanilla
Peanut
butter Filling:
3/4
c. sifted confectioners' sugar
1/2
c. peanut butter
2
Tbls. granulated sugar
How
to make it
Preheat
oven to 350
Sift
together the flour, cocoa powder and baking soda in a medium bowl.
In
a large bowl, beat together butter, 1/2 c. granulated sugar, brown sugar and
1/4 c. peanut butter until well combined. Add egg and vanilla. Beat well.
Gently mix in the flour mixture until incorporated. Form the dough into 1 inch
balls and set aside.
For
the filling:
Combine
confectioners' sugar and 1/2 c. peanut butter in a mixing bowl and beat until
smooth. Form into 1/2 inch balls.
Gently
flatten the chocolate balls. Place peanut butter ball in center of chocolate
doughand carefully fold chocolate dough aroung the peanut butter filling. Roll
back into a ball.
Place
balls on a greased baking sheet about 2 inches a part.
Place
the 2 Tbls. granulated sugar in a shallow bowl. Using a flat - bottomed glass
dipped in the sugar, lightly flatted the chocolate dough balls.
Bake
cookies for 8 minutes, until the surface begins to slightly crack. Let cool for
1 minute on the sheet. Transfer to wire racks and cool completely.
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2 comments:
You almost(just almost) make me want to get in the kitchen again with your super yummy delectable recipes!
I am just gonna have to try even harder then..
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