chocolate peanut butter munchies

Name: Chocolate Peanut Butter Munchies
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 10 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup(s) flour; 1/2 cup(s) unsweetened cocoa powder; 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1/2 cup(s) butter; 1/2 cup(s) sugar; 1/2 cup(s) brown sugar, firmly packed; 1/4 cup(s) peanut butter; 1 tablespoon(s) milk; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla; 1 large egg; ## PEANUT BUTTER FILLING; 3/4 cup(s) confectioners' sugar; 1/2 cup(s) peanut butter; ## GRANULATED SUGAR

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Doris Carlson

Old Saybrook, CT

Updated on Dec 18, 2013

The first time I made these with my son, we could not stop "test tasting" them, they were SOOO good! Time consuming , but TOTALLY worth it. A delicious chocolate cookie with a sweet peanut butter cream surprise inside. You cannot eat just one!!!

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prep time 45 Min

cook time 10 Min

method Bake

yield makes about 30 cookies

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1/4 cup peanut butter
1 tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 large egg
PEANUT BUTTER FILLING
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter
GRANULATED SUGAR

How To Make chocolate peanut butter munchies

Step 1

preheat oven to 350 degrees stir together flour , cocoa powder and baking soda, set aside

Step 2

Beat together butter , 1/2 cup of granulated sugar, brown sugar and peanut butter for about 3 minutes. Add egg, milk and vanilla until well combined. Slowly add in flour mixture. Form into 30, 1 and 1/4 inch balls (about 30) set aside
Step 3

For peanut cream filling mix together 1/2 cup of peanut butter and 3/4 cup of powdered sugar. Form 30 3/4 inch balls.
Step 4

To make cookie, flatten chocolate dough ball, top with peanut butter ball, and then shape the chocolate dough around the peanut butter dough, completely covering the peanut dough with the chocolate dough. Roll into ball.
Step 5

Place dough balls on un-greased cookie sheet and lightly flatten with a glass dipped in granulated sugar. Bake for 8 minutes, cookies will slightly crack. Let rest on cookie sheet for 1 minute after removing from oven. Transfer to wire rack to cool.
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