Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar, (packed)
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, (at room temperature)
  • 1/4 cup peanut butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg
  • 3/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 3/4 cup peanut butter
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar

Instruction

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • Make Cookies: In a small bowl, blend flour, cocoa, and baking soda.
  • In a large bowl beat white sugar, brown sugar, butter, and 1/4 cup peanut butter, until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and egg, beat until blended. Stir in flour mixture until blended. Set aside.
  • Make the filling: Combining the confectioner's sugar and 3/4 cup peanut butter.  Beat well with an electric mixer until mixture comes together.
  • Roll filling into 30 (1 inch) balls.
  • Form the exterior part of the cookie by sectioning dough into approximately 1 tablespoon pieces and then shaping the exterior portion of the cookie around completely around the peanut butter filling balls. Be sure the the filling is completely completely covered. 
  • Sprinkle 1/4 cup granulated sugar in a shallow bowl. Roll the completed dough ball in sugar.
  • Place the balls 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Gently flatten with the bottom of glass.
  • Bake at 375 degrees for 7-9 minutes. (I baked mine for 7 minutes). Allow cookies to cool on the cookie sheet for 10 minutes, then remove to a wire rack and cool completely.