In need of a little peanut butter fix, I whipped these up recently from KA Cookie Companion:
Magic In the Middles. They're a chocolate cookie with peanut butter 'magic' in the middle.
Chocolate and peanut butter doughs are made separately.
A scoopful of chocolate dough is flattened out and wrapped around gobs of rolled pb dough.
The resulting chocolate ball (with hidden pb) is then rolled in sugar...
And then flattened slightly with the sugared bottom of a glass. The peanut butter middle stays nicely tucked inside.
See that lovely layer of peanut butter hiding inside?
These are a sturdy cookie- not like delicate little flowers- but not crunchy. They freeze very well! Slip them into ziplocs or a covered container, and they're fresh as can be when defrosted. They're also a good one for mailing.
If you'd like to make them more 'Christmasy' for holiday baking, try rolling them in green or red sugar instead of white.
This recipe can be found HERE.
And find my entire collection of over 50 Christmas cookies HERE.
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Magic in the Middles
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Chocolate and peanut butter are a great combination. I'm sure the cookies are yummy. One day I'd like to enter a competition.
Yummy!!!!
Lori those look awesome chocolate and peanut butter what a great combinations. I like how you flattened them out before baking.
Those look so cool! I also love the chocolate/peanut butter combination, so what a fun surprise to find the peanut butter cookie hidden inside the chocolate one!
These remind me of the million dollar pillsbury cookie, except these are prettier with the chocolate.
You had me at peanut butter! I'll have to try these as gifts:)
Total genius! I love how that pb is hidden inside that chocolate. They came out perfectly.
What great cookies!
Lori, these PB surprise cookies are delicious. I'll have to make some for my son and send them to him in Dallas. He's a nut about Resses peanut butter cups. I think he would absolutely love these. Thanks my friend.
I love peanut butter surprises! :)
Those would be very popular at our house!
PB and chocolate have to be the perfect combination! What an unexpected gift in the middle, yum!!
I've made these before..they're yummy and fun to make!
It is so funny that we made similar cookies! Yours turned out so nice! I'll have to mark your recipe to try sometime for a different variation.
I'm putting that book on my Christmas list! The cookies look so heavenly. I'm not sure they'd last long in our house!
how adorable!! i think we have the same glasses...
Yum - they look great and anything with peanut butter in the middle is a winner!!
Welcome back and thanks for my fix too!
I LOVE all of your cookie recipes, but this one might just be my favorite yet!!
Oh dear, magic indeed! I've never used the word magic to describe peanut butter, but I think it may best the perfect term for it.
I can't believe how good these look! Thanks for the recipe!
Peanut butter and chocolate are my favorite combo! I'll definately be making these cookies.
Yum! I love anything that has chocolate and peanut butter!
Oh, these look delicious:)
Ahhh this is definitely one of my dreams come true!! I just made peanut butter cookies with little Snickers inside (also magic middles!), and now I can turn them inside out with these.
I'm clearly obsessed with peanut butter.
Sues
MMmm. I need to try those. I made an opposite version (PB on the outside, chocolate in the middle) and they were quite sinfully delicious.
I was a bit undecided before about which xmas cookies to try (so many good looking options), but these look like a must try for me. Chocolate + peanut butter is my weakness and these cookies just look awesome (and beautiful final results!)
Love the PB in the middle! DELISH
I just made these the other day after seeing them on the KA blog - they are fabulous!
oh my bajesus! those look so amazing. i just love the idea of a secret peanuty goodiness inside. ive got to make them!
I like this ! I like this! My hubby's gonna LOVE this!!
Chocolate+ Peanut Butter is just one of those combinations I can't resist! Awesome cookies Lori! :)
Chocolate and peanut butter, my favorite combo.
Oh you did it again. You made another recipe I have to try! :)
These look SO great!!
no doubt you are cookie making pro! also reminding me i must manicure this week ;-)
I love the step by step because you show us how easy this really is. A cookie with a hidden middle is the best!
You're so smart chicklet!
I love cookies with a little surprise inside!
Those are certainly magical! I like the stars you made too!
Those are certainly magical! I like the stars you made too!
Chocolate and peanut butter are my favorite. Put them together and I am sold! I'm hosting a cookie party at my house this weekend and I think I am definitely going to have to add these to the mix.
Yummy, peanut butter and chocolate!!
I make these with snickerdoodles - never thought to use chocolate!
These are the cookie of my dreams! I can't believe I haven't made them yet!
I keep seeing chocolate covered peanut butter. It must be a sign. Looks delicious.
YUM! Love the looks of these beauties!
Oh these are great cookies!
christmas is just the time for a little magic, especially when its source is peanut butter. lovely cookies. :)
oh my gosh - how adorable! and are you from san diego? me too!!!
These are so cute! I love the surprise of peanut butter.
I made these last night and they are soooo good! I even posted the recipe today and told my freinds and family to check your site out. Have a wonderful day and thank you for all your wonderful ideas here! =O)
What a welcome little surprise inside! I should really think about making Christmas cookies this year - I always appreciate *receiving* them so it might be time to return the favor :-)
Nice nails!!
Peanut butter and chocolate = yum!
Wow..they look wonderful. I will try these and use red sugar for the holidays!
mmm...my husband would love these! PB and chocolate are his favorite combo! Come check out my holiday cookie list and enter my giveaway!
http://katiebarlow.blogspot.com/2008/12/my-christmas-cookie-list-and-giveaway.html
Wow, those look awesome!!!
Mouth is watering!
Ah, these are amazing! I can't wait to make them!
I made these cookies today and they came out just like yours!! I love that the recipe works perfectly!
Oh, and yes, they were really yummy!
Thanks for sharing!
Ana
Just made these! I can't bake to save my life but these were easy and delicious. Thanks so much for sharing!
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