Peanut Butter Surprise Cookies

Total Time: 38 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 peanut butter
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons sour cream
• 1 1/2 cups peanut butter
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 mix together flour, cocoa, & baking soda in small bowl.
• 2 in large mixing bowl, beat butter, both sugars, & 1/2 cup peanut butter until light. blend in vanilla, eggs, & sour cream.
• 3 mix dry ingredients in with wet, and set aside.
• 4 in separate bowl, mix together powdered sugar & 1 1/2 cups peanut butter.
• 5 roll filling into 1-inch balls. alternatively, you can chill filling slightly, roll into a long cylinder, and slice.
• 6 take small amount of dough, about twice the size of a filling ball (1 1/2 - 2 tbsp), and form a little cup. put a filling ball inside, and pinch the dough-cup shut.
• 7 place filled dough-balls about 2 inches apart on non-stick cookie sheet.
• 8 flatten the balls with the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar.
• 9 bake in preheated 375 deg. f for 7-8 minutes.
• 10 let cool on cookie sheet for 3 minutes, then cool the rest of the way on wire rack.