Peanut butter ‘surprise’ cookies

Recipe amended from Mrs. Cake

Makes approx. 30 medium biscuits

Ingredients

• ½ cup sugar
• ½ cup brown sugar, packed
• 150g butter, softened
• 1 ¼ cup crunchy peanut butter, divided into ¼ cup and 1 cup
• 1½ cups flour
• ½ cup cocoa
• ½ tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• ¾ cup icing sugar

Method

1. Line baking trays and preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
2. In a large bowl cream the white and brown sugars, butter and ¼ cup of peanut butter until light and smooth. Add the vanilla and egg, beating until well combined.
3. Sift together flour, cocoa and baking soda and add to wet mixture. Mix until well incorporated. Set chocolate dough aside.
4. In a separate bowl cream together the icing sugar and 1 cup of peanut butter. If the mixture looks a little dry, add more peanut butter by the teaspoon – the finished dough should form a small ball without crumbling.
5. Roll a tablespoon of chocolate dough into a ball and flatten into a thin circle with your fingers. Scoop a small teaspoonful of the peanut butter mixture and place in the center of the chocolate dough.
6. Fold the chocolate dough over the peanut butter mixture and pinch the sides together – it should look a bit like a dumpling. Tuck the corners underneath the cookie and gently roll into a ball. Place of baking tray and gently flatten.
7. Bake for 8 to 9 minutes or until they spring back slightly when pressed. Allow to cool on tray for about a minute, then transfer to cooling rack.

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