Day 6 of 12 Days of Christmas Cookies: Magic in the Middle Cookies

Meet Kathleen from Gonna Want Seconds! I was so excited when I saw what she was going to post because I've been wanting to make these cookies for so long. Now here's Kathleen...

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Well, hello everyone and Merry Christmas!  My name is Kathleen, and I am lucky enough to be guest blogging today for Christy, and the 12 days of Christmas Cookies. I am a home cook and my favorite place to be is in my kitchen cooking up a storm. I’m also a wife, mother, Bernese Mountain dog lover, friend, and reluctant exerciser. My blog is called Gonna Want Seconds. I started writing my blog because I was born with that crazy “food is my whole world“ gene and because cooking is how I show the people I care most about how much I love them! I’m obsessed with cookbooks, cooking mags, red wine and vintage costume jewelry. The recipes I post are all tried and true and most importantly, family approved!

These cookies are a wonderful addition to any Christmas cookie tray. I first made them a couple of months ago and the whole fam went totally wild for them. They have a perfectly moist, chewy, chocolate exterior with an incredible peanut butter filling. Seriously, these little cookies will totally rock your world! I hope you give them a try. Believe me, you won’t just want to make them for Christmas! I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season filled with love, joy, family, and friends and, of course, lots of fabulous FOOD!!!

Magic In The Middle Cookies

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 cup white sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar-packed
1/2 cup unsalted butter-softened

1/4 cup peanut butter

1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg
3/4 cup confectioners’ sugar
3/4 cup peanut butter

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

2. In a small bowl, blend flour, cocoa, and baking soda

3. 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.

4. Make the filling by combining the confectioners’ sugar and 3/4 cup peanut butter. Beat well with electric mixer until mixture comes together.

5. Roll filling into 30 1 inch balls. Form exterior part of cookie by sectioning dough into approximately 1 tablespoon pieces. Form exterior part of cookie around filling and cover completely. Place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten with a glass dipped in sugar.

6. Bake at 375 degrees for 7-9 minutes. (I baked mine for 7 minutes) Allow to cool on cookie sheet for 10 minutes then remove to a cooling rack and cool completely.

We're halfway through our 12 Days of Christmas Cookies. Stay tuned...