Magic in the Middles

Name: Magic in the Middles
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 26
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons baking soda; 118 milliliters firmly packed brown sugar; 237 milliliters creamy peanut butter, divided; 1 large egg; 355 milliliters all-purpose flour; 118 milliliters granulated sugar (plus more for dipping); 177 milliliters powdered sugar; 0 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters unsalted butter, softened; 118 milliliters unsweetened cocoa; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Magic in the Middles a try. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 167 calories, 4g of protein, and 9g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 26. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. A mixture of granulated sugar, flour, cocoa, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 37

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Oven

Whisk together first 4 ingredients in a medium-size mixing bowl. In a separate bowl, beat together granulated and brown sugars, butter, and 1/4 cup peanut butter until light and fluffy.

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Peanut Butter

Butter

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Mixing Bowl

Whisk

Add vanilla and egg, beating to combine. Stir in dry ingredients, blending well. Set dough aside.

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Vanilla

Dough

Egg

Stir together remaining 3/4 cup peanut butter and powdered sugar until smooth. With floured hands, roll mixture into 26 (1-inch) balls.

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Powdered Sugar

Peanut Butter

Roll

Break off about 1 tablespoon cookie dough; make an indentation in center with thumb, and press 1 peanut butter ball into indentation. Wrap dough up and over filling, pressing to seal; roll cookie to smooth it out. Repeat for each cookie.

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Peanut Butter

Cookie Dough

Dough

Roll

Wrap

Dip top of each cookie in granulated sugar, and place 2 inches apart on lightly greased baking sheets. Use greased bottom of drinking glass to flatten each cookie to about 1/2 inch thick.

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Granulated Sugar