Chocolate Peanut Butter Surprise Cookies

Ingredients:

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour

½ cup unsweetened cocoa

½ tsp baking soda

¼ tsp salt

½ cup sugar (plus more for rolling)

½ cup packed brown sugar

½ cup unsalted butter (softened)

1 cup creamy peanut butter

1 tsp vanilla

1 egg

¾ cup powdered sugar

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. line a baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt.
3. In a bowl a of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat together sugars, butter and ¼ cup of peanut butter until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla and egg, continue beating, stir in flour mixture and blend well.
4. In a medium bowl, mix together powdered sugar and remaining ¾ cup of peanut butter until smooth.
5. Pull off a heaping tablespoon of cookie dough and flatten with your hands. Take about 1 teaspoon of peanut butter mixture and place it in the center of the chocolate dough. Wrap the chocolate dough around the peanut butter center, pressing to seal. Roll the cookie into a ball and roll the cookie in sugar. Place cookies on a prepared baking sheet 2 inches apart. Using the bottom of a glass flatten each cookie to about ½ inch thickness.
6. Bake in preheated oven for 7-9 minutes. let it sit on the baking sheet for about 2 minutes then remove on to a cooling rack.