PEANUT BUTTER MUNCHIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degree F.
• In a medium mixing bowl stir together flour, cocoa powder, and baking soda; set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl beat together butter, the 1/2 cup granulated sugar, brown sugar, and the 1/4 cup peanut butter with an electric mixer until combined.
• Add egg, milk, and vanilla; beat well.
• Beat in as much of the dry ingredients as you can with mixer.
• Stir in remaining dry ingredients by hand with a wooden spoon.
• Form chocolate dough into 32 balls about 1-1/4 inches in diameter.
• Set aside.
• For filling: Combine powdered sugar and 1/2 cup peanut butter until smooth.
• Shape mixture into 32 ( 3/4-inch) balls.
• On a work surface, slightly flatten a chocolate dough ball and top with a peanut butter ball.
• Shape the chocolate dough over the peanut butter filling, completely covering the filling.
• Roll dough into a ball.
• Repeat with the remaining chocolate dough and peanut butter filling balls.
• Place balls 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Lightly flatten with the bottom of a glass dipped in the 2 tablespoons granulated sugar.
• Bake cookies in preheated oven for 8 minutes or until they are just set and surface is slightly cracked.
• Let cookies stand for 1 minute.
• Transfer cookies to wire racks; cool.