These Cookies Should Come With a Warning...

Really, a warning that says once you make them, you'll dream about them..at least I do.  But maybe I'm just weird.  Maybe normal people don't dream about cookies.  But if they did I bet they would dream about these cookies.  I love them.  I would trade my kids for them.  Well, not really but I may be tempted some days. 

They look so innocent and unassuming on the outside.  But then, oh then, you bite into them and BANG....

Peanut butter, sweet creamy peanut butter.  And chocolate. Oooh baby, lots of chocolate.  Any time I make these they last about a day in our house.  I guess the love of peanut butter and chocolate is in our genes or something.  They taste like a cookie that had babies with a peanut butter cup.  They are kind of a pain to make, lots of rolling and forming and such.  They are so worth it though.  If you like chocolate and peanut butter then do yourself a favor and try these.  You won't regret it.  If you don't like chocolate and peanut butter then, well, you're very odd and I feel very sad for you...Just kidding.  So here's the recipe..ENJOY!!

Reese's Cookies

1 1/2 cups flour

1/2 unsweetened cocoa powder

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/2 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1/4 cup peanut butter

1 egg

1 Tbsp. milk

1 tsp. vanilla extract

For the filling:

1/2 cup peanut butter

3/4 cup powdered sugar

In a medium bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder, and the baking soda, set aside.  In a large bowl cream together the butter, peanut butter, and sugars.  Add the egg, milk, and vanilla and mix well.  Beat in the flour mixture.  Shape dough into balls about 1 1/4 inches in size.  I used a medium cookie scoop for mine.  Then in a medium bowl, beat together the peanut butter and powdered sugar.  This will be crumbly, don't worry!!  Now shape this mixture into balls about 3/4 inch in size.  You should have about 34-36 of each size ball.  Now, flatten a chocolate ball into a small disk.  Place a peanut butter ball in the center and form dough around it to cover it completely.  Roll back into a ball shape and then place on an ungreased cookie sheet.  Flatten each slightly with the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar.  Bake at 350 degrees for about 8 or 9 minutes.  Let cool on sheets for about 2 minutes then remove to wire racks to cool.