Magic in the Middles
April 9th, 2009
I will meet my friend next week, and I’d like to bring her a gift, I have few ideas such as:
1. A novel titled “Snow Flower and the Secret Fan” by Lisa See ,I love this novel, it talks about friendship.
2. Coffee mug.
3. I want to bake something for her, but I don’t know what?
Any suggestions? ideas?
Back to cookies, Let’s make Magic in the Middles:
Preheat the oven to 375 °F (190 °C). Lightly grease (or line with parchment) two baking sheets.
Chocolate Dough
1. In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt.
2. In another medium-sized mixing bowl, beat together the sugars, butter, and peanut butter until light and fluffy.
3. Add the vanilla and the egg.
4. Beating to combine.
5. Stir in the dry ingredients.
6. Blending well.
Peanut Butter Dough
7, 8. In a small bowl,stir together the peanut butter and confectioners’ sugar until smooth
9. With floured hands or a teaspoon scoop, roll the filling into 26 one-inch balls.
10. Scoop 1 tablespoon of the dough (a lump about the size of a walnut).
11. Make an indentation in the center with your finger and place one of the peanut butter balls into the indentation.
12. Bring the cookie dough up and over the filling, pressing the edges together cover the center.
13. Roll the cookie in the palms of your hand to smooth it out. Repeat with the remaining dough and filling.
14. Roll each rounded cookie in granulated sugar, and place on the prepared baking sheets, leaving about 2 inches between cookies.
15. Grease the bottom of a drinking glass, and use it to flatten each cookie to about 1/2-inch thick.
16. Bake the cookies for 7 to 9 minutes, or until they’re set and you can smell chocolate. Remove them from the oven, and cool on a rack.
King Arthur Flour’s Tip
So it’s up to you: easier to handle, no extra liquid. Ready for their beauty-queen closeup, add an extra yolk or a tablespoon or two of milk.
Magic in the Middles
From: King Arthur Flour / Servings: 26 Cookies
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| Chocolate Dough
1 1/2 cups unbleached all purpose 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 cup granulated sugar (plus 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened 1/4 cup smooth peanut butter 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 large egg Peanut Butter Dough 3/4 cup peanut butter, crunchy or smooth, your choice 3/4 cup confectioners’ sugar |
Preheat the oven to 375 °F (190 °C). Lightly grease (or line with parchment) two baking sheets.
Chocolate Dough In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. In another medium-sized mixing bowl, beat together the sugars, butter, and peanut butter until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla and the egg. Beating to combine. Stir in the dry ingredients, blending well. Peanut Butter Dough In a small bowl, stir together the peanut butter and confectioners’ sugar until smooth With floured hands or a teaspoon scoop, roll the filling into 26 one-inch balls. Scoop 1 tablespoon of the dough (a lump about the size of a walnut), make an indentation in the center with your finger and place one of the peanut butter balls into the indentation. Bring the cookie dough up and over the filling, pressing the edges together cover the center; Roll the cookie in the palms of your hand to smooth it out. Repeat with the remaining dough and filling. Roll each rounded cookie in granulated sugar, and place on the prepared baking sheets, leaving about 2 inches between cookies. Grease the bottom of a drinking glass, and use it to flatten each cookie to about 1/2-inch thick. Bake the cookies for 7 to 9 minutes, or until they’re set and you can smell chocolate. Remove them from the oven, and cool on a rack. |
King Arthur Flour’s Tip
So it’s up to you: easier to handle, no extra liquid. Ready for their beauty-queen closeup, add an extra yolk or a tablespoon or two of milk.
how about making her a brownies cake? seems delicious
Those cookies look so good!
Dimah, Greetings from Illinois, U.S.; I can’t want to make these cookies–they look delicious. Thank you for posting the recipe, and I am so glad I found your blog.
Linda
http://kentuckyhideaway.wordpress.com/
These look good. Naughty, but good. Added you to my blog roll.
Those look so yummy! Who doesn’t love peanut butter and chocolate together?!?
I just did a similar chocolate cookie with caramel filling that you might like:
http://adashofsass.com/2009/03/29/chocolate-caramel-cookie-bites/
Hello Dimah,
Greetings from the Big Apple (aka NYC) !
I seldom baked but these sweet treats look really yummy and I cannot wait to give them a try!
Thank-you for posting your receipe for us all.
Pink-Slip-Designer
Dimah,
I just started a blog and really came to yours to learn. You are listed in top growing blog and I liked the name very much… soothing. Thought I would reply while I am here. As far as ideas for your gift to a friend, books are treasure, in my opinion. I recently read a very good book “A Thousand Splendid Suns” by Khaled Hosseini (author of Kite Runners) about the lives of two Afghanistan women. It was tragic, but honest and mostly what I took away from it was how minuscule my own suffering was as compared to others in this world and the beauty of women period. Under duress, the harshest of conditions, even horrific pain we somehow find a way and many times reach out to help others. I can’t know what your social/political viewpoint concerning Afghanistan might be but from a human perspective I think it is an eye opener worth sharing. A lighter read but no less profound is “The Five People We Meet in Heaven” by Mitch Albom which illustrates the impact we each, in our tiny daily acts, unknowingly have on each other. Be well. : ) ANGELa
Snow flower and the secret fan was FANTASTIC!!! Definitely give her that!
I am bookmarking this recipe to make soon. So cool!
Love the chocolate and peanut butter combo!
Thanks for sharing!
Wish I had a stack of these right now!
michelle
http://oneordinaryday.wordpress.com/
These are absolutely delicious. I think I made mine too big but they taste amazing. Just make sure you have milk.
Thanks everyone for your lovely comments!
Thanks for the ideas and suggestions! and I hope you enjoy these cookies as much as I did!
Thanks for visiting :)
Greetings from Brazil, it is so nice to see syrian recipes in a blog. My greatgrand mother also came from Syria like a 120 years ago, but we still cook the same recipes. Great pictures!!!
Cookies and a book sounds like a perfect day!
Those cookies sounds wonderful! I love chocolate and peanut butter together. Can’t wait to try them!
Laila, Maya, Tracey: Thanks for stopping by!
Hi Dimah! Well, I made these cookies and they are fabulous–they lasted about ten minutes in my house. I think it’s so funny that I found out about a U.S. company’s website (King Arthur Flour) from a baker in Syria. What an amazing world we live in. :-D Thank you and I look forward to trying more of your recipes.
Best regards,
Linda
kentuckyhideaway.wordpress.com
These look amazing! And, now I need a snack!
This looks like the perfect thing to bake for your friend. I know I’d be happy.
these look awesome.
Linda: Thank you so much, I’m so happy that you made these cookies and enjoyed them, please stay in touch.
lisa, Jude, justcooknyc: Thanks for the comments!
I love the cookies. They are beautiful and would go perfect with a book and a coffee mug. I say give her a batch of these and send a batch my way too! :)
Dima, these cookies look so good. I can’t wait to try them.