Peanut Butter Chocolate Treasure Cookies

Dangerously yummy! Um yea so All  I have to say is make sure You Got Milk!

Ingredients
1 3/4c flour
3/4tsp baking soda
1/4tsp salt
1/2c softened butter
1/2c brown sugar
1/2c sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1c peanut butter

Filling
1/2c peanut butter
2tbsp cocoa powder
3tbsp sugar
2tbsp chopped choc. chips

Topping
1/4c sugar
1/2tsp cinnamon

Method
Preheat oven to 375°F.
Sift together flour, baking soda and salt in a small bowl. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugars until light. Beat in egg, followed by the vanilla and peanut butter. Gradually add in dry ingredients and beat on low speed until just combined.

Prepare topping and filling. In small bowl, mix, granulated sugar and cinnamon; set aside.
In another small bowl, stir peanut butter, cocoa powder, sugars and chopped chocolate until smooth. Shape mixture into small (1/2 inch) balls and place each on a sheet of parchment paper. Set aside.


Roll a ball of peanut butter dough and flatten each piece of dough and place a peanut butter ball into it. Shape each cookie dough piece around the filling, making sure to cover the ball completely. Repeat with remaining dough and balls.

Roll each ball in peanut-sugar mixture and place onto a parchment-lined baking sheet, leaving about 2-inches between balls. Use a fork to flatten cookies.
Bake for 9 – 11 minutes or until edges are golden brown.
Cool for 1-2 minutes on the baking sheet, then remove cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.