Reunited and it tastes so good…

Many years ago, when I was a sweet little undergrad at the University of Florida, (I can’t help but to fit that UF thing in a lot right now. Go Gators! Anyhow, back to the story…) I loved to bake a secret peanut butter and chocolate cookie.

These cookies ROCKED. A little crispy yet still a tad chewy chocolate on the outside and peanut butter filling on the inside. Mmmmmmmm.

I remember making them and mailing them to my brother in the Navy who said they were all destroyed by the time they reached him. I was devastated. He did not get to experience the pure deliciousness of the cookie.

Anyhow, somehow the recipe was lost… and I thought lost forever. I searched for this recipe in every cookbook and magazine I could get my hands on. And then when we got this internet thing, I searched and Googled and longed. But to no avail. My secret recipe remained that: a secret.

A few years back I tried my best to duplicate the recipe and came pretty darn close, but not close enough.

And tonight, while doing important research (well, kind of) I found the recipe on the King Arthur Flour website! (Yet another reason to be thankful my sister-in-law introduced me to bread-baking! I only get their emails because I bought her a pan there last Christmas.) The cookies are called Magic in the Middles and magic they are.

Alleluia! Alleluia! Al-le-lu-ia!!! ( Do you hear the angels singing?)

I’m telling you girls, if you want to make a good cookie, this is the one. And if you are planning to go to the same cookie exchange where I will be this Sunday: Hands off this recipe until after the competition. I’m taking home the prize.

(Um, have I done any SOAP posts on humility lately??)

Oooh. I cannot wait to get baking now!

And ya know what… I might try a variation, too. I wonder how they would do with a half of a Peppermint Patty inside instead of the peanut butter mixture. Hmmmm.

Don’t you worry. I’ll report back


Comments

4 responses to “Reunited and it tastes so good…”

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    Somebody’s Mimi

    I mean ATTEND.././ plus I think your brothher would like some too.

  2. Somebody's Mimi Avatar
    Somebody’s Mimi

    Ok, I’m in… give me the recipes…. I hvae cookie exchanges I have to arrend!

  3. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

    Okay, I’m going to get no work done now. At least until I clean up the drool on my desk.

  4. Oh my gosh girl those sound amazing and not too hard which is important for me because my baking skills shall we say aren’t exactly something to write home about :) Maybe this recipe will change everything!! LOL

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