Magic in the Middle Cookies Recipe and Neighborhood Traditions (2024)

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The neighborhood that we live in has the best tradition- a couple of times each summer, they have a “Sunday Neighborhood Walk Around”. A couple of families are the “hosts” and they set a table out in their front lawn. Other neighbors then bring cookies to the host families and leave them on the table to share.

Then all the neighbors just walk from host family to host family, talking and hanging out with neighbors (and eating cookies!!). We still feel kind of new in our neighborhood and this was the best way to meet lots of people. We had such a good time! I highly recommend starting this fun tradition in your neighborhood!

One of my neighbors brought these cookies and they were amazing!! As I have mentioned before, I am a sucker for anything that has chocolate and peanut butter and these are definitely on my favorite cookies list!

Magic in the Middle Cookies Recipe and Neighborhood Traditions (2)

Serves: 24

Magic in the Middle Cookies Recipe

These delicious moist and fudgy chocolate cookies are filled with a creamy peanut butter filling that is totally magic!

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Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups flour
  • ½ cup sweetened cocoa
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup butter softened
  • ¼ cup smooth peanut butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 eggs 1 egg and 1 yolk

Peanut Butter Filling

  • ¾ cup peanut butter smooth or crunchy
  • ¾ cup powdered sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 375°F. Lightly grease (or line with parchment) two baking sheets.

  • To make the 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, then stir in the dry ingredients, blending well.

  • To make the filling: 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.

  • To shape the cookies: 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.

Nutrition

Calories: 183 kcal · Carbohydrates: 22 g · Protein: 4 g · Fat: 10 g · Saturated Fat: 4 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 24 mg · Sodium: 137 mg · Potassium: 118 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 13 g · Vitamin A: 138 IU · Calcium: 15 mg · Iron: 1 mg

Equipment

  • Mixing Bowl

  • Baking Sheet

Recipe Details

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

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  1. Katie @ This Chick Cooks says:

    We have made that recipe and those cookies are awesome! LOVE them! I think that tradition in your neighborhood is a wonderful idea. We've lived in our neighborhood for a year and I still feel like I don't really know any of my neighbors. Also, I wanted to invite you to stop by tomorrow and share your recipe at These Chicks Cooked Recipe Spotlight. Have a good one :)
    Katie

  2. Erin says:

    This is the best neighborhood tradition EVER!!! I wish my neighbors did that! And your cookies look fantastic!!!

  3. Keli says:

    These cookies look amazing! Although, I'm not sure how many of them would make it to the oven ;)

    I wish my neighbors liked each other! They wouldn't even think of doing anything like this.

  4. Grace Matthews says:

    Your blog is great! I am stopping by from the Alexa Hop...sorry I am late.

  5. viv{re} says:

    peanut butter cup/cookie?! ah, i love this. thanks for the recipe! I really wish my neighborhood was tight-knit like that, but it seems like everyone hates each other around here. lol.

  6. lafondsi says:

    Just made these. Doubled the recipe (so I still would have enough for my cookie swap after eating most of them!) and they were great. I did 3 eggs. So yummy. My kids decided these are the best cookies ever and we should make them every time we make cookies. Thanks for the recipe and the yummy picture that put them on the top of my to make list.

  7. McKell Coleman says:

    It was taking forever to make each one into a cookie and shape it perfectly so I just made one huge cookie pizza! It worked out great! I spread out 1/2 of the chocolate dough, then put the filling on top and covered it in the rest of the dough and it worked out perfectly! I think I added a few minutes cooking time however! (: great recipe!

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FAQs

When were Keebler Magic Middles discontinued? ›

They have no plans to bringing them back yet. Debuted in 2001 and was discontinued in 2011.

Why was it called a magic cookie? ›

A small data file passed from one program to another and sent back without change. Typically used in Unix systems, a magic cookie may be an identification token or password that activates a function. The "magic" implies some obscure data known only to the software and not the user.

What's the last reaction to take place inside your cookie? ›

The final reaction to take place inside your cookie is caramelization and it occurs at 356º F. Caramelization is what happens when sugar molecules break down under high heat, forming the sweet, nutty and slightly bitter flavor compounds that define… caramel!

What happens to the cookies if a cookie recipe calls for butter and you decide to melt the butter first? ›

By switching up the technique, I omitted all the extra air that gets incorporated into the dough during creaming, and as a result, the cookies made with melted butter were significantly chewier and fudgier than those made with creamed butter.

Does Keebler still make Magic Middles? ›

Keebler Magic Middles were delicious shortbread cookies with a fudge or peanut butter filling. They quietly discontinued these - both Original and Peanut Butter so they could use the equipment that manufactured them for another line. They have no plans to bring them back, but one may never know.

What happened to Magic Middle cookies? ›

According to one such theory, Magic Middles were discontinued to make room for another line of Keebler treats, which required the same equipment.

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The slang use of "cookie" to mean a person, "especially an attractive woman" is attested to in print since 1920. ... The word "cookies" is used to refer to the contents of the stomach, often in reference to vomiting (e.g., "pop your cookies" a 1960s expression, or "toss your cookies", a 1970s expression).

What is cookie a nickname for? ›

'Cookie' as a nickname has a long history. It's often just a name given to the cook, or whoever the duty of cooking falls on. It's also often given to folks that are fragile, 'crack up' easily, or are just sweet in nature. Perhaps it is a name referring to a particular 'cookie incident'.

Who invented magic cookies? ›

History. Magic cookies were already used in computing when computer programmer Lou Montulli had the idea of using them in web communications in June 1994. At the time, he was an employee of Netscape Communications, which was developing an e-commerce application for MCI.

What makes a cookie a cookie? ›

A cookie (American English) or biscuit (British English) is a baked snack or dessert that is typically small, flat, and sweet. It usually contains flour, sugar, egg, and some type of oil, fat, or butter. It may include other ingredients such as raisins, oats, chocolate chips, or nuts.

What acid is in chocolate chip cookies? ›

In most chocolate chip cookies, brown sugar adds the acid that reacts with the soda. Baking powder is a combination of baking soda plus an acid to react with the baking soda. If you're using brown sugar, it makes sense to use baking soda and not baking powder, since brown sugar is already acidic.

What happens if you use melted butter instead of softened for cookies? ›

In cookies, softened butter will result in a cakier and airier cookie than using melted butter. This is due to the fact that softened butter will create air bubbles that expand in the oven during baking. Melted butter will make your cookies delightfully dense on the inside and crisp on the edges.

What happens if you use melted butter instead of softened for cake? ›

By swapping out softened butter for melted, you reduce the amount of air that's trapped in the batter and rely exclusively on the power of chemical leavening agents (in this case, baking powder) to do the heavy lifting.

Is melted butter or softened butter better for chocolate chip cookies? ›

Key Ingredients for Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

It's the ratios and temperature of those ingredients that make this recipe stand out from the rest. Melted butter: Melted butter produces the chewiest cookies.

Did Keebler go out of business? ›

Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S. The cookie and cracker lines were separated when Kellogg's sold the cookie line and the rights of the Keebler name to Ferrero SpA in 2019. The cracker lines are now marketed under the Kellogg's or Sunshine names.

What lemon cookies were discontinued? ›

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Several years ago, the Girl Scouts had a cookie called a Lemon Cooler. They were marketed as a low fat cookie from about 2000-2006 when they were discontinued/retired. Even though they were low fat, they were sweet and refreshing.

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Nabisco--maker of Oreos, the industry's top-selling cookie--came out with its Almost Home brand in August, 1983, and the Keebler elves baked up Soft Batch in March, 1984. The soft cookies were backed by large advertising and promotion budgets.

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