Description
These Peanut Butter Cookie Cups combine soft, chewy peanut butter cookies with a delicious peanut butter cup candy center for an irresistible treat perfect for any peanut butter lover.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookie Dough
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Filling
- 48 peanut butter cups (one 17.6-ounce bag)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat the oven to 350℉ and coat a mini muffin pan with cooking spray; set aside.
- Prepare Candies: Unwrap the peanut butter cups so they're ready to use once the cookies are baked. Keep them chilled in the fridge to make handling easier.
- Cream Butter and Sugars: In a large bowl or stand mixer, cream together the softened butter, sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add Wet Ingredients: Mix in the peanut butter, egg, and vanilla extract, stirring until well combined.
- Add Dry Ingredients: Stir in the flour, baking soda, and salt until fully incorporated into the dough.
- Form Dough Balls: Scoop dough and roll into 1-inch balls. If the dough is too sticky to roll, gently incorporate an additional 2 tablespoons of flour.
- Bake Cookies: Place dough balls into the prepared mini muffin pan and bake for 10 minutes or until the edges turn a very light golden brown.
- Add Peanut Butter Cups: Immediately press one unwrapped peanut butter cup candy into the center of each warm cookie.
- Cool and Store: Allow the cookie cups to cool completely in the pan, then carefully remove and store in an airtight container.
Notes
- Shortcut: Use 2 packages (16 ounces each) of refrigerated peanut butter cookie dough instead of making dough from scratch for convenience.
- If dough is too sticky, adding extra flour helps with easier shaping.
- Chilling the peanut butter cups before adding helps them keep shape and makes handling simpler.
- Store cookie cups in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days or refrigerate for longer freshness.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie cup
- Calories: 150 kcal
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 90 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 15 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg
