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Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

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  • Author: Alice
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 24 mini cookies
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Description

Peanut Butter Cup Cookies are the perfect combination of rich homemade peanut butter cookies and a mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup center. These sweet and salty cookies are easy to make with just a few ingredients and no flour or butter. Perfect for any occasion, they’re a family favorite that will disappear quickly!


Ingredients

  • 24 mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups

  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter

  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar

  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar

  • 1 tsp baking soda

  • 2 large eggs

  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract

  • 1/4 tsp fine sea salt

Instructions

  • Preheat Oven:
    Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease or line mini muffin tins with paper liners.

  • Mix Ingredients:
    In a large bowl, combine peanut butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and baking soda. Stir in eggs, vanilla extract, and salt until fully incorporated.

  • Shape Cookies:
    Use a medium cookie scoop to portion out the dough. Roll the dough into balls and place each one into a mini muffin tin.

  • Bake:
    Bake for 8–10 minutes. The cookies will be soft when you remove them from the oven. Immediately press one mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup into the center of each cookie.

  • Cool:
    Allow the cookies to cool in the tin for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.


Notes

Add Chocolate Chips: Stir in chocolate chips to the dough for extra chocolatey goodness.Use Different Candies: Substitute Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups with other mini candies like Snickers or M&M’s for a fun twist.Crunchy Peanut Butter: Use crunchy peanut butter for added texture and crunch in the cookies.