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stacked cookies with peanut butter cups
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Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

These peanut butter cup cookies are a super fun twist on peanut butter blossoms. Instead of using regular Hershey's kisses, we use mini Reese's cups for that extra burst of peanut butter goodness.
Prep Time25 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: American
Servings: 29 cookies
Calories: 139kcal
Author: Samantha Erb

Ingredients

  • ½ cup unsalted butter
  • ½ cup peanut butter
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 tablespoons milk
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt

Topping

  • ¼ cup white sugar
  • 29 mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F and spray your muffin tin with cooking spray.
  • Beat together the butter, peanut butter, and sugars.
  • Add in the vanilla, milk, and eggs, and beat again.
  • Stir in the flour, baking soda, and salt.
  • Once the dough is formed, use a cookie scoop to scoop out your dough, roll it into a ball, and then roll it in a bowl with the ‘topping’ sugar until all balls are coated with sugar.
  • Place each ball into your muffin tin and gently press them down into the muffin tin with the back of a measuring spoon and bake for 10-12 minutes or until slightly golden.
  • While the cookies are baking, unwrap the mini peanut butter cups.
  • As soon as you remove the cookies from the oven, place a mini peanut butter cup into each one, pressing down gently.
  • Allow to cool and enjoy!

Notes

  • These cookies store well in the fridge for 3-4 days or at room temperature for up to a week.
  • It’s best to store at room temperature as the peanut butter cups harden in the fridge and the cookie hardens.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 139kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 118mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g