Description
Whipping up Peanut Butter Cup Cookies means diving into pure chocolate and peanut butter bliss that melts perfectly in your mouth. Grab some chocolate chips, peanut butter cups, and prepare for a seriously delicious treat that brings smiles to everyone around your kitchen table.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1.75 cups all-purpose flour
- 0.5 cup unsalted butter
- 0.5 cup creamy peanut butter
- 0.5 cup granulated sugar
- 0.5 cup packed brown sugar
Supporting Ingredients:
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Stabilizers and Seasonings:
- 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
- 0.25 teaspoon salt
- 24 mini peanut butter cups
Instructions
- Mix ½ cup flour, ½ tsp baking soda, and ¼ tsp salt in a small bowl. Your dry ingredients are now ready.
- Cream ½ cup softened butter, ½ cup peanut butter, ½ cup granulated sugar, and ½ cup brown sugar in a large bowl for 2 minutes until light and fluffy.
- Add 1 large egg, 1 tsp vanilla extract, and 2 tbsp milk to the butter mixture. Blend until completely smooth.
- Gradually fold your prepared dry ingredients into the wet mixture until just combined. Do not overmix the dough.
- Spray a mini muffin tin with cooking spray or line with paper liners at 350°F.
- Portion 1 tablespoon of cookie dough into each muffin cup. Press the dough gently to cover the bottom evenly.
- Bake the cookies at 350°F for 10-12 minutes until the edges turn a soft golden color.
- Remove the hot pan from the oven and immediately press 1 unwrapped mini peanut butter cup into the center of each warm cookie.
- Let the cookies rest in the pan for 10 minutes to set their shape before transferring to a wire cooling rack.
Notes
- Chill the dough for 30 minutes before baking to prevent spreading and create a more compact cookie texture.
- Use room temperature ingredients to ensure smooth mixing and even baking of the cookie base.
- For a gluten-free version, swap all-purpose flour with a 1:1 gluten-free baking blend to maintain the same soft cookie consistency.
- Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days, placing wax paper between layers to prevent sticking.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10-12 minutes
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 165 kcal
- Sugar: 11 g
- Sodium: 90 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 19 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg