Description
These Peanut Butter Cup Cookies are a delightful treat combining creamy peanut butter with sweet, chewy cookie dough and a melty mini peanut butter cup center. Perfect for peanut butter lovers, these cookies are easy to make and offer a soft, rich texture with a burst of chocolate and peanut butter in every bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookie Dough
- 1 ½ cups creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup light brown sugar, packed
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
Topping
- 34 mini peanut butter cups, unwrapped
Instructions
- Preheat the Oven: Set your oven to 350° Fahrenheit to prepare for baking the cookies.
- Mix the Ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, thoroughly combine the creamy peanut butter, granulated sugar, light brown sugar, and baking soda. Then mix in the eggs, vanilla extract, and salt until the batter is smooth and well blended.
- Shape the Cookies: Use a medium cookie scoop to portion out equal amounts of dough. Roll each portion into a ball and place one ball into each cup of a mini muffin tin to prepare them for baking.
- Bake the Cookies: Bake the cookies at 350°F for about 10 minutes, or until they are set and the tops begin to crack. Immediately after removing the cookies from the oven, press one mini peanut butter cup into the center of each cookie.
- Cool and Remove: Place the muffin tin onto a wire cooling rack and allow the cookies to cool completely. Once cooled, carefully remove the cookies from the muffin tin to serve or store.
Notes
- Storage: Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days.
- Freezing Baked Cookies: Freeze baked and cooled cookies on a baking sheet for 1 hour before transferring them to a freezer-safe container. They can be kept frozen for up to 4 weeks and enjoyed thawed or frozen.
- Freezing Dough: Dough can be prepared ahead of time and frozen for up to 3 months. When ready, thaw, bake, and add mini peanut butter cups as usual.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 190
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 110mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 16g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
