Description
Delightful Peanut Butter Cup Cookies blend rich chocolate and creamy peanut butter into an irresistible treat. Sweet meets savory in this simple dessert, promising pure bliss with each heavenly bite you’ll savor.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients (Proteins and Fats):
- ½ cup (113 grams) unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup (128 grams) creamy peanut butter (Jif or Skippy works best!)
- 1 large egg
Sweeteners:
- ½ cup (100 grams) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (110 grams) brown sugar, packed
Dry Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups (180 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Additional Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 24 mini Reeses peanut butter cups, unwrapped
Instructions
- Warm the oven to a moderate temperature, preparing it for delectable cookie creation.
- Prepare a mini muffin tin with a light coating of cooking spray, ensuring effortless cookie removal.
- Cream together softened butter and sugars until the mixture transforms into a light, fluffy consistency.
- Incorporate eggs and vanilla extract, blending until the ingredients harmonize smoothly.
- Gently fold in flour, salt, and baking soda, stirring until a cohesive dough forms without overmixing.
- Roll the cookie dough into small, uniform spheres and nestle each one into the prepared mini muffin cavities.
- Bake the cookie bases until the edges turn a delicate golden brown, indicating their readiness.
- Immediately after removing from the oven, create gentle indentations in each warm cookie using the back of a spoon.
- Allow the cookies to cool briefly in the tin, allowing them to set and firm up slightly.
- Carefully transfer the cookie shells to a cooling rack to prevent continued baking.
- Unwrap peanut butter cups and press one into the center of each cooled cookie shell.
- Let the cookies rest until the chocolate softens and melds seamlessly with the cookie base.
- Serve these indulgent treats at room temperature, revealing their irresistible peanut butter and chocolate harmony.
Notes
- Swap regular peanut butter for natural or almond butter to create a unique flavor profile and cater to different dietary preferences.
- Freeze unwrapped peanut butter cups for 15 minutes before placing them into cookie dough to prevent melting and maintain their shape during baking.
- Use gluten-free flour blend if you want a celiac-friendly version of these delightful cookies, ensuring everyone can enjoy this sweet treat.
- Consider using dark chocolate peanut butter cups for a slightly less sweet and more intense chocolate experience that adults might appreciate.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 160
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 90 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 21 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg