Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
Delicious peanut butter cookies topped with a Reese's peanut butter cups. Can you say, Yum?
Servings: 36 cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 c. creamy peanut butter
- 4 T. unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 c. light brown sugar packed
- 2 lg. eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/3 c. granulated sugar for rolling dough
- 36 mini peanut butter cups chilled and unwrapped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Using an electric mixer, cream peanut butter and butter in a mixing bowl until smooth. Add brown sugar; beat until combined, scraping down bowl as needed. Add eggs and vanilla, and beat until incorporated.
- In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. With mixer on low speed, gradually beat in flour mixture in two batches.
- Scoop dough by the tablespoon; roll into balls. Place granulated sugar on a plate; roll balls in sugar, coating completely. Place 2 inches apart on a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Bake until cookies begin to puff up slightly, about 7 minutes. Remove from oven. Press one peanut butter cup in center of each cookie. Return to oven; continue baking until cookies are golden brown and chocolate has begun to melt, about 6 minutes more. Let cool at least 10 minutes on baking sheet before transferring cookies to rack to cool completely.
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