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Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

Delicious peanut butter cookies topped with a Reese's peanut butter cups. Can you say, Yum?
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
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.