If you’re a fan of peanut butter and sweets, then this Peanut Butter Cup Cookies recipe is perfect for you! These cookies are easy to make and are absolutely delicious. They’re also perfect for gifting during the holidays.
Ingredients
- 1/2 c. butter or margarine
- 1/2 c. peanut butter
- 1/2 c. brown sugar
- 1/2 c. white sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla
- 1 1/4 c. sifted flour
- 3/4 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 (10 oz.) bag miniature Reese’s peanut butter cups
Baking Instructions
- Cream butter, peanut butter, brown sugar and white sugar.
- Beat in egg and vanilla.
- Sift flour, baking soda and salt.
- Add flour mixture to creamed mixture.
- Shape into 1-inch balls.
- Spray miniature muffin pans with nonstick spray and place balls of dough in pans.
- Do not spread dough in cups.
- Bake at 350° for 8 to 10 minutes or lightly browned.
- Remove from heat and immediately press peanut butter cup into each cookie until only top shows.
- Let cool in tins for 10 to 15 minutes.
- These freeze well.
- Makes about 4 dozen.
Calorie: 0
Total cooking time:30 minutes
Difficulty level: Easy
Welcome to my Kitchen Chronicles
Hello there, foodie friends! Gather around my virtual kitchen counter, because today we’re diving head-first into a deliciously gooey, heartwarmingly nostalgic, and laugh-out-loud funny journey. Our destination? The land of Peanut Butter Cup Cookies.
The Cast of Characters
Our story begins with the introduction of our cast – 1/2 c. of butter (or margarine if you’re feeling rebellious), 1/2 c. peanut butter (crunchy or creamy? That’s your call!), 1/2 c. brown sugar, 1/2 c. white sugar, 1 egg, 1/2 tsp. vanilla, 1 1/4 c. sifted flour, 3/4 tsp. baking soda, 1/2 tsp. salt, and a 10 oz. bag of miniature Reese’s peanut butter cups. Quite the ensemble if you ask me!
The Floury Ballet
As with any good story, our journey starts with some drama. In this case, it’s the classic dance-off between our dry ingredients. Flour, baking soda, and salt pirouetting into a sifter, performing a delicate ballet to create a unified, harmonious blend. You know, I’ve always seen sifting as a metaphor for friendship. Despite our differences, we come together to create something beautiful — or in this case, delicious cookies.
The Creamy Tango
Next comes the sultry, sinuous tango of butter, peanut butter, brown sugar, and white sugar. Cream them together until they’ve melted into one another, a sweet and salty symphony of flavors. Now, I’m not saying this process is as mesmerizing as watching butter melt on a stack of hot pancakes, but let’s just say it’s a close second.
Joining the Dance Party
Just when the party’s heating up, we invite egg and vanilla to join the dance. Beat them in until the batter is as smooth as my pick-up lines on a Saturday night. Then, it’s time for our sifted trio to join the groove, blending into the creamy mixture until it’s a smooth and beautiful as your favorite dancefloor.
Cookie Ball Formation
Now, we’re moving to the beat of our own drum, or rather, our own dough balls. Shape the dough into 1-inch balls, which is about the size of a really large marble or a really small boulder, depending on how you want to look at it.
The Great Bake-Off
Spray your miniature muffin pans with nonstick spray (because who likes sticky situations, am I right?) and pop those dough balls in. Remember, no spreading folks! We’re going for cookies, not pancakes. Bake at 350° for 8 to 10 minutes, or until they’re lightly browned and smell like heaven.
The Peanut Butter Cup Finale
Now for the grand finale. Remove the cookies from the heat and immediately press a peanut butter cup into each one until only the top shows. This is the part where the cookies protest with a delicious sizzle, “Hey, we’re hot stuff!” Let them cool in the tins for 10 to 15 minutes – if you can resist the temptation, that is.
The Cookie Curtain Call
And there you have it, folks! A batch of about 4 dozen Peanut Butter Cup Cookies that freeze well (if they survive that long!).
So, that’s the end of our cookie tale. I hope it’s been as fun for you as it has been for me. Remember, the kitchen is not just a place to cook. It’s a place to laugh, to share, and to create stories that are just as delicious as the food we make. Happy baking!
