Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
This classic Peanut Butter Cup Cookies recipe is soft and chewy and loaded with exceptional peanut butter flavor for Christmas. Old-fashioned mini Peanut Butter Cup Cookies with chocolate-covered peanut butter candy stuffed into the center of the cookie dough.
Servings 60 cookies
Calories 117kcal
Ingredients
- ¾ cup (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup packed light brown sugar
- ¾ cup smooth peanut butter
- 2 large eggs
- ½ tbsp vanilla extract
- 1½ tbsp milk
- 2 ¼ cups minus 1 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1½ tbsp cornstarch if you don't have, replace with 1 tbsp flour
- 1½ tsp baking soda
- ¾ tsp salt
- 1 lb mini Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (about 58-60 cups)
- 3 tsp sea salt or large flake salt
Instructions
- In a bowl fit with a mixer, cream butter, peanut butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar; about 5 minutes on medium-high.
- Beat in eggs, one at a time. Beat in milk, and vanilla extract until combined; about 2 minutes.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together all-purpose flour, cornstarch, salt, and baking soda.
- Mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients just until incorporated.
- Cover the bowl and refrigerate for 5 hours or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease mini muffin tin with oil or butter.
- Using a cookie scoop ( I use 3/4 tablespoon scoop ) scoop dough. Roll into ball then roll into a bowl with granulated sugar.
- Place round dough ball into muffin tin. TIP: If using a dark nonstick muffin tin, place an aluminum baking sheet under the muffin tin. This will help prevent the bottom of the cookies from burning.
- Bake in oven for 14-17 minutes or until the edges are slightly golden.
- Remove from oven. Place a mini Reese's Peanut Butter Cup into the center of each cookie.
- Sprinkle with sea salt.
- Allow cookies to cool 2-5 minutes. Use a toothpick or butter knife to gently lift the cookies out of the muffin tin. Place on cooling rack.
- Allow cookies to cool for several hours or overnight before storing in an air-tight container. The chocolate melts and will need to be cooled.
Nutrition
Calories: 117kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 109mg | Potassium: 59mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 85IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg