Printable Peanut Butter Cup Cookies Recipe Card
These Peanut Butter Cup Cookies feature a soft, rich peanut butter cookie topped with a mini Reese’s peanut butter cup. They’re an easy, crowd-pleasing treat and a must-have recipe for peanut butter and chocolate lovers.
Servings: 48
Calories: 164kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup Butter softened
- 1 cup Peanut Butter creamy
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 cup Light Brown Sugar packed
- 4 Eggs
- 1 tsp. Vanilla Extract https://amzn.to/31LidaA
- 2.5 cups All-purpose Flour
- 1 tsp. Baking Soda
- 1 tsp. Baking Powder
- 48 Miniature Peanut Butter Cups
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray the cups of a mini muffin tin with cooking spray.
- In a large stand mixer or with a hand mixer, cream butter and peanut butter until smooth and combined.
- Add sugar and brown sugar to butter mixture and beat at medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3-5 minutes.
- Add eggs and vanilla extract and beat until combined.
- Slowly add flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Cream at a low speed just until everything is combined.
- Roll cookie dough into about 1" balls and place one in each cavity of a mini muffin tin. Do not press down on the dough at all.
- Bake for about 8 minutes. Remove from oven and press 1 mini peanut butter cup in the center of each cookie. Let cool completely.
Notes
Pro Tips
- Grease the mini muffin pan well for easy release.
- Unwrap the peanut butter cups before baking.
- Bake just until the edges are set; do not overbake.
- Press each peanut butter cup into the warm cookies right away.
- Cool in the pan for 5 minutes before removing.
Nutrition
Calories: 164kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 118mg | Potassium: 89mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 142IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1mg