Easy Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

Easy Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

from insanelygoodrecipes.com
35 min

These peanut butter cup cookies are soft, delicious, and wrapped in a sweet peanut butter cup center. It's the perfect cookie for holidays, get-together's, parties and more.

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 cup butter (softened)
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 egg (beaten) 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 40 miniature chocolate covered peanut butter cups (unwrapped)

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Whisk together the flour, salt and baking soda. Set aside.

  2. 2

    Cream together the butter, sugar, peanut butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Beat in the egg, vanilla and milk. Add the flour mixture and mix well. Roll the dough into 40 balls and place each into an ungreased mini muffin pan. The balls should be about 3/4 inch in diameter.

  3. 3

    Bake at 375 degrees for about 8 minutes. Do not overbake! Remove from oven and immediately press a mini peanut butter cup into each ball.

  4. 4

    Place in the freezer for about 7 minutes and allow the cookies to chill. Pop each cookie out of the muffin tin.

  5. 5

    Enjoy!