Description
Irresistible peanut butter cup cookies blend creamy chocolate and rich peanut butter in a delightful treat. Chocolate lovers will savor each bite of these homemade delights that promise pure indulgence.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup (113 g/4 oz) creamy peanut butter (Jif or Skippy works best!)
- ½ cup (113 g/4 oz) unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup (100 g/3.5 oz) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (110 g/3.9 oz) brown sugar, packed
- 1 ½ cups (180 g/6.3 oz) all-purpose flour
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 24 mini Reeses peanut butter cups, unwrapped
Instructions
- Preheat: Calibrate the oven to 350°F, positioning the rack in the center for optimal heat distribution.
- Prepare Tin: Generously coat a mini muffin tin with cooking spray, ensuring effortless cookie extraction.
- Blend Base: Whip butter and sugars in a stand mixer until the mixture achieves a cloudlike, pale consistency, then integrate eggs and vanilla, mixing until silky smooth.
- Form Dough: Sift dry ingredients into the wet mixture, folding gently until a uniform dough emerges without overworking the batter.
- Shape Cookies: Craft uniform dough spheres and gently nestle each into the muffin tin cavities, creating a perfect cookie foundation.
- Bake and Indent: Roast cookies until edges turn golden, then immediately press a spoon’s back into each warm cookie, creating a welcoming pocket for chocolate.
- Cool and Fill: Transfer cookies to a wire rack, allowing them to stabilize, then crown each with a peanut butter cup, letting residual warmth melt the chocolate slightly.
- Serve: Present these decadent morsels at room temperature, showcasing their irresistible peanut butter and chocolate symphony.
Notes
- Prevent Overmixing: Stir cookie dough gently to maintain a tender texture, avoiding tough cookies that result from excessive mixing.
- Temperature Control: Cool cookies in the tin briefly before transferring to prevent breaking, allowing them to set and firm up naturally.
- Chocolate Melting Technique: Press peanut butter cups into warm cookies to create a smooth, seamless chocolate integration without complete melting.
- Uniform Size Matters: Roll cookie dough into consistent small spheres to ensure even baking and attractive presentation across all cookies.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 25
- Calories: 182
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 70 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 18 mg