Peanut Butter Cup Cookie

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Chocolate + Peanut Butter = Classic Combination
PEANUT BUTTER CUP COOKIES
Yields 40
All the flavors of that store bought candy bar in a homemade package

Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
12 min
Total Time
1 hr
INGREDIENTS
  1. 1/2 cup peanut butter
  2. 1/2 cup butter, softened
  3. 1/2 cup brown sugar
  4. 1/2 cup sugar
  5. 1 egg
  6. 1 tsp. vanilla
  7. 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  8. 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  9. 1/4 tsp. salt
  10. 1-1/4 cup flour
  11. 2 cups chocolate chips
INSTRUCTIONS
  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. Cream peanut butte, butter, and sugars with paddle attachment on speed 2 of stand mixer for 2 minutes.
  3. Add egg, and beat until combined.
  4. Mix in vanilla.
  5. Add baking soda, baking powder, salt, and flour, and stir until combined.
  6. Spray 24-cup mini muffins pans with nonstick spray.
  7. Scoop heaping teaspoons of batter and place in cups; press gently to flatten. (Mini muffin cup should be about 2/3 full.)
  8. Bake for 11 minutes.
  9. Place 10-12 chips on each cookie; return to oven for 1 minute.
  10. Using a butter knife, spread melted chocolate to evenly cover cookies.
  11. Allow cookies to cool in pan for 15 minutes.
  12. Place entire pan in refrigerator to cool for 30 minutes.
  13. Remove cookies from pan, and eat or store.
NOTES
  1. You can use semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips.