Description
Irresistible Peanut Butter Cup Delight cookies bring chocolate and peanut butter together in a heavenly dance of flavor. Sweet, rich morsels melt in your mouth, delivering pure comfort with each delightful bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup (113 grams) unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup (128 grams) creamy peanut butter
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/2 cups (180 grams) all-purpose flour
- 24 mini peanut butter cups, unwrapped
Sugars:
- 1/2 cup (100 grams) granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup (110 grams) brown sugar, packed
Flavor and Leavening Agents:
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375°F and prepare mini muffin tin with light grease or paper liners.
- Combine butter, peanut butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar in a large bowl, mixing until creamy and aerated.
- Incorporate egg and vanilla extract, blending thoroughly until smooth.
- Separately whisk flour, baking soda, and salt, then gradually fold into wet mixture until just integrated.
- Form dough into compact 1-inch spheres, positioning each carefully within muffin compartments.
- Bake 8-10 minutes until edges display a delicate golden hue.
- Immediately after removing from oven, gently nestle a miniature peanut butter cup into the center of each warm cookie, allowing natural cracking around edges.
- Let cookies rest in tin for 10 minutes to stabilize structure, then transfer to cooling rack for complete temperature reduction.
Notes
- Ensure butter and peanut butter are at room temperature for smoother mixing and better cookie texture.
- For gluten-free option, swap regular flour with almond or gluten-free all-purpose flour blend.
- To prevent peanut butter cups from melting completely, chill them briefly before pressing into warm cookies.
- Experiment with different chocolate variations like dark chocolate or caramel-filled cups for unique flavor twists.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 202
- Sugar: 11 g
- Sodium: 95 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 27 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 18 mg