Description
Delicious peanut butter cup cookies perfect for Christmas.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 2 large eggs
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 36 mini peanut butter cups, unwrapped
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Cream together butter, peanut butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar.
- Add eggs and vanilla, mix well.
- In another bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture.
- Drop dough by tablespoons onto a baking sheet.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes until edges are golden.
- Remove from oven and press a mini peanut butter cup into the center of each cookie.
- Cool on a wire rack.
Notes
- Store in an airtight container.
- For a richer flavor, use dark chocolate peanut butter cups.
- Chill dough for 30 minutes for thicker cookies.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
Keywords: peanut butter cup christmas cookies