Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

5 from 1 vote

These Peanut Butter Cup Cookies combine soft, chewy peanut butter cookies with melty mini peanut butter cups pressed on top. They’re quick to make, travel well, and look impressive without any fancy techniques—perfect for bake sales, parties, or cozy family nights.

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 10

Cooling Time 10

Total Time 35

Servings: 24 cookies

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Calories: 170

Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients

1 cup Creamy peanut butter
½ cup Brown sugar - Packed
½ cup Granulated sugar
1 Egg Large
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
1¼ cups All-purpose flour
½ teaspoon Baking soda
½ teaspoon Salt
24–30 cups Mini peanut butter - Unwrapped

Optional Add-ins:

½ cup Mini chocolate chips - For extra chocolate boost
⅓ cup Chopped peanuts - Adds crunch
To taste Coarse sea salt - For sprinkling on top

Equipment

1 Large mixing bowl (For combining ingredientse)
1 Electric mixer (Hand or stand mixer)
2 Cookie sheets (Lined with parchment paper)
1 Cookie scoop (Or tablespoon)
1 set Measuring cups (For dry and wet ingredients)
1 set Measuring spoons (For smaller measurements)
1 Cooling rack (For cooling the cookies evenly)

Method

Beat peanut butter and sugars, add egg and vanilla, mix in dry ingredients
Preheat oven, line baking sheets, unwrap peanut butter cups
Scoop dough, place on sheets, bake until set
Press mini peanut butter cups into hot cookies
Let cookies cool on rack before storing

Nutrition

Serving: 35gCalories: 170kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 4gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 120mgPotassium: 95mgFiber: 1gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 25IUCalcium: 15mgIron: 0.7mg

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should be considered an approximation. Actual values may vary based on specific ingredients used and portion sizes

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