Mini Peanut Butter Cup Cookies: Easy Recipe for Sweet & Salty Perfection
Get ready to preheat your oven for a delightful mini version of Easy Peanut Butter Cup Cookies, promising a harmonious blend of sweet and salty tastes. These bite-sized treats are perfect for snacking or satisfying your sweet tooth!
Besides the widely loved chocolate chip cookies, nothing quite compares to the classic goodness of Easy Peanut Butter Cup Cookies. This recipe has been a cherished family favorite, featuring a soft and chewy peanut butter cookie base crowned with a Reese’s peanut butter cup. It’s a symphony of salty-sweet flavors!
How to Make Perfect Mini Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
When it comes to making these delectable treats, precision and efficiency are key. An ice cream scoop will be your best friend for quickly and evenly portioning out the dough. This is a softer cookie dough, so while using two spoons is an option, an ice cream scoop ensures uniform cookie cup sizes, leading to consistent baking.
Top Tip: The secret to the best peanut butter cup cookies is timing! It’s vital to gently press the Reese’s peanut butter cups into the cookies immediately after they are removed from the oven. This embeds the chocolate cups securely into the cookie, with the added perk of the chocolate melting just slightly – a definite win!
One of the many things to love about these Easy Peanut Butter Cups is their ideal snack-sized form. They’re a delightful two-bite treat that is perfect for dessert platters or as a satisfying after-school snack, complete with a touch of protein (yes, we’re playfully counting the peanut butter as a protein source!).
If a harmonious blend of salty and sweet flavors, combined with the comforting textures of soft and chewy cookies, is your definition of baking perfection, then it’s time to preheat that oven and grab the peanut butter to create this classic confection!
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Mini Peanut Butter Cup Cookies Recipe
Prepare for a delightful experience with these Mini Peanut Butter Cup Cookies, a perfectly balanced sweet and salty dessert.
Recipe Details:
Course: Dessert
Author: Kelly Senyei
Rating: 4.6 from 10 votes
Cooking Information:
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 22 minutes
Total Time: 37 minutes
Servings: 34 cookie cups
Ingredients:
- Cooking spray
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2/3 cup packed light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 34 mini peanut butter cups
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a mini muffin tin with cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter, sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, beating between each addition, then beat in the peanut butter and vanilla extract.
- Add the flour mixture to the stand mixer, beating just until combined.
- Using a small ice cream scoop (or two spoons), scoop heaping 1-tablespoon portions into the prepared muffin tin cups.
- Bake the cookies for 18-22 minutes.
- Remove the cookies from the oven, then immediately push a mini peanut butter cup into the center of each cookie. Let the cookies cool completely in the pan before serving.
Kelly’s Note:
Allowing the cookies to cool completely ensures they release naturally from the muffin tin. If you need to remove them sooner, carefully trace around the edges with a knife before popping them out.
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Nutrition Information (per cookie cup):
- Calories: 146kcal
- Carbohydrates: 17g
- Protein: 3g
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Cholesterol: 17mg
- Sodium: 90mg
- Potassium: 76mg
- Fiber: 1g
- Sugar: 12g
- Vitamin A: 101IU
- Vitamin C: 1mg
- Calcium: 14mg
- Iron: 1mg