Best 11 Easy Peanut Butter Cookie Cups Recipes

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Searching for a gratifying treat that both satisfies your sweet craving and delivers an effortless baking experience? Look no further than the delectable peanut butter cookie cups, a culinary delight that combines the rich, nutty flavor of peanut butter with the comforting embrace of a cookie. These bite-sized treats offer a symphony of textures, from the crispy outer shell to the soft and chewy center, making them an irresistible indulgence. Whether you're a seasoned baker or a novice in the kitchen, this recipe is designed with simplicity and enjoyment in mind, promising a rewarding journey from start to finish. Get ready to embark on a culinary adventure that will leave you and your loved ones savoring every bite of these delightful peanut butter cookie cups.

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PEANUT BUTTER CUP COOKIES RECIPE BY TASTY



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Here's what you need: unsalted butter, brown sugar, egg, vanilla, peanut butter, all-purpose flour, salt, baking soda, mini peanut butter cup

Provided by Julie Klink

Categories     Desserts

Yield 16 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 9

½ cup unsalted butter, melted
⅔ cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
⅓ cup peanut butter
1 cup all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 cup mini peanut butter cup

Steps:

  • In a bowl, add the butter and brown sugar, and stir to combine.
  • Add the egg and mix until fully incorporated.
  • Stir in the peanut butter and vanilla.
  • Add the flour, salt, and baking soda.
  • Gently fold in the peanut butter cups.
  • Chill dough for at least 1 hour.
  • Preheat oven to 350˚F (180˚C).
  • Once dough is chilled, scoop out a ball about 2 inches (5 cm) wide. Place on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet, leaving about 2-inches (5 cm) in between each ball of dough.
  • Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, until bottom edges of cookies are golden.
  • Let cookies cool. Can be stored in an airtight container up to 5 days.
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 217 calories, Carbohydrate 23 grams, Fat 12 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 3 grams, Sugar 14 grams

EASY PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE CUPS



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This easy peanut butter cookie will triple your pleasure with peanuts, peanut butter chips and peanut butter cups all together in one cookie cup. Perfect for your holiday cookie exchange.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 50m

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ peanut butter cookie mix
Water, vegetable oil and egg called for on cookie mix package
1/4 cup chopped cocktail peanuts
1/4 cup peanut butter chips
1 1/2 tablespoons coarse sparkling sugar
36 Reese's miniatures peanut butter cups, unwrapped

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 375°F. Place mini paper baking cup in each of 36 mini muffin cups.
  • In large bowl, stir cookie mix, water, oil and egg until soft dough forms. Stir in peanuts and peanut butter chips.
  • Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Dip top half of each ball into sugar. Place one ball, sugar side up, into each muffin cup.
  • Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Immediately press 1 peanut butter cup into center of each cookie. Cool in pan 5 minutes. Remove to cooling rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 130, Carbohydrate 16 g, Cholesterol 5 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 0 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie Cup, Sodium 110 mg, Sugar 11 g, TransFat 0 g

PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE CUPS



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I'm a busy schoolteacher and pastor's wife. I wouldn't dare show my face at a church dinner or bake sale without these tempting peanut butter treats. They're quick, easy to make and always a hit. -Kristi Tackett, Banner, Kentucky

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 40m

Yield 3 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 2

1 package (17-1/2 ounces) peanut butter cookie mix
36 miniature peanut butter cups, unwrapped

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Prepare cookie mix according to package directions. Roll dough into 1-in. balls. Place in greased miniature muffin cups. Press dough evenly onto bottom and up sides of each cup. , Bake 11-13 minutes or until set. Immediately place a peanut butter cup in each cup; press down gently. Cool 10 minutes; carefully remove from pans.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 119 calories, Fat 7g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 6mg cholesterol, Sodium 89mg sodium, Carbohydrate 13g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.

PEANUT BUTTER CUP COOKIES



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These cookies have a sweet peanut butter cup center.

Provided by BUCHKO

Categories     Desserts     Cookies

Time 1h35m

Yield 40

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ cup butter, softened
½ cup white sugar
½ cup peanut butter
½ cup packed brown sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons milk
40 miniature chocolate covered peanut butter cups, unwrapped

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Sift together the flour, salt and baking soda; set aside.
  • Cream together the butter, sugar, peanut butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Beat in the egg, vanilla and milk. Add the flour mixture; mix well. Shape into 40 balls and place each into an ungreased mini muffin pan.
  • Bake at 375 degrees for about 8 minutes. Remove from oven and immediately press a mini peanut butter cup into each ball. Cool and carefully remove from pan.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 122 calories, Carbohydrate 14.4 g, Cholesterol 11.3 mg, Fat 6.5 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 2.4 g, SaturatedFat 2.7 g, Sodium 119.1 mg, Sugar 9.2 g

PEANUT BUTTER CUP COOKIES



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These cookies are serious about peanut butter: Each has a full-size peanut butter cup tucked inside the salty-sweet peanut butter dough. As the cup bakes, the peanut butter inside softens, creating the perfect combination of crisp cookie shell, creamy center and crunchy honey-roasted topping.

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     dessert

Time 55m

Yield 12 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 10

Nonstick cooking spray, for the muffin tin
1 cup creamy peanut butter
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 large egg
Coarse sanding sugar, for rolling
12 full-size peanut butter cups
1/4 cup chopped honey-roasted peanuts

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 12-cup muffin tin with cooking spray.
  • Beat the peanut butter, granulated sugar, light brown sugar and salt in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in the vanilla and egg on high until the dough comes together in a mass.
  • Pour some sanding sugar in a small bowl. Form the dough into 12 balls and roll to coat in the sugar. Put a dough ball in each muffin cup. Press the dough about 1/2 inch up the sides to make a shell. Fit a peanut butter cup into each dough shell. Bake until the edges of the cookies are set and golden, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove the tin to a cooling rack, then immediately top the peanut butter cups with a sprinkling of the peanuts. Cool 15 minutes, then remove the cookies to the wire rack to cool completely.

INSIDE-OUT PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE CUPS



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 1h25m

Yield 4 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 1/4 cups firmly packed brown sugar
3/4 cup Jif® Creamy Peanut Butter
3 tbsps. milk
1 tbsp. vanilla extract
1 large egg
1 3/4 cups Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour
1/2 cup Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening
or 1/2 stick Crisco® Baking Sticks All-Vegetable Shortening
3/4 tsp. baking soda
3/4 tsp. salt
Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
Sugar
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 tsp. Crisco® Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
1/4 cup finely chopped peanuts

Steps:

  • BEAT brown sugar, peanut butter, 1/2 cup shortening, milk and vanilla in bowl of electric mixer at medium speed until well blended. Beat in egg. Combine flour, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Add to shortening mixture. Beat at low speed just until blended. Refrigerate about 1 hour or until firm.
  • HEAT oven to 350 degrees F. Spray mini-muffin pans with no-stick cooking spray.
  • SHAPE dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in sugar. Place each ball in prepared mini-muffin cups. Press dough onto bottom and sides of cup to within 1/2-inch of top.
  • BAKE 7 to 8 minutes or until cookies are set and just beginning to brown. Cool 10 minutes on cooling racks. Remove cookie cups very carefully to cooling racks to cool completely.
  • PLACE chocolate chips and 1 teaspoon shortening in microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at MEDIUM for 1 to 2 minutes or until chips are shiny and soft. Stir until smooth. Spoon about 1/2 teaspoon chocolate mixture into center of each cookie. Sprinkle with chopped peanuts. Cool completely.

3-INGREDIENT PEANUT BUTTER CUPS RECIPE BY TASTY



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We've all had our cravings: sometimes sweet, sometimes salty. But have you ever craved both at once? Sometimes you just need your sweet-salty fix and, well, you can count on a Reese's cup to deliver. Or, you can just make your own! With only three ingredients and the simplest of directions, these are way easier to throw together than you might think. Get ready for your very own candy factory extravaganza to begin!

Provided by Camille Bergerson

Categories     Desserts

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 3

3 tablespoons powdered sugar, sifted
½ cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup chocolate, melted

Steps:

  • Prepare a cupcake tin with 6 liners.
  • Stir peanut butter and powdered sugar together until smooth.
  • Spread 1 to 2 tablespoons of chocolate in the bottom of each cupcake liner.
  • Dollop 1 to 2 teaspoons of the peanut butter mixture on top of the chocolate.
  • Cover each dollop of peanut butter with more chocolate and smooth out the top.
  • Refrigerate for 1 hour or until chocolate has hardened.
  • Remove peanut butter cups from the liners.
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 303 calories, Carbohydrate 26 grams, Fat 20 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 7 grams, Sugar 20 grams

EASY PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES



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With only four ingredients, these cookies couldn't be easier for our son, Jacob, to help whip up. He thinks it's fun helping prepare meals and snacks.-Valerie Ellsworth, Belvidere, Illinois

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 30m

Yield about 2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 cup peanut butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream peanut butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla. , Shape level tablespoonfuls into balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets; flatten with a fork. Bake at 350° for 16-18 minutes or until set. Cool for 5 minutes; remove to wire racks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 198 calories, Fat 11g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 18mg cholesterol, Sodium 105mg sodium, Carbohydrate 21g carbohydrate (18g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 6g protein.

PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE CUPS



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Betty makes it easy to bake in a sweet surprise. These peanut butter cookie cups might begin as a simple recipe for homemade cookies, but they have a delicious and distinct surprise inside - a miniature Reese's™ peanut butter cup! They're baked in miniature muffin tins, which gives them the fun shape of peanut butter cups, and then a Reese's™ cup is pressed into the cookie minutes before they are done baking. While we love these delicious Reese's™ peanut butter cup cookies on their own any day of the week, we also encourage you to dress them up with a scoop of ice cream, drizzle them with chocolate sauce and peanut butter sauce, and transform them into a truly decadent and delicious dessert.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 45m

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 egg
2 tablespoons whipping cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup chopped unsalted peanuts
1 bag (12 oz) Reese's peanut butter cups miniatures, unwrapped

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 36 mini muffin cups with shortening or cooking spray.
  • In small bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt; set aside. In medium bowl, beat sugar, peanut butter and butter with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes. Beat in egg, whipping cream and vanilla. On low speed, beat in flour mixture until blended. Stir in peanuts.
  • Shape dough into 3/4-inch balls.Place one ball into each muffin cup.
  • Bake 12 minutes. Immediately press 1 peanut butter cup into center of each cookie. Bake 2 minutes longer. Cool in pan on cooling rack.

Nutrition Facts : Fat 1, ServingSize 1 Serving

PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE CUPS



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Pair the winning combination of peanut butter and dark chocolate in these cookie cups. They're perfect for a picnic or pick-me-up treat for the whole family

Provided by Cassie Best

Categories     Dessert

Time 43m

Yield Makes 12

Number Of Ingredients 9

175g butter, softened
200g light brown soft sugar
100g golden caster sugar
1 tbsp vanilla extract
1 large egg
250g plain flour
½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
150g dark chocolate (at least 70% cocoa solids)
240g peanut or almond butter

Steps:

  • Heat the oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Tip the butter, sugars and vanilla into a bowl and beat with an electric whisk until pale and fluffy. Beat in the egg. Add the flour, bicarb and a pinch of salt, and mix everything together with a spatula.
  • Break off golf-ball-sized lumps of dough (about 65g each) and press into the holes of a 12-hole muffin tin, ensuring it comes up the sides - if you're using a deep muffin tin, the dough should come about halfway up the side of each hole. Bake for 15 mins until golden. The dough will sink as it bakes, so leave until cool enough to handle, then press it up the sides of the holes again. Leave to cool completely.
  • Break the chocolate into a heatproof bowl and melt until smooth in the microwave in 20-second bursts, or set over a pan of barely simmering water ensuring the bowl doesn't touch the water. Remove the cookie cups from the tin (you may need a cutlery knife to help you do this). Spoon 1 tsp nut butter into the centre of each, then cover with the melted chocolate. Leave to cool until the chocolate sets, about 1 hr. Will keep in an airtight container for up to five days.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 492 calories, Fat 28 grams fat, SaturatedFat 13 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 48 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 29 grams sugar, Fiber 3 grams fiber, Protein 9 grams protein, Sodium 0.6 milligram of sodium

SUPER-EASY PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES



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When we need cookies in a snap, this is our best go-to recipe - easy, fast and super delicious!

Provided by Kraft Peanut Butter

Categories     Trusted Brands: Recipes and Tips     KRAFT Peanut Butter

Time 30m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 3

1 cup KRAFT Smooth Peanut Butter
½ cup white sugar
1 egg

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 325 degrees F.
  • Mix all ingredients with large spoon until well blended.
  • Roll into 24 balls; place, 4 inches apart, on baking sheets. Flatten with fork.
  • Bake 20 min. or until lightly browned. (Do not overbake.)
  • Cool 5 min. on baking sheets; transfer to wire racks. Cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 79.1 calories, Carbohydrate 6.8 g, Cholesterol 7.8 mg, Fat 5.5 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 2.3 g, SaturatedFat 1.1 g, Sodium 42.9 mg, Sugar 4.8 g

Tips:

  • Use a cookie scoop to ensure uniform cookie cup sizes and even baking.
  • Chill the cookie dough for at least 30 minutes before baking. This will help the cookies hold their shape and prevent spreading.
  • Bake the cookies until the edges are golden brown and the centers are set. Overbaking will dry out the cookies.
  • Let the cookies cool completely before filling them. This will help prevent the filling from melting and making the cookies soggy.
  • For a richer flavor, use a high-quality peanut butter. Natural peanut butter with no added sugar or oil is a great option.
  • If you don't have peanut butter cups, you can use other fillings, such as chocolate ganache, Nutella, or jam.

Conclusion:

Peanut butter cookie cups are a delicious and easy-to-make treat that are perfect for any occasion. With just a few simple ingredients, you can create these delightful cookies that are sure to be a hit with everyone who tries them. So next time you're looking for a sweet treat, give these peanut butter cookie cups a try. You won't be disappointed!

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