A mini Reese's peanut butter cup is packed into each of these Easy Peanut Butter Cup Cookies. These cookies are a tried-and-true dessert that is terrific for any occasion and look fantastic on holiday trays.
Kick up the fun of a peanut butter cookie with these easy peanut butter cup cookies. The cookies will get attention at your home or at a cookie exchange. I like to use a mixture of chocolate Reese's with milk, dark and white but you can use just one flavor or even put other candy in the "cups." Kids will love to help by pressing the candies into each of the cookies.
Let us know after you make them, in the ratings and comments below!
Try some of our other favorite cookies, such as Birthday Cake Cookies, Soft Peanut Butter Cookies, Soft and Chewy Ginger Molasses Cookies, Double Chocolate Chip Cookies or Copycat Lofthouse Cookies.
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Ingredients for Peanut Butter Cookies with Reese's Cups
- all purpose flour
- salt
- baking soda
- unsalted butter
- brown sugar
- granulated sugar
- peanut butter
- egg
- vanilla extract
- milk
- miniature peanut butter cups
FAQs
Yes, you can use crunchy peanut butter if you prefer a bit of extra texture in your cookies. The cookies will still bake well and taste delicious.
Yes, you can make the dough ahead of time and refrigerate it for up to 2 days. When ready to bake, let the dough come to room temperature for about 15 minutes before shaping and baking.
Press the peanut butter cups gently but firmly into the cookies immediately after they come out of the oven. The residual heat will slightly melt the cups, allowing them to stick without completely melting.
If the dough is too sticky, you can refrigerate it for about 30 minutes to make it easier to handle. You can also lightly flour your hands when rolling the dough into balls.
Top Tips
- Cream the butter with the brown sugar and granulated sugar for 3 minutes. Creaming the butter and sugar, get you little air pockets from the sugar cutting. This step make the cookies bake tall and not spread as much.
- You can bake these on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper if you don't have a mini muffin pan.
- While the cookies are still baking, open your candies. Working quickly is necessary to quickly press the chocolate into the warm cookies.
- To store, place in an airtight container up to 5 days. Add a slice of bread to the cookie container to increase the shelf life. Replace the bread as needed (it will get stale as it helps keep your cookies fresh).
How to make Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Prepare a mini muffin pan with nonstick spray or a baking sheet with parchment paper. Sift together flour, salt and baking soda.
- In a large bowl or stand mixer, cream butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, peanut butter until light and fluffy.
- Beat in vanilla extract, egg and milk.
- Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix well, until no more dry flour.
- Scoop cookie dough into tablespoon size ball and place into prepared pan.
- Bake 8-10 minutes in preheated oven.
- Immediately press a peanut butter cup into each cookie.
- Allow cookies to cool before removing from muffin pan. Enjoy!
Easy Peanut Butter Cup Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cup all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup peanut butter
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoon milk
- 36-48 miniature peanut butter cups
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Prepare a mini muffin pan with nonstick spray or baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, sift together flour, salt and baking soda.
- In a large bowl or stand mixer, cream butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, peanut butter until light and fluffy.
- Beat in vanilla extract, egg and milk.
- Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix well, until no more dry flour.
- Scoop cookie dough into tablespoon size ball and place into prepared pan.
- Bake 8-10 minutes in preheated oven.
- Immediately press a peanut butter cup into each cookie.
- Allow cookies to cool before removing from muffin pan. Enjoy!
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