...
Go Back
–+ servings
peanut butter cup cookies

Easy Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

5 from 1 vote
These easy Peanut Butter Cup Cookies feature a chewy peanut buttery base wrapped around a rich, melty chocolate center. Using a mini muffin pan creates the ultimate deep-dish edge.
Print Recipe Pin Recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Calories: 145
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour Spoon and leveled
  • ½ cup creamy peanut butter Do not use natural style
  • ½ cup unsalted butter Softened to room temperature
  • ½ cup brown sugar Packed lightly
  • ½ cup granulated white sugar
  • 1 large egg Room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 24 pieces mini peanut butter cups Unwrapped and frozen

Equipment

  • 1 mini muffin tin Essential for creating the deep-dish shape
  • 1 hand mixer For creaming the butter and sugar
  • 2 Mixing bowls For wet and dry ingredients

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 375°F and generously grease a 24-cup mini muffin tin.
    greasing mini muffin tin for cookie cups
  2. Beat the softened butter, creamy peanut butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until light and fluffy.
    creaming butter and sugar for peanut butter cookies
  3. Mix in the egg and vanilla extract until just combined, ensuring no butter streaks remain.
  4. Whisk the flour, baking soda, and salt together, then slowly blend into the wet mixture.
    mixing dry flour into peanut butter cookie dough
  5. Roll the dough into small balls and drop one into each cup of the muffin tin.
  6. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes until the edges are just set and lightly golden brown.
  7. Remove from the oven and immediately press a chilled mini peanut butter cup into the center of each cookie.
  8. Let the cookies rest in the hot pan for ten minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition

Serving: 35gCalories: 145kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 3gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 3.5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 2.5gCholesterol: 15mgSodium: 110mgPotassium: 65mgFiber: 1gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 2IUCalcium: 2mgIron: 4mg

Notes

Store covered in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days. Freeze the unwrapped mini peanut butter cups before pressing them into the hot cookies to prevent them from melting.

Tried this recipe?

Let us know how it was!