Peanut Butter Cookie Cups
Peanut Butter Cookie Cups are an easy bite-sized dessert made with just two ingredients: refrigerated cookie dough and peanut butter cups. Featuring a golden cookie exterior with a gooey chocolate peanut butter center, they're soft, chewy, and completely irresistible!
Servings: 24 Cookie cups
Calories: 121kcal
Equipment
- Mini muffin tin (24-cup)
- Cooking spray (optional)
- Butter knife or small spatula
- Wire Rack
Ingredients
- Cooking spray optional, for greasing the muffin tin
- 16.5 ounces refrigerated peanut butter cookie dough - 1 package
- 24 Mini Reese's Peanut Butter Cups unwrapped
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to the temperature specified on the cookie dough package, usually around 350°F.16.5 ounces refrigerated peanut butter cookie dough - 1 package
- Lightly grease a 24-cup mini muffin tin with cooking spray to prevent sticking.Cooking spray
- Take small portions of the peanut butter cookie dough, about 1 tablespoon each, and roll them into balls. Place each dough ball into a cup of the mini muffin tin.
- Use your fingers or a spoon to gently press each dough ball into the bottom and up the sides of the muffin cup to create a little well.
- Bake the dough in the preheated oven for 5-6 minutes to partially set.
- While the cookie cups are baking, unwrap the Mini Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.
- Remove the muffin tin from the oven and place one unwrapped Mini Reese's Peanut Butter Cup in the center of each partially baked cookie cup.24 Mini Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
- Return the muffin tin to the oven and bake for an additional 6-8 minutes, or until the cookie cups are golden and fully baked.
- Remove the muffin tin from the oven and let it cool for about 10 minutes.
- Use a butter knife or a small spatula to carefully remove the peanut butter cookie cups from the muffin tin and transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- These Peanut Butter Cookie Cups with Mini Reese's are a delightful treat for peanut butter and chocolate lovers.
- Feel free to experiment with different varieties of Mini Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, such as white chocolate or dark chocolate, to add a twist to the recipe.
- Store any leftover cookie cups in an airtight container at room temperature, and they should remain fresh for up to one week. Enjoy the irresistible peanut butter and chocolate combination!
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 121kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 82mg | Potassium: 53mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 11IU | Vitamin C: 0.02mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 0.4mg