"Peanut Butter Temptations are Peanut butter cookie dough stuffed with a mini Peanut Butter cup, baked in a mini muffin pan to create a little chocolate peanut butter tart. Perfect for using up leftover Halloween candy!"
Peanut Butter Temptations
Servings – 18 - 3 Dozen Cookies
Prep Time – 10 Minutes
Cook Time – 10 Minutes
Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
36 miniature chocolate covered peanut butter cups, unwrapped
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
In a medium bowl, cream together the brown sugar, white sugar and butter. Stir in the peanut butter, then the egg and vanilla.
Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt, stir into the peanut butter mixture until the dough comes together.
Shape into 1 inch balls and press them into the cups of an unprepared mini muffin pan.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven.
As soon as the cookies come out of the oven, press a mini chocolate covered peanut butter cup down into the center of each cookie until only the top is showing.
Allow the cookies to cool completely before removing from their pans.
Notes:
You can also make them if you do not have a mini muffin tin. Roll dough into a 1" ball, roll ball in a little extra sugar and place on cookies sheet 2" apart. They will spread some. Once cookies are removed from the oven, immediately press a peanut butter cup into the center of each cookie. Let cool to set before moving cookies from sheet pan. (see picture options below.)
Nutrition:
Total Fat 14g | Saturated Fat 6g | Cholesterol 25mg | Sodium 241mg | Total Carbohydrate 28g | Dietary Fiber 1g | Total Sugars 20g | Protein 5g | Calcium 25mg | Iron 1mg | Potassium 123mg
"These Peanut Butter Temptations are the most requested cookie during the holiday season."
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