Day 8 of my 12 days of cookies: Peanut Butter Cup Cookies. My DH LOVED these. I baked them when I had a little get together with my friends and they were a hit! I used leftover candy from Halloween, so some of my peanut butter cups had Reese’s Pieces in them. 
Like the majority of my cookies, these are extremely soft and chewy. I used Jif as the peanut butter in this recipe, and I’d recommend sticking to that kind of peanut butter when baking. Organic, reduced-fat, or ones that require a lot of stirring are NOT the way to go when you’re trying to make delectable cookies that hold together.
For all the peanut butter ingredients in this recipe, it wasn’t overwhelming at all coming from someone that’s not even a peanut butter cookie fan. That’s certainly a good thing. This also has 5 stars out of 44 reviews on Taste of Home, so you know something’s gotta be right.
My little cookie thief was so excited when she saw the plate of cookies and snatched one right up.
She shoved one cookie in her mouth and immediately went to grab another one. Sneaky little one.
Recipe from Taste of Home.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2/3 cup peanut butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
- 2 cups chopped peanut butter cups (about six 1.6-ounce packages)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Cream together the butter, peanut butter and sugars until light and fluffy.
- Beat in eggs and vanilla.
- Gradually stir in the flour, baking soda and salt until just combined.
- Stir in chocolate chips and peanut butter cups.
- Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto lined baking sheets.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
