Peanut Butter Cup Cookies - Wowzers!!

WJKing's Note:

Now THESE are a "hit!" Bet ya can't keep these around for very long! They are SO yummy - can be made with Hershey's kisses also. ENJOY!

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 40 cookies ...

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 40 miniature peanut butter cups

Directions:

1. Cream butter, sugars, egg, peanut butter and vanilla until smooth.
2. Mix the flour, baking soda and salt, then add to mixture and mix well.
3. Cover dough & refrigerate at least one hour.
4. Remove from refrigerator and roll into small walnut-sized balls.
5. Place balls into greased miniature muffin pans.
6. Bake at 350° for 8-9 minutes.
7. Remove from the oven; press a peanut butter cup into center of each cookie.
8. Let cool before removing from pan.
9. VARIATION: Place balls of dough onto ungreased cookie sheets.
10. Press 1 Hershey's kiss into the center of the unbaked cookie dough.
11. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes--candy won't melt.
12. Let cookies cool slightly before removing from the cookie sheets.

Reviews

[Lilgal]

Yum! Easy and they baked perfectly, too! I baked them in mini muffin liners - festive!

[Mikekey]

These are great. I have been making them at Christmas for years, but can't eat them now. I will still make them for the family. One time I used minature "Heshey's Rolos" instead of Reeses. Made a nice change with the caramel and chocolate.

[L.A. Stewart - way upstate N.Y.]

All gone!