Peanut Butter Cup Blossoms | Large Family Cookies
When you want the perfect chocolatey treat as a quick snack or delicious dessert for the kids, the Peanut Butter Cup Blossoms are a great choice. These delightful treats combine peanut butter, chocolate, and sweet sugar to create a muffin-like treat that your loved ones will devour in no time! These Peanut Butter Cup Blossoms are also Make Ahead Freezable Cookie Dough! Cookie Dough Freezer directions are below.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 36 miniature Reese's Cups unwrapped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Prepare two mini-muffin pans with nonstick cooking spray.
- Whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until fluffy
- Add the peanut butter and mix until well blended. Add the eggs and vanilla, beating until fully incorporated.
- Slowly add the flour mixture to the peanut butter mixture, scraping down the sides if needed.
- Using a small cookie scoop, portion the dough into 1 inch balls and drop into the wells of the prepared mini-muffin pans.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes.
- Remove the cookies from the oven and immediately press a mini Reese’s peanut butter cup into each cookie’s center.
- Allow the cookies to cool completely before removing them from the pans. To remove, use a butter knife or spoon to lift from the sides of the cookie.
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Notes
To freeze this Make Ahead Freezable Cookie Dough:
- Place waxed paper on a baking sheet.
- Prepare the batter as directed and scoop onto the waxed paper.
- Place the baking sheet in the freezer until the cookie dough is frozen.
- Transfer to an airtight container and freeze up to 6 months.
- Defrost and follow the baking directions above
- You can also choose to bake the cookies from frozen. Note that they will need a few more minutes added to the baking time and you'll need to eyeball them a bit.