Name: Peanut Butter Surprise Cookies Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 36
Ingredients: ½ cup creamy peanut butter; 4 tbsp unsalted butter; 1 cup light brown sugar; 2 large eggs; 1 tsp pure vanilla extract; 1½ cups all purpose flour; 1 tsp baking powder; ¼ tsp salt; 1 cup granulated sugar; 36 mini peanut butter cups

Peanut Butter Surprise Cookies Recipe

How To Make Peanut Butter Surprise Cookies

For this cookies recipe, a whole peanut butter cup is placed atop of a tender piece of cookie. You can even sub in your favorite chocolate candy as well.

Preparation: 20 minutes

Cooking: 20 minutes

Cool Time: 10 minutes

Total: 50 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

½cupcreamy peanut butter
4tbspunsalted butter
1cuplight brown sugar,packed
2large eggs
1tsppure vanilla extract
1½cupsall purpose flour,spooned and leveled
1tspbaking powder
¼tspsalt
1cupgranulated sugar
36mini peanut butter cups

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Using an electric mixer, cream peanut butter and butter in a mixing bowl until smooth.
Add brown sugar; beat until combined, scraping down bowl as needed. Add eggs and vanilla, and beat until incorporated.
In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. With mixer on low speed, gradually beat in flour mixture in two batches.
Scoop off dough by the tablespoon; roll into balls. Place granulated sugar on a plate; roll balls in sugar, coating completely. Place 2 inches apart on a nonstick insulated baking sheet.
Bake for about 7 minutes until cookies begin to puff up slightly. Remove from oven. Press one peanut butter cup in center of each cookie.
Return to oven; continue baking for about 6 minutes more, until cookies are golden brown and chocolate has begun to melt. Let cool at least 10 minutes on baking sheet before transferring cookies to rack to cool completely.