Description
Creamy peanut butter filling nestles inside these delectable mini peanut butter cookie cups, creating a perfect blend of sweet and salty flavors. Cookie lovers will savor each bite of this irresistible dessert that promises pure indulgence.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup (128 grams) peanut butter
- ½ cup (100 grams) brown sugar
- ½ cup (100 grams) granulated sugar
- 8 tbsps (113 grams) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 ¾ cups (220 grams) flour
- 36 mini peanut butter cups, unwrapped
- 1 egg, room temperature
- 1/8 cup (30 milliliters) milk
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 4 oz (113 grams) semi-sweet chocolate bar, chopped
- ¼ cup (60 milliliters) milk, heated
- ⅓ cup (57 grams) peanut butter chips, crushed
Instructions
- Preparation: Thoroughly grease a mini muffin pan to ensure effortless cookie removal and prevent sticking.
- Dry Ingredients: Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl until uniformly combined.
- Wet Mixture: Cream butter, sugars, and peanut butter until achieving a smooth, homogeneous texture.
- Liquid Integration: Blend egg, milk, and vanilla extract into the butter mixture until fully incorporated.
- Dough Formation: Gradually fold dry ingredients into wet ingredients, stirring until a cohesive cookie dough develops.
- Portioning: Scoop and roll 36 uniform dough balls, ensuring consistent size and shape.
- Chilling: Place dough balls in the prepared muffin pan, then freeze for 10 minutes to solidify.
- Baking: Preheat oven to 375°F and bake for 8 minutes until edges turn golden brown.
- Chocolate Cup Insertion: Immediately press an unwrapped peanut butter cup into the center of each warm cookie.
- Ganache Creation: Pour heated milk over chopped chocolate, stirring until achieving a silky, smooth consistency.
- Finishing Touches: Transfer ganache to a piping bag, drizzle over cooled cookie cups, and sprinkle with crushed peanut butter chips.
Notes
- Prevent Sticking: Thoroughly grease the mini muffin pan to ensure cookies release easily without breaking.
- Uniform Consistency: Cream butter, sugars, and peanut butter until smooth to create a perfect cookie texture.
- Chill for Success: Freeze dough balls for 10 minutes before baking to help maintain shape and prevent spreading.
- Ganache Tip: Pour heated milk over chocolate and stir gently to create a silky, smooth drizzle that enhances the cookie’s flavor.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 22
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 26 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg