Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

This is going to be one of the simplest recipes you’ve ever made. This is great for a holiday party treat, or really just for any Thursday night. I’m pretty sure I’ve never made a recipe with just two ingredients other than this one. How about you? Can it really get any easier than two ingredients?? This is also one of my favorite cookies. How can it not be when it’s made with peanut butter cookie dough and a mini Reese’s cup?? Two of my favorite things.

 

Some people will make a homemade cookie for the cookie base, but I’m a fan of making this one quick and easy and using prepared cookie dough. If you want to make it a more difficult and time consuming recipe, then go ahead and whip up some homemade cookie dough. While you do that, I’m going to show you how to make it with two easy ingredients. Here’s what you need:

 

1 tube of prepared peanut butter cookie dough

12-24 (more or less) Mini  peanut butter cups

You can decide the quantity. If you just want to make a dozen to sit on the couch and devour with your husband, then you can......I cannot confirm or deny if that has ever happened. Or you can make 2 dozen or more for a party.

 

Directions:

 

Slice the cookie dough about 3/4 inch thick, then slice into fourths

 

Place each fourth in a mini muffin cup. Do not shape to fit pan, just lay the portion in each cup. Be sure you are using a mini muffin pan, not full size

 

Peel wrapping off your desired amount of peanut butter cups and get ready to use......but not yet

 

Place mini muffin tin in oven according to package and bake for 7-10 minutes. You don’t want them to get hard like a cookie. I usually stick around the 7 minute mark. The cookies are perfectly puffed up in the muffin tins. Still soft enough to press a peanut butter cup into.

 

Remove from oven and immediately press one peanut butter cup in the center of each muffin cup, pressing down until the top of the peanut butter cup is even with the top of the pan. The cookies start to hug the peanut butter cup....I can say that I really blame them. Move quickly to get them all pressed in before the melting starts to happen.

 

Now some people leave them on the counter to cool, letting the peanut butter cup melt, but I put mine in the fridge for about 5-10 minutes and let them set quickly. You might have learned that I’m a bit impatient.

 

Now, pop one of these babies in your mouth and enjoy a little taste of heaven. I’ve been making these for years. They are so easy, so delicious, and the perfect party dessert. Hope you’ll enjoy for years to come too!