Name: Peanut Butter Surprise Cookies Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 36
Cuisine: American
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

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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.

Nutrition

Calories: 530.63kcal
Fat: 29.39g
Saturated Fat: 10.40g
Trans Fat: 0.06g
Monounsaturated Fat: 12.50g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 5.25g
Carbohydrates: 61.40g
Fiber: 3.38g
Sugar: 49.96g
Protein: 10.41g
Cholesterol: 18.83mg
Sodium: 319.56mg
Calcium: 83.59mg
Potassium: 326.98mg
Iron: 1.43mg
Vitamin A: 29.69µg
Vitamin C: 0.26mg

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