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Easy, Soft, and Chewy Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

Close-up of a peanut butter cup cookies with a bite taken out, revealing melted peanut butter and chocolate.
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Bake these soft, chewy peanut butter cup cookies using simple ingredients. They feature a rich peanut butter base and a melted peanut butter cup center, making them a decadent chocolate peanut butter dessert perfect for any occasion.

Ingredients

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  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • ¾ cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup peanut butter chips (optional)
  • 12 standard-size peanut butter cups, unwrapped and halved (or 24 mini peanut butter cups)

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. In a large bowl, cream together the softened butter, peanut butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy.
  3. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then mix in the vanilla extract.
  4. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined. If using, stir in the peanut butter chips.
  5. Scoop dough using a medium cookie scoop (about 1.5 tablespoons) and roll into balls. Place them on the prepared baking sheets, leaving space between them.
  6. Press a slight indentation into the center of each dough ball. Place one half of a standard peanut butter cup (or one mini peanut butter cup) into the indentation of each cookie.
  7. Bake for 9 to 11 minutes, or until the edges are set but the centers still look slightly soft.
  8. Remove the cookies from the oven. Immediately press the peanut butter cup down slightly again if needed, as the chocolate will be melted.
  9. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely. This helps achieve that soft baked cookies texture.

Notes

  • For a gooey center, press the peanut butter cup into the dough right before baking. For a cleaner look, you can press the candy into the cookie immediately after it comes out of the oven.
  • You can use crunchy peanut butter if you prefer texture in your peanut butter cup cookies.
  • This recipe makes the best peanut butter cookie cups when using mini cups pressed into the center.

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