Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
It's hard to beat the chocolate + peanut butter combo! These Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cookies are a favorite around here!
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 208kcal
Ingredients
- ¾ cup unsalted butter softened
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup peanut butter
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1¼ tsp baking soda
- ¼ cup granulated sugar for rolling cookies
- 2 cups peanut butter cups any size, coarsely chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Using a countertop mixer, cream together butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until light and fluffy (~3-4 minutes on medium speed).
- Add peanut butter; mix until well combined.
- Add eggs and vanilla extract; mix until well combined.
- Using a small bowl, whisk together the flour, salt and baking soda. Add dry ingredients to mixer bowl; mix dough just comes together (~1-2 minutes).
- Divide dough into balls ~2 Tbsp in size.
- Roll dough balls in sugar and place on a parchment-lined sheet pan. Flatten each cookie slightly with the palm of your hand. Gently push chopped peanut butter cups into cookies.
- Bake at 350°F for 12-14 minutes, or until edges of cookies just begin to turn brown.
- Remove from oven. Let cookies cool slightly before transferring to a cooling rack.
Nutrition
Calories: 208kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 132mg | Potassium: 85mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 198IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg
