Description
Festive peanut butter cup Christmas cookies blend rich chocolate and creamy peanut butter in a holiday classic. Delightful morsels bring sweet cheer to seasonal gatherings and spread joy with each delectable bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup (113 g) creamy peanut butter
- ½ cup (113 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 ½ cups (180 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (110 g) brown sugar, packed
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 36 mini Reeses peanut butter cups, unwrapped
Instructions
- Prepare Workspace: Ignite the oven to 375F (190C) and position a mini muffin tin with paper liners or light grease to prevent sticking.
- Craft Butter Mixture: Vigorously cream butter, peanut butter, and sugars until achieving a fluffy, light consistency that resembles soft clouds.
- Develop Cookie Foundation: Blend egg and vanilla extract into the creamy mixture, ensuring complete and smooth incorporation, then gently fold in flour, baking soda, and salt to form a tender dough.
- Shape Cookies: Mold uniform dough balls approximately one inch in diameter, carefully positioning each into the mini muffin tin compartments.
- Bake to Perfection: Slide the tin into the preheated oven, baking for 8-10 minutes until edges turn delicately golden, signaling optimal doneness.
- Embellish and Cool: Immediately after removing from oven, press a mini Reeses peanut butter cup into the center of each warm cookie, allowing slight surface cracking, then rest cookies in the tin for ten minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack.
- Optional Decoration: Elevate the festive presentation by drizzling melted white chocolate or sprinkling holiday-themed decorative elements for enhanced visual appeal.
Notes
- Control Butter Temperature: Ensure butter is softened but not melted to maintain ideal cookie texture and prevent spreading during baking.
- Perfect Dough Consistency: Mix wet and dry ingredients just until combined, avoiding overmixing to keep cookies tender and prevent toughness.
- Precise Baking Timing: Watch cookies closely during 8-10 minute window, removing when edges turn golden to prevent overcooking and maintain soft center.
- Chocolate Placement Technique: Press Reese’s cups immediately after baking while cookies are warm, allowing gentle indentation without breaking the delicate cookie structure.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 25
- Calories: 202
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 96 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 18 mg