Peanut Butter Cup Cookies I |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 3 |
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Peanut butter cookies topped with miniature chocolate peanut butter cup candy. You may need a few more or less peanut butter cups depending on how many cookies you make out of a batch of dough. Ingredients:
3/4 cup peanut butter |
1/2 cup shortening |
1/2 cup white sugar |
1/3 cup packed brown sugar |
1 egg |
2 tablespoons milk |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour |
1 teaspoon baking soda |
1/3 cup granulated sugar for decoration |
30 miniature chocolate covered peanut butter cups, unwrapped |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). 2. In a large mixer bowl cream peanut butter, shortening, 1/3 cup sugar and the brown sugar. Add egg, milk and vanilla; beat well. 3. Combine flour and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture, blending thoroughly. Shape dough into 1 1/2 inch balls; roll the balls in sugar. 4. Place on ungreased cookie sheet; bake 10-12 minutes. Remove from oven and IMMEDIATELY place unwrapped peanut butter cup on top of each cookie, pressing down so that cookie cracks around edges. Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet. |
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