REESE’S Peanut Butter Temptations

Prep Time 20 min
Cook Time 10 min
Servings N/A

Get your baking tins ready for the best peanut butter cup cookie cupcakes you’ve ever tasted. Each REESE’S Temptation contains a REESE’S Peanut Butter Cup inside. It’s like having a dessert within a dessert! That’s what we call a win-win.

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Ingredients

  • About 40 REESE’S Peanut Butter Cups Miniatures or 12 (0.75 oz each) REESE’S Peanut Butter Cups, quartered
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine (1 stick), softened
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar packed
  • 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 375°F. Remove wrappers from candies. Line small muffin cups (1-3/4 inches in diameter) with paper bake cups.
  2. Beat butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, peanut butter, egg and vanilla until light and fluffy in large bowl. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; add to butter mixture, beating until well blended. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; place one in each prepared muffin cup. Do not flatten.
  3. Bake 10 to 12 minutes until puffed and lightly browned; remove from oven. Immediately press peanut butter cup or piece onto each cookie. Cool completely in muffin pan. About 3-1/2 dozen cookies.