The rich, peanut butter flavor is hard to beat. But it’s no competition when it comes to the combination of peanut butter and chocolate. That is exactly why these peanut butter cookies with chocolate chips and ooey-gooey dark chocolate peanut butter cups are IMPOSSIBLE to beat!
THE PEANUT BUTTER CUP COOKIES EXPLAINED:
Rich, buttery, peanut butter chocolate chip cookies filled with Trader Joe’s dark chocolate peanut butter cups that melt on the inside and out ensuring each bite is ooey-gooey yummy!
FAQS:
does this cookie dough have to be chilled?
nope! they (pretty much) give you instant gratification. mix the ingredients together, scoop onto a cookie sheet, and bake!
what kind of peanut butter should i use?
don’t use natural peanut butter! it will result in excess oil. stick with the regular creamy jif or skippy!
HOW TO MAKE THESE PEANUT BUTTER CUP COOKIES:
Preheat oven to 350 F. Prepare a cookie sheet by lining it with parchment paper, then set it aside to make the cookies.
In a medium mixing bowl with a handheld electric mixer, cream together softened butter, peanut butter, and both sugars until fluffy. Beat in egg, egg yolk, and vanilla extract.
Mix in flour, baking soda, and salt until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips and ¾ of the chopped peanut butter cups.
Using a medium cookie scoop, scoop balls of dough onto the sheet leaving about 2 inches between each cookie. Top all the dough balls with the rest of the chopped peanut butter cups.
Bake for 12-14 minutes or until golden brown and the peanut butter cups are perfectly melted.
grocery list:
- butter
- peanut butter
- sugar
- brown sugar
- egg
- egg yolk
- vanilla extract
- flour
- baking soda
- salt
- chocolate chips
- Trader Joe’s dark chocolate peanut butter cups
equipment list:
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- mixing bowls
- handheld electric mixer
- cookie sheet
Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter softened
- ¾ cup peanut butter
- ½ cup 120g sugar
- 1 cup 180g brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 ¼ cup 340g flour
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- ⅓ cup chocolate chips
- 1 cup Trader Joe’s dark chocolate cups chopped into halves and quarters.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Prepare a cookie sheet by lining it with parchment paper, then set it aside to make the cookies.
- In a medium mixing bowl with a handheld electric mixer, cream together softened butter, peanut butter, and both sugars until fluffy. Beat in egg, egg yolk, and vanilla extract.
- Mix in flour, baking soda, and salt until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips and ¾ of the chopped peanut butter cups.
- Using a medium cookie scoop, scoop balls of dough onto the sheet leaving about 2 inches between each cookie. Top all the dough balls with the rest of the chopped peanut butter cups.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes or until golden brown and the peanut butter cups are perfectly melted.
If you loved this recipe for Peanut Butter Cup Cookies make sure to check out my Peanut Butter S’mores Bars and my Hot Chocolate Cookies
