Peanut Butter Cup Mini "Cup cakes"

By Niecer

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup shortening
• 1/3 cup peanut butter
• 1-1/4 cups packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1-3/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk
• 16 miniature peanut butter cups

Preparation

Step 1

In a bowl, cream the shortening, peanut butter and brown sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk.

1/2 Fill greased or paper line MINI muffin cups batter. Press a peanut butter cup into the center of each until top edge is even with batter. Bake at 350° for 12-14 minutes or until a toothpick inserted on an angle toward the center of the cupcakes comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.