Peanut Butter Cup Cookie Cupcakes

By srumbel

These are such a good sweet munchie for a party because everyone loves cupcakes, and everyone loves cookies, and everyone loves peanut butter cups. Put them all together and you’ve got these Peanut Butter Cup Cookie Cupcakes! They’re always a big hit.
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Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter
• 8 tablespoons (1 stick) salted butter, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup granulated white sugar
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 16 whole, full-size peanut butter cups, unwrapped

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray two 12-cup muffin tins with nonstick spray.

2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.

3. In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to combine the peanut butter and butter. Add the sugars and mix until combined. Beat in the egg. Add in the dry ingredients a little at a time and mix just until they are incorporated.

4. Fill 16 muffin cups about half-full with cookie dough. Bake for 14 to 16 minutes, or until the cookie cupcakes are golden on the edges. Expect them to sink slightly in the centers. When they come out of the oven, place a peanut butter cup in the center of each warm cookie cupcake and press down lightly. Place the cupcake pans in to the refrigerator or freezer to expedite the cooling process, if desired. Once the peanut butter cups have hardened, remove the cookie cupcakes from the pan.
Yield: 16 cupcakes