Peanut Butter Surprise Cookies
By HeatherS
These cookies will have a moist, brownielike texture the day you make them and get crispier the following day.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup packed light-brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar, for rolling dough
- 36 mini chocolate peanut butter cups, chilled and unwrapped
Details
Servings 36
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 50mins
Adapted from marthastewart.com
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Using an electric mixer, cream peanut butter and butter in a mixing bowl until smooth. Add brown sugar; beat until combined, scraping down bowl as needed. Add eggs and vanilla, and beat until incorporated.
In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. With mixer on low speed, gradually beat in flour mixture in 2 batches.
Scoop off dough by the tablespoon; roll into balls. Place granulated sugar on a plate; roll balls in sugar, coating completely. Place 2 inches apart on a nonstick insulated baking sheet.
Bake until cookies begin to puff up slightly, about 7 minutes. Remove from oven. Press one peanut butter cup in center of each cookie. Return to oven; continue baking until cookies are golden brown and chocolate has begun to melt, about 6 minutes more. Let cool at least 10 minutes on baking sheet before transferring cookies to rack to cool completely.
Tip:
Store the cookies in an airtight container for up to two weeks. Adding marshmallows to the container will prevent the cookies from drying out.
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