Easter Cookie Cups

By RuthLouise

Ingredients

• Butter cream frosting:
• 1 C. Sugar
• 1 C. Brown Sugar
• 1 C. Shortening
• 1 C. Peanut Butter
• 1 tsp. Salt
• 1 tsp. Vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 C. Milk
• 3 1/2 Flour
• 2 tsp. Baking Soda
• 1/2 C. Unsalted butter
• 3-4 C. Powdered sugar
• 1/4 C. Milk
• 1 tsp. Vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

In a mixing bowl, combine sugars, shortening, peanut butter, salt and vanilla. Mix well. Add eggs and milk, mix until creamy. Fold in flour and baking soda.

With a large cookie scoop, place dough in the cup of a greased muffin tin.

Using a tart press or something similar make an indent into each scoop. This will help mold the dough into the muffin cup.

Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes. They will rise when baking and will set down once taken out of the oven. Let cool completely.

Frosting:
Combine butter, milk, vanilla and 2 cups of your powdered sugar in a large bowl. Mix till smooth and creamy, about 5 minutes. Then add the remaining powdered sugar and food coloring of your choice.

Pipe your frosting into your cookie cups and top with Peanut Butter M&Ms or mini candy eggs.