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Peanut Butter Cup Blossoms

Sugar rolled soft peanut butter cookies crowned with mini peanut butter cups and fresh out of the oven.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1.75 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 0.5 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 0.75 cup peanut butter
  • 0.5 cup brown sugar packed
  • 0.5 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 0.25 cup sugar for rolling
  • 24 mini peanut butter cups unwrapped

Method
 

  1. Whisk flour, baking soda, and a pinch of salt.
  2. Cream butter, peanut butter, and both sugars, then beat in egg and vanilla.
  3. Mix in the dry ingredients, then roll dough balls in sugar.
  4. Bake at 350F for 9-10 minutes until just set.
  5. Press a peanut butter cup into the center of each cookie the moment they come out, then cool to set.

Notes

Chill the peanut butter cups first so they hold their shape when pressed in.