Peanut Butter Cup Surprise Cookies

Peanut Butter Cup Surprise Cookies

Peanut butter? Chocolate? All in one decadent little cookie? Yes please! Since way back when, peanut butter and chocolate have always worked well together. I think that’s why I love this recipe so much – it combines both of the above and is enveloped in a buttery, slightly crispy cookie coating. I used to make these Peanut Butter Cup Surprise Cookies years ago, and the recipe went missing until recently. Needless to say, it was a happy day when I found the recipe card. Oh how I have missed these cookies!  There is a “surprise” inside each one, and the flavor is amazing!

You will have to shop for peanut butter to make these cookies but trust me, it’s totally worth it! Peanut butter is a staple in many households and for good reason.

Mix dough and unwrap peanut butter cups. After dough is mixed, form dough around each peanut butter cup, like this:

Place cookies on cookie sheet,  about 1 inch apart, and bake per directions below.

ENJOY!

PEANUT BUTTER CUP SURPRISE COOKIES:

Cream together:

• 1 cup (stick)  Butter Crisco
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp. vanilla

Blend together and add:

• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 40 – 45 miniature peanut butter cups

Mix until creamy. Form small amounts of dough around each peanut butter cup, making sure that peanut butter cup is completely covered {hint – if you use just a small amount of dough on each, you get more cookies!}. Place on baking sheet and cook at 375 degrees for 7-8 minutes. Whatever you do, please do not overcook these cookies!

Glaze (if desired):
While cookies are baking, melt in a small bowl, 15 peanut butter cups, and a 1/2 tsp. Crisco. Melt in microwave in 15 second increments until smooth. Using a spoon, spread a small amount of glaze on each cookie.

*Note – the glaze is optional – the cookies taste just as good without it!
** Adapted from a Jif recipe.

If you enjoyed this recipe, make sure you check out my Peanut Butter S’mores Bars! You may also want to try these Classic Peanut Butter Cookies by The Brown Eyed Baker. They are straight out of her mother’s recipe box – yum!