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Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

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Easy to make peanut butter cup cookies with delicious peanut butter buttercream frosting!

Peanut Butter Cookie Cups

I like to have some sort of after school snack for my kids. Some days it’s popcorn, other days it’s cheese crackers and sometimes it’s a sweet treat. They are often my taste testers. My kids and two of their cousins walk to my parent’s house after school. I meet them there, give them rides home and share my desserts.

Earlier this week, I realized that it was almost time to go get the kids. I looked in my cupboards to see if there was anything I could bring them for a snack, but realized that most of the snacks had already been taken in school lunches.

So, I looked in my freezer and found a container of frozen peanut butter cup cookies! Bingo! I just needed a topping for the cookies so I quickly whipped up some peanut butter buttercream. I sprinkled them with some mini chocolate chips to make them look cute and headed out the door.

Peanut Butter Cup added to cookie

To make the peanut butter cup cookies, pre

Peanut Butter Frosting On top

Top the cookies with peanut butter buttercream frosting.

Sprinkle frosting with mini chocolate chips

Sprinkle the frosting with mini chocolate chips.

peanut butter cookie cups on tray

You might have to press the mini chocolate chips into the frosting if you are having issues getting them to stick.

Reeses Peanut Butter Cup Inside cookie

My daughter asked can I just eat the frosting? It is sooo good! The mini chocolate cups are cute and I love the hidden peanut butter cups inside.

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Peanut Butter Cookie Cups

Peanut Butter Cup Cookies with Peanut Butter Buttercream

Yield: 24 cookies
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes

Easy to make peanut butter cup cookies with delicious peanut butter buttercream frosting!

Ingredients

  • Refrigerated sugar cookie dough
  • 24 unwrapped peanut butter cups
  • 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips

Peanut Butter Buttercream:

  • 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup marshmallow cream
  • 1-2 tbsp milk, if necessary

Instructions

  1. Grease the cups and the top surface of a mini muffin tin.
  2. Put about 1 tablespoon of sugar cookie dough in each muffin tin cup.
  3. Bake the cookies at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes.
  4. Remove from the oven and gently press an unwrapped Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup into each cookie cup.
  5. Allow the cookies to cool completely and then carefully remove them from the pan. I used a thin knife to apply a little pressure to the outside edge of the cookie cup and they popped right out.
  6. Frost with peanut butter buttercream and sprinkle with mini chocolate chips.

Peanut Butter Buttercream:

  1. Beat butter, peanut butter and vanilla until creamy.
  2. Add powdered sugar, one cup at a time, beating at low speed until well blended.
  3. Mix in marshmallow cream.
  4. Add milk if necessary and beat until light and fluffy.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 24 Serving Size: 1 grams
Amount Per Serving: Unsaturated Fat: 0g

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Cuisine: American / Category: Cookies

 

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Comments

  1. Sharayia says

    February 9, 2015 at 1:07 pm

    How long can these be stored after they’re made? And what’s the best way to store them?

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    • Tonia says

      February 9, 2015 at 1:55 pm

      They should be good for a few days. Due to the buttercream frosting, they should be stored in the fridge. Enjoy! ~Tonia

      Reply
  2. capturing joy with kristen duke says

    September 28, 2014 at 11:22 pm

    These sound amazing!! Just pinned!!

    Reply
  3. Thalia @ butter and brioche says

    September 27, 2014 at 8:25 pm

    As a massive lover of anything peanut butter related, these cookie cups are definitely a recipe that I must recreate. Thanks for sharing it.. they look delicious!

    Reply
  4. Sharayia Winfield says

    September 19, 2014 at 11:20 am

    How did you get the cookies to take the shape? Do you have to mold it to the mini pan before baking them?

    Reply
    • Tonia says

      September 19, 2014 at 12:05 pm

      I’ve made them with and without shaping. If you want to mold them, press some of the dough up the sides of the cups in the pan kind of like I did in this post: https://www.thegunnysack.com/2014/06/baseball-hat-cookie-cups.html/2 Another way is to just make an indentation in each piece of dough, one it is in the cup like I did in this post https://www.thegunnysack.com/2014/03/flower-pot-cookies.html Happy Baking! ~Tonia

      Reply
  5. Rhonda says

    September 15, 2014 at 7:33 am

    These look great. My husband is a peanut butter and choc fan so he would love all your pb recipies

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    • Tonia says

      September 16, 2014 at 9:38 pm

      Thanks Rhonda!

      Reply
  6. Julianne @ Beyond Frosting says

    September 14, 2014 at 9:53 pm

    Cookie cups are go freaking good . I love these!

    Reply
    • Tonia says

      September 15, 2014 at 6:45 am

      I know, aren’t they? Plus, they are easy to make and I love that too. Thanks Julianne!

      Reply
  7. Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says

    September 14, 2014 at 10:19 am

    This is such a great idea Tonia!! I think my daughter would love to live at your house after school. I’m a boring “go get goldfish!” 🙂

    Reply
    • Tonia says

      September 14, 2014 at 9:43 pm

      Thanks Dorothy! I would love it if your daughter could stop by after school for a snack.

      Reply
  8. A Young Wife says

    September 13, 2014 at 8:05 pm

    These look so yummy! What a great treat. I would eat that frosting all by itself!!!

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    • Tonia says

      September 14, 2014 at 9:43 pm

      Thanks so much!

      Reply
  9. heather @french press says

    September 12, 2014 at 6:48 pm

    lucky kids! these look like the perfect after-school treat

    Reply
    • Tonia says

      September 15, 2014 at 6:44 am

      Thanks Heather!

      Reply
  10. Heather @ Shards of Lavender says

    September 12, 2014 at 1:04 pm

    I just love peanut butter and am loving the peanut butter cup hidden under that luscious frosting. I’d be asking to eat the frosting too!

    Reply
    • Tonia says

      September 15, 2014 at 6:44 am

      Thanks Heather! Isn’t that cute?

      Reply

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