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Mini Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
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Mini Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

A mini peanut butter cookie with a halved peanut butter cup and a frosting flourish.
Prep Time40 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Course: Dessert
Keyword: Christmas cookie, peanut butter, peanut butter cup
Servings: 0
Author: Adapted from Better Homes and Gardens November 1994 Mini Peanut Butter Cups recipes provided by Thelma Hoagland.

Ingredients

  • 3/4 c. creamy peanut butter
  • 1/2 c. shortening
  • 1/3 c. white sugar
  • 1/3 c. brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tbsp. milk
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 1/3 c. flour
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/4 c. white sugar
  • 20-25 mini peanut butter cups halved
  • 1 16 oz can vanilla frosting
  • red and green food coloring

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, beat first 4 ingredients in a mixer on medium speed until combined. Add egg, milk and vanilla; beat well. Combine flour and baking soda; add to egg mixture, beating well.
  • Shape dough into 1" balls. Roll in the 1/4 c. sugar; place 2" apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned.
  • Remove from oven. Immediately press a half peanut butter cup (cut side down) into each cookie, about 1/2" from bottom edge (cookies will crack.) Cool for 1 minute; transfer cookies to racks and cool completely.
  • To decorate, tint portions of frosting with red and green food coloring and pipe leaves and berries onto cookies.