peanut butter temptations

So Jessica made these wonderful cookies the other day. I tried to talk her into being a guest blogger but apparently my persuasive skills are useless. However she did hand over the recipe she found. The cookie is called Peanut Butter Temptations. The recipe can be found on the back of a bag of Reese's cups, or...here in this blog post.

The recipe calls for making them in small baking cups to mimic the shape of the Reese's cup. However, Jess did her own thing and just rolled the dough into small balls and baked on a cookie sheet and added the Reese's cup at the end as directed.



Prep time: approx. 15 min
Bake time: 10 min
Makes: approx. 3 1/2 dozen

About 40 Reese's cups miniatures
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup Reese's peanut butter
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions:
1. Heat oven to 375F. Remove wrappers from candies. Line small muffin cups (1 3/4 inches in diameter) with paper bake cups.
2. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, peanut butter, egg, and vanilla until fluffy in large bowl. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to butter mixture, beating until well blended. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; place one in each paper-lined or ungreased muffin cup. Do not  flatten.
3. Bake 10-12 minutes until puffed and lightly browned; remove from oven. Immediately press peanut butter cup in center of each cookie. Cool completely in muffin pan.