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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cookies Recipe


Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cookies Recipe
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These cookies are so good .I love the peanut butter drizzled on top. They look so pretty. I got this recipe from a dear friend of mine.

Michellem

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Ingredients
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 2 sqaures (1 ounce each) unsweetened baking chocolate
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 Butter Flavored Crisco stick or 1/2 cup regular butter
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cups plus 2 tbsp. flour
  • 1/2 tslpbaking soda
  • 3/4 cups chopped peanuts
  • 36 miniature peanut butter cups, unwrapped
  • Drizzle
  • 1 cup peanut butter chips

Directions
  1. Heat oven to 350*.
  2. Place sheets of foil on countertop for cooling cookies.
  3. For cookies, combine chocolate chips and chocolate squares in microwave-safe bowl.
  4. Stir after 2 minutes.
  5. Repeat until smooth.(or you can melt on rangetop in small saucepan over very low heat).
  6. Cool slightly.
  7. Combine sugar and 1/2 cup shortening in large bowl.
  8. Beat at medium speed with electric mixer until blended and crumbly.
  9. Beat in eggs, one at a time, then salt and vanilla.
  10. Reduce speed to low.
  11. Add chocolate slowly.
  12. Mix until well blended.
  13. Shaped dough into 1 1/4 inch balls.
  14. Roll in nuts.
  15. Place on cookie sheet.
  16. Bake for 8 to 10 min. or until set.
  17. Do not overbake.
  18. Press peanut butter cup into center of each cookie immediately.
  19. Cool 2 min. on baking sheet.
  20. Remove cookies to foil to cool completely.
  21. For drizzle, place peanut butter chips in heavy resealable sandwich bag. Seal. Microwave at 50% power.
  22. Knead bag for 1 minute.
  23. Repeat until smooth.
  24. Cut tiny tip off corner of bag.
  25. Squeeze out drizzle over cookies.

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Comments


I bet these are really good! Thanks hon!


Omama these are wonderful, great post GF


Finally Michelle.I have waited for your new posting.It really worth the effort.Thanks for sharing,saved..


I would end up just eating the reeses cups, I love them so much. Great post:)


YES - another cookie recipe for my 2008 Resolution - I knew I could count on you, michellem!!


These sound fab!thanks!


WOW!! this is right up my alley, Michellem :) Great post, TY :)


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