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Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

Source of Recipe


From "The Magnolia Bakery Cookbook"



List of Ingredients



• 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
  
• 1 tsp baking soda
  
• ½ tsp salt
  
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
  
• ½ cup sugar
  
• ½ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  
• 1 large egg, at room temperature
  
• 1½ tsp vanilla extract
  
• 1½ cups coarsely chopped, chilled Peanut Butter Cups (9 to 10 pieces)
  
• ¾ cup peanut butter chips
  
• ½ cup finely chopped unsalted peanuts
  






Instructions



1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
   
   
2. In a large bowl, combine the flour, the baking soda, and the salt. Set aside.
   
   
3. In a large bowl, cream the butter and the sugars until smooth, about 3 minutes. Add the egg and mix well. Add the vanilla extract. Add the flour mixture and beat thoroughly. Stir in the Peanut Butter Cups, the peanut butter chips, and the peanuts.
   
   
4. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets, leaving several inches between for expansion. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned.
   
   
5. Cool the cookies on the sheets for 1 minute, then remove to a rack to cool completely.
   
   Makes about 3½ dozen cookies