Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup chunky peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup butter, at room temp
  • 1 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 1/4 cups flour
  • 2 cups quartered miniature peanut butter cups
  • 1/2 cup mini chocolate chip
  • 1/3 cup mini chocolate chip, melted

Method

  • In a large bowl beat peanut butter and butter until well blended.
  • Beat in sugar, baking powder and soda until well blended.
  • Beat in egg and vanilla until well blended, and slowly begin to add the flour at low speed.
  • Stir in peanut butter cups and mini chocolate chips.
  • Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
  • Preheat oven to 375F degrees.
  • Form cookie dough into 2 inch balls and place evenly on a cookie sheet.
  • With the bottom of a sturdy glass press down to make perfect circles (this is if you wish to make as a gift and pack in a tube-or you have kids like mine-"her's is bigger!") Bake for 10 minutes, remove to a rack to cool.
  • Take the 1/3 cup of mini chocolate chips and pour into the ziplock baggie and seal.
  • Microwave at 50% power for 1 min, turn bag and repeat.
  • mush around with your hand to make sure all chips are melted.
  • Snip off a very tiny corner of the bag and pipe chocolate onto cooled cookies-I do fast lines in all directions, and let stand until chocolate is set.