Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

Name: Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 dozen.
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter; 1 cup packed brown sugar; 1/2 cup sugar; 2 large egg yolks, room temperature; 1/4 cup 2% milk; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2-1/3 cups all-purpose flour; 1/3 cup baking cocoa; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 cup milk chocolate chips; 1 cup peanut butter chips; 6 packages (1-1/2 ounces each) peanut butter cups, chopped

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 25 min. Bake: 10 min./batch YIELD: 4 dozen.

If you want to still enjoy one of these soft, chocolate chip peanut butter cup cookies the day after you make them, you’d better find a good hiding spot. —Jennifer Krey, Clarence, New York

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
2 large egg yolks, room temperature
1/4 cup 2% milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup baking cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup milk chocolate chips
1 cup peanut butter chips
6 packages (1-1/2 ounces each) peanut butter cups, chopped

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter, peanut butter and sugars until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg yolks, milk and vanilla. Combine flour, cocoa and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in chips and peanut butter cup pieces.
2. Drop heaping tablespoons 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake until set (do not overbake), 8-10 minutes. Cool 2 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 170 calories, 10g fat (4g saturated fat), 20mg cholesterol, 100mg sodium, 18g carbohydrate (12g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.

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