Taste of Home
Miniature Peanut Butter Treats
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling
YIELD: 3-1/2 dozen.
This recipe is one of my family's favorites, and I make the treats a lot, especially at Christmas. I have three children and eight grandchildren, and every one of them loves those "peanut butter thingies," as the grandchildren call them! —Jodie McCoy, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Ingredients
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COOKIE:
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1/2 cup butter, softened
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1/2 cup sugar
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1/2 cup packed brown sugar
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1 large egg, room temperature
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1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
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1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
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3/4 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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FILLING:
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42 miniature peanut butter-chocolate cups
Directions
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1.
In a bowl, combine the butter, sugars, egg, peanut butter and vanilla; beat until smooth. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Cover and chill for 1 hour or until easy to handle.
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2.
Roll into 42 walnut-sized balls; place in greased miniature muffin cups. Bake at 375° for 8-9 minutes.
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3.
Remove from oven; gently press 1 peanut butter cup into each cookie, forming a depression. Cool for 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts
1 piece: 108 calories, 6g fat (3g saturated fat), 11mg cholesterol, 108mg sodium, 12g carbohydrate (9g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.
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