Peanut Butter Bites
- Ready In:
- 48mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
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42 cookies
ingredients
- 3⁄4 cup butter, softened
- 1⁄2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 21 miniature peanut butter cups, halved
- unsweetened cocoa powder (optional)
directions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, combine butter and peanut butter.
- Beat with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.
- Add sugar, baking powder, and salt. Beat until combined, scraping side of bowl occasionally.
- Beat in egg and vanilla until combined. Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer.
- Using a wooden spoon, stir in any remaining flour.
- If necessary, cover and chill about 30 minutes or until dough is easy to handle.
- Shape dough into 1-1/2-inch balls.
- Press a peanut butter cup half into each ball and shape dough around peanut butter cup to enclose.
- Place cookies 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are firm and bottoms are very lightly browned.
- Transfer cookies to a wire rack; let cool.
- If desired, sprinkle cookies with cocoa powder.
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TO STORE:
- Place cookies between waxed paper in an airtight container; cover. Store at room temperature for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months.
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Reviews
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These cookies passed the tasting panel with flying colours! My daughters helped mix and roll the cookies; and according to them (I don't like peanut butter) they are AWESOME and they love the melted peanut butter cup in the middle. I couldn't find mini ones and used regular Reece cut up in quarters. Thanks for posting this winner! Made for Sweet Traditions.
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I'm 23 years old and I live in Trinidad. One of the islands in the Caribbean.
I love baking and have a major sweet tooth but I am trying to cook more savoury foods and I am enjoying trying new recipes.
Recently I have come to love photographing the food I make. Too bad they don't all come out photo worthy, but at least they still taste good! lol
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