Peanut Butter M&M Cookie Cups

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Soft and chewy peanut butter cookie cups filled with chocolate m&m candy. These quick and easy peanut butter cookie cups are so soft and delicious. They are perfect for just about any occasion, you can use Christmas-themed m&ms to make these cookie cups festive for the holidays. Or they make a great treat just because. You can top these cookie cups with chocolate kisses, or anything else that you would like.

The cookie dough for these cookie cups is made with a classic peanut butter cookie dough, with the addition of chocolate m&ms. The dough is evenly divided into paper lined muffin tins, and baked until the center of each cookie cup comes out clean with a toothpick. Let cool and top with frosting or chocolate, or leave them plain.

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Peanut Butter M&M Cookie Cups

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Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup m&ms

Method

 

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line a muffin tin with 12 muffin liners. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt, and baking soda.
2. In another large bowl, combine butter, peanut butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar, and mix until fluffy. Add in egg and vanilla extract, mix until smooth.
3. Add in the flour mixture, and mix until a thick dough forms. Fold in m&ms. Form the mixture into balls, and place each ball into a muffin tin. Bake for 15-20 minutes.

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