Candy Bar Peanut Butter Cookie Cups

I’m a candy bar lover, there’s no secret about that. I also adore peanut butter cookies, so adding a little chocolate candy bar to said cookie, is a truly delicious combination. These candy bar peanut butter cookie cups are great for the holidays and perfect for impressing friends and relatives!

Candy Bar Peanut Butter Cookie Cups

While I think topping a peanut butter cookie is quite yummy, I’ll be honest, seeing some of the desserts that are stuffed with other desserts don’t look very appetizing to me. An Oreo cookie is amazing on its own, as is a chocolate chip cookie. But there’s something about baking an Oreo inside of a chocolate chip cookie that makes my stomach feel weird. I think they are two completely different types of cookies, so putting them together just seems like flavor overload and something would get lost in the translation. Maybe it’s just me.

But I don’t feel that way about these candy bar peanut butter cookie cups. These are spectacular. Just the right amount of pizazz to add to a plain peanut butter cookie. I hope you like them! 

When I say spectacular, I mean spectacular. Guests really love these cookies as well! They are perfect for holiday gatherings or as a dessert to bring to a potluck.

Delicious peanut butter cookie cups filled with amazing chocolatey candy bar pieces? Yes, please! You won’t be disappointed with these candy bar peanut butter cookie cups. I promise :)

Things you’ll need to make Candy Bar Peanut Butter Cookie Cups

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1-1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• Candy minis or bites: Milky Way, Rolo, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Hershey’s Drops

Helpful Kitchen Tools

• Measuring cups and spoons
• Cookie scoop
• Mini muffin pan
• Stand mixer or hand mixer

Use a cookie scoop to measure out 1-inch dough balls. (full printable instructions at the end of this post)

Roll gently in your hands and add 1 ball to each muffin cup.

I used these little bite sized candy bars. And no, this is not a sponsored post. :)

Remove from oven and gently push a piece of candy into each cookie cup.

Bake for another 4 minutes, or until light golden brown and surface of candies are beginning to melt. The FULL printable instructions for these candy bar peanut butter cookie cups are below!

The FULL printable instructions for these candy bar peanut butter cookie cups are below!

If you liked these candy bar peanut butter cookie cups, you’ll probably like these Hershey Drop Stuffed Peanut Butter Cookies too! Don’t they look delicious? You may also like these Nutella Peanut Butter Cookies, because, well… Who doesn’t?! And lastly, you can make your very own homemade candy bars, and they’re SO easy. Graham crackers, peanut butter, and chocolate combine to make a delicious treat whether it be for a snack, or for dessert.

Candy Bar Peanut Butter Cookie Cups

These candy bar peanut butter cookie cups are seriously good! Using your favorite chocolate candy bar you can make this delicious cookie cups!

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Course: Desserts

Cuisine: American

Servings: 36 cookies

25 minutes mins

Calories: 108

Author: Amanda Formaro

Ingredients

• ▢ 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
• ▢ 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
• ▢ 1/2 cup sugar
• ▢ 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• ▢ 1 large egg
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ▢ 1-1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• ▢ 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon salt
• ▢ Candy minis or bites: Milky Way Rolo, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Hershey's Drops

Instructions

• Grease a mini-muffin pan and preheat the oven to 325 F.
• In a large mixing bowl beat together butter, peanut butter, white sugar and brown sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla.
• In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add flour mixture to the sugar mixture.
• Use a cookie scoop to measure out 1-inch dough balls. Roll gently in your hands and add 1 ball to each muffin cup.
• Bake in preheated oven for 11 minutes. Remove from oven and gently push a piece of candy into each cookie cup. Bake for another 4 minutes, or until light golden brown and surface of candies are beginning to melt.
• Remove from oven and allow to cool in the pan for 10 minutes to allow them to set up. Remove from cups using a spoon and cool on wire racks.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 108cal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 100mg | Potassium: 54mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 90IU | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 0.2mg

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