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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nDo you love the combination of peanut butter and chocolate, peanut butter and jelly or do you prefer straight-up peanut butter?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No matter which flavor profile you like best, peanut butter lovers will go nuts for these cookies. Each bite-sized cupcake-shaped peanut butter cookie is made using our Classic Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe<\/a>, has a soft and chewy texture, and is packed with peanut butter flavor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The cookie cups are perfectly shaped vessels for toppings or even fillings. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n The cookies bake up with an indentation on the top which can simply be filled with frosting, peanut butter, or jelly. Or you can make the indentation even bigger so you can add even more filling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n What filling will you choose? Let's bake some cookies while you decide.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n[feast_advanced_jump_to]\n\n\n See the recipe card for quantities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I topped my cookie cups with a variety of ingredients including creamy Jif peanut butter, homemade chocolate ganache frosting, and strawberry preserves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n There are many other toppings you can use like Cream Cheese Frosting<\/a>, Salted Caramel<\/a>, and even Chocolate Mousse<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Heat the butter in the microwave for 45-60 seconds on high power or on the stove over medium-low heat until melted. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Combine the melted butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, and peanut butter together. Then, stir in one large egg. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Sift together the all-purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt using a whisk or fork. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Stir the flour mixture into the peanut butter mixture just until blended. Do not overmix. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n The cookie dough will be soft enough to easily scoop. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Scoop 1 tablespoon of cookie dough into 40 mini muffin cups. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Roll the cookie scoops into balls.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Then flatten them into an even layer. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Bake the cookie cups for 10-12 minutes until the edges turn golden brown. Cool for 15 minutes in the pan, then remove and cool completely.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n To make double peanut butter cookie cups, pipe a swirl of creamy peanut butter on top of each cookie. Then sprinkle on some chocolate Crispearls, chopped nuts, or jimmies. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n If you want to add a filling inside, use the handle of a wooden spoon to make a well in each cookie. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Pipe your favorite filling, like creamy peanut butter, inside each well. You'll need about \u00be teaspoon per cookie. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Pipe a topping like chocolate ganache frosting over the peanut butter filling. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Add toppings like chopped peanuts, sprinkles, or Crispearls over the frosting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Check out our PB&J Cookie Cups recipe<\/a> for details on making cookie cups filled with peanut butter and topped with jelly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You can even make Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookie Cups! <\/p>\n\n\n\n Stir mini chocolate chips into the peanut butter cookie dough before baking the cookie cups. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Then add a swirl of peanut butter and more mini chips on top. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n You can use dark brown sugar in place of light brown sugar if you prefer a stronger molasses flavor and margarine can be used in place of butter. If you use salted butter, eliminate the salt in the recipe. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Store your plain peanut butter cookie cups in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days. Or you can freeze them in an airtight container or large zip-top bag for up to 3 months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you add chocolate ganache or jelly to the cookies, they will keep at room temperature for 3 days. Peanut butter-topped cookies will keep for 5 days.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Looking for more peanut butter cookie recipes?<\/p>\n\n\n![\"peanut](\"https:\/\/howtomakeeasycookies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/peanut-butter-cookie-cups-topped-with-peanut-butter.jpg\")
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Equipment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Peanut Butter Cookie Cups<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n
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