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Peanut Butter Cookie Cups Recipe

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Deliciously indulgent peanut butter cookie cups featuring a buttery, soft cookie base filled with creamy peanut butter and topped with rich dark chocolate. These treats are perfect for satisfying your sweet tooth with the perfect balance of textures and flavors.

Ingredients

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Cookie Dough:

  • 175g butter, softened
  • 200g light brown soft sugar
  • 100g golden caster sugar
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg
  • 250g plain flour
  • ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • Pinch of salt

Filling and Topping:

  • 150g dark chocolate (at least 70% cocoa solids)
  • 240g peanut or almond butter

Instructions

  1. Prepare the cookie dough: Preheat your oven to 190C (170C fan)/gas mark 5. In a mixing bowl, combine the softened butter, light brown soft sugar, golden caster sugar, and vanilla extract. Beat with an electric whisk until the mixture is pale and fluffy. Then beat in the egg thoroughly.
  2. Combine dry ingredients: Add the plain flour, bicarbonate of soda, and a pinch of salt to the wet ingredients, mixing everything together gently with a spatula until just combined to form the cookie dough.
  3. Shape and bake the cookie cups: Break off golf-ball-sized lumps of dough (about 65g each). Press each lump firmly into the holes of a 12-hole muffin tin, coming up the sides about halfway if using a deep muffin tin. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes until golden. The dough will sink in the center as it bakes, so let them cool enough to handle before gently pressing the sides up again to form cups. Leave to cool completely in the tin.
  4. Melt the chocolate: Break the dark chocolate into a heatproof bowl and melt it either in the microwave in 20-second bursts, stirring in between, or by placing the bowl over a pan of barely simmering water (double boiler method), ensuring the bowl does not touch the water. Stir until smooth and fully melted.
  5. Assemble the cookie cups: Carefully remove the cookie cups from the tin, using a knife to assist if necessary. Spoon 1 teaspoon of peanut or almond butter into the center of each cookie cup. Then spoon the melted chocolate over the nut butter to cover it.
  6. Set the chocolate topping: Leave the cookie cups on a flat surface until the chocolate has completely set, which will take about 1 hour at room temperature.
  7. Storage: Store the finished peanut butter cookie cups in an airtight container. They will keep fresh for up to five days.

Notes

  • If you prefer, you can use almond butter as an alternative to peanut butter.
  • Ensure the cookie cups are completely cool before adding the chocolate and nut butter to prevent melting and mixing.
  • For easier removal, lightly grease your muffin tin before pressing in the dough.
  • Using chocolate with at least 70% cocoa solids adds a rich and slightly bitter contrast to the sweet cookie and peanut butter filling.
  • These treats can be stored at room temperature in an airtight container for up to five days.

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