Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

I know!  The name of this recipe just SOUNDS yummy!  Wait till you see the finished cookies!  I found this recipe on allrecipes.com  I love this website because not only are they recipes that people actually use, but they are reviewed by other users.  The reviews give you advice and opinions, and while sometimes they aggravate me (like when someone doesn't follow the steps in the recipe and then complains that is didn't turn out correctly), I also find them very helpful.  Not to mention, they have recipes for EVERYTHING... and you can add recipes you like to your "recipe box" while you are browsing.  Seriously, check it out.  You will love it.  On to the current baked deliciousness...

INGREDIENTS:

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup white sugar

1/2 cup peanut butter

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1 egg, beaten

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 tablespoons milk

40 miniature chocolate covered peanut

butter cups, unwrapped

For once, I didn't change any ingredients... oh wait, yes I did, but we will get to that in just a bit.  First preheat your oven to 375.  Whisk together the flour, salt and baking soda; set aside.

Cream together the butter, sugar, peanut butter and brown sugar until fluffy.  Like this...

It's so peanut buttery!  It smells amazing already.  Beat in the egg, vanilla and milk...

Isn't it amazing what one little egg can do to the texture of your batter?  So smooth and creamy!  Get a spoon and just eat the dough.  Now.  Oh wait, you can't do that!  There is raw egg in there after all.  So resist the urge to gobble it up.  Gradually add the flour mixture; mix well...

Here is what the dough looks like when you get it all mixed up...

The recipe says shape into 40 balls and place each into an ungreased mini muffin pan.  I decided not to roll it into balls... I just used my trusty small scoop and scooped it right into the mini muffin pan.  Worked like a charm... and I ended up with more cookies!  I ended up with 52.

 

Bake at 375 degrees for about 8 minutes.  While they were in the oven, I unwrapped my reese cups...

Remove from oven and immediately press a mini peanut butter cup into each ball.  Ta da!

Ok, remove carefully... hmm...  how am I going to get these out of there... AHA!  I've got it!  I'll use my pie server, that will be perfect...

Using the tip, I eased these beauties out of the cute little pan, with no issues.  My mouth was watering, check em out!

I can't stand it!  I've got to see inside...  let's cut one in half!!!

YUMMY!!!  Now, I mentioned changing an ingredient...  after I read the recipe, I had an idea.  What if I stuck another kind of candy in the center...  like a rolo???

Ok, now I gotta see what these look on the inside...

OH WOW!  And I think these might even taste better, if it is possible.  I love reese cups.  They are my favorite candy!  Peanut butter and chocolate is my favorite combo of all time...  but those peanut butter cookies wrapped around a melty, chocolatey, carmely center are irresistible!!!  You know you want to try these... how could you not???