Reese’s Peanut Butter Cookies Cups

• Refrigerated

  • 1 Egg

• Condiments

  • 1/2 cup Peanut butter, creamy
  • 1 package Reese's mini peanut butter cups

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 1/2 cups All-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp Baking soda
  • 1/2 cup Brown sugar, light
  • 1/2 cup Granulated sugar
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 1/2 cup Shortening
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract, pure

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Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• pinch of salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 recipe for Chocolate Buttercream
• 1 package Reeses Mini Peanut Butter Cups, unwrapped

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. and spray a mini muffin tin with cooking spray.
• In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, salt and baking soda.
• In a mixing bowl, cream the shortening, vanilla, granulated and light brown sugars until light and fluffy.
• Add the egg and mix thoroughly, scraping down the sides of the bowl.
• Mix in the peanut butter.
• Add the dry ingredients and mix till blended.
• Roll two teaspoons of dough into a ball place into one of the mini muffin cups and press down slightly.
• Bake for 12 minutes.
• Place one mini Reeses into each cookie cup and allow cookies to cool in the muffin tin for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
• Cool completely before frosting with the Chocolate Buttercream