giant peanut butter cup cookies

Name: Giant Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Ingredients: 1 cup(s) butter, softened; 1 1/2 cup(s) sugar; 2/3 cup(s) crunchy or creamy peanut butter; 2 - eggs; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 2 1/2 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 32 - reese's miniature peanut butter cups, cut into fourths

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Traci Coleman

Vancouver, WA

Updated on Jul 24, 2011

Tried this out today for a pool party and the cookies were gone in a flash! Be warned: Cookies are much larger than they appear in the picture!! Super easy to make! And who doesn't love chocolate and peanut butter? Receipe from a book called "The Cookie Bible."

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 1 Hr 45 Min

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yield Makes about 16-18 giant cookies

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
2/3 cup crunchy or creamy peanut butter
2 - eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
32 - reese's miniature peanut butter cups, cut into fourths

How To Make giant peanut butter cup cookies

Step 1

Heat oven to 350.

Step 2

Beat butter, sugar and peanut butter in medium bowl until creamy. Add egg and vanilla; beat well. Stir together flour and baking soda. Add to the butter mixture and blend well. Drop dough by level 1/4 cup measurement onto ungreased cookie sheets, three cookies per sheet.
Step 3

Push dough slightly flat and push about 7-8 pieces of peanut butter cup into each cookie.
Step 4

Bake 15-17 minutes or until light golden brown around edges. Centers will be pale and slightly soft. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet. Remove to wire rack; cool completely.
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