Peanut Butter Temptations

Today was the annual Christmas Boutique at our parish, Our Lady of Mercy in Plainville, Connecticut. I am a member of the Ladies Guild and was asked to bake something for the bake sale. Immediately I thought of my favorite fall classic, Peanut Butter Temptations, and decided to share the recipe here.

Peanut Butter Temptations
INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
48 miniature chocolate covered peanut butter cups, unwrapped

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

In a medium bowl, cream together the brown sugar, white sugar and butter. Stir in the peanut butter, then the egg and vanilla. Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt, stir into the peanut butter mixture until the dough comes together. Shape into 1 inch balls (I use my small Pampered Chef scoop) and drop them into the cups of an ungreased mini muffin pan.

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. As soon as the cookies come out of the oven, press a mini chocolate covered peanut butter cup down into the center of each cookie until only the top is showing. Allow the cookies to cool completely before removing from their pans.

~Sarah E. Rose~