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    Chocolate Peanut Butter-Stuffed Cookie Cups

    Published: Feb 13, 2014 Β· Modified: Jan 24, 2021 by Alyssa Β· This post may contain affiliate links.

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    These are cookies, that are shaped like muffins, that were inspired by candies.

    Two cookie cups in liners stacked on top of one another.

    Confused yet? If you are, you wouldn’t be the first. Someone I know may or may not have eaten a few for breakfast because he thought they were muffins. But I can’t really blame him, they look preeeetty convincing to me.

    I had a hard time coming up with a title for these. For starters, there are no Reese’s involved, so Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cookies doesn’t sound quite right. They are reminiscent of the candy with their chocolate cookie shell hugging the creamy peanut butter inside, but I certainly don’t want to mislead anyone with false claims of PB cups (what nerve that would be). Then there’s the issue of presentation. They taste like (and have the consistency of) cookies, but they look like muffins. Chocolate Peanut Butter Stuffed Cookies…Muffins? Is a Mookie a thing?

    Sigh.

    A cookie cup cut in half to show the peanut butter filling.

    After much deliberation (and taste testing), I’m going with Chocolate Peanut Butter-Stuffed Cookie Cups, and here’s why. The dough is based on my basic chocolate cookie recipe (which was tweaked in making these chocolate orange-chip cookies), and the finished product tastes and feels like you’re biting into a cookie. Once cooled, they have a more structured consistency and a less tender crumb than muffins tend to have. The mini muffin tin swoops in only to play a supporting role – to hold up the sides of the cookie to reduce the odds that the filling would spread and bubble out. So substance over form wins in this one, folks – I deem these cookies. (And so sorry for the accounting principle reference – yikes).

    Call them whatever you like, but take one bite and there’s no hiding from the gooey, peanut buttery center that’s nestled beneath the rounded cookie tops (cousin of the muffin top?). You’ll need peanut butter, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, and a plastic bag, and this filling is all yours. I think your kitchen has that covered, no?

    A batch of cookie cups arranged on a wooden board.

    The technique is pretty simple. You line the greased muffin wells with one layer of cookie dough, pipe the peanut butter filling into the center, cover with another round of cookie dough, and press around the edges to seal. When all was said and done, my batch made fifteen mini muffin-shaped-cookies, that pre-bake were level with the top of the mini muffin well. As you can see from the rounded tops above, the dough expands while baking, so feel free to fill each muffin well with less batter/PB filling if you’d like to avoid the cookie top situation (and the corresponding explanation that these aren’t muffins, so no, they’re not really intended for breakfast).

    Two cookie cups in paper liners stacked on top of one another.

    Chocolate Peanut Butter-Stuffed Cookie Cups

    Chocolate cookie dough envelops a peanut butter filling in these cookie cups that are inspired by Reese's.
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    Author: Alyssa

    Ingredients

    For the Cookie:

    • 1 cup all-purpose flour
    • 3 tbsp cornstarch
    • 1/2 tsp baking powder
    • 1/4 tsp salt
    • 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
    • 2 tbsp salted butter melted
    • 3 tbsp coconut oil melted
    • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
    • 1/4 cup brown sugar
    • 2 eggs
    • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

    For the Filling:

    • 3/4 cup peanut butter
    • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
    • 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
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    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350Β°F. Grease approximately 15 wells of a mini muffin pan with cooking spray and set aside.
    • In a large bowl, combine flour, cornstarch, baking powder, salt, and cocoa powder.
    • In a separate bowl, cream together butter, coconut oil, and sugars. Add eggs and vanilla extract and mix until combined.
    • Pour wet ingredients into dry and mix until all ingredients are integrated. Using hands, shape dough into small rounded shapes that cover the bottom and sides of the mini muffin wells. Press mixture into wells, creating a cookie cup that will hold the filling. Take care to reserve enough mixture for covering the cookies.
    • In a separate bowl, mix together peanut butter, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, and 1/4 tsp vanilla extract with a hand mixer until peanut butter starts to develop a whipped consistency. Using a spatula, transfer filling mixture into a plastic bag and seal.
    • Snip a corner of the plastic bag, and pipe PB mixture into the cookie cups. Press piping tip into dollop to ensure there are no air bubbles.
    • Shape remaining dough into rounds and press on top of cookie cups, paying extra attention to pressing around the perimeter to seal the seams of the cookie cups. Repeat until all cookie cups are covered.
    • Bake for 12-13 minutes, or until tops of cookie cups give slightly when pressed. Remove from oven and let cool in muffin pan for 5 minutes. Remove cups and let cool completely on a wire rack.
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    1. Consuelo @ Honey & Figs says

      February 17, 2014 at 1:04 pm

      GIVE THEM ALL TO ME OH PLEASE.
      How can they look this awesome?? HOW?? Chocolate muffins stuffed with PB??? I’m so dying over these!

      Reply
      • Alyssa says

        February 17, 2014 at 4:06 pm

        Haha thanks, girl! Chocolate + PB = ohhh yeahhhh. πŸ™‚

        Reply
    2. Norma says

      February 16, 2014 at 12:25 pm

      These look fabulous. I would eat them all if I made them. Yummy”

      Reply
      • Alyssa says

        February 17, 2014 at 4:03 pm

        Thank you, Norma. Luckily I had an eager audience to share them with. πŸ™‚

        Reply
    3. Layla @ Brunch Time Baker says

      February 16, 2014 at 5:09 am

      These look amazing! I made these a while ago and my family just loved them!

      Reply
      • Alyssa says

        February 16, 2014 at 10:04 am

        Thank you, Layla. πŸ™‚ They were a big hit with my family, too!

        Reply
    4. Jessica @ Jessiker Bakes says

      February 15, 2014 at 11:48 am

      I love this idea! Peanut butter and chocolate are a match made in heaven. The filling looks delicious!

      Reply
      • Alyssa says

        February 16, 2014 at 9:54 am

        Thanks, Jessica! The more ways I can find to sneak PB and chocolate into my life, the better. πŸ™‚

        Reply
    5. Laurie Nguyen says

      February 14, 2014 at 9:30 am

      Wow! These look so decadent! Thanks for sharing the recipe.

      Reply
      • Alyssa says

        February 14, 2014 at 11:43 pm

        Thank you, Laurie! They were great indeed. πŸ™‚

        Reply
    6. Jess says

      February 14, 2014 at 6:41 am

      These look delicious!

      Reply
      • Alyssa says

        February 14, 2014 at 8:44 am

        Thank you, Jess! πŸ™‚

        Reply
    7. Alyssa says

      February 13, 2014 at 9:11 pm

      Thank you, Kloe! Photography is a very new-to-me thing, and I especially appreciate your kind words. πŸ™‚

      Reply
    8. kloesunny @ kloeskitchen.wordpress.com says

      February 13, 2014 at 6:06 pm

      Looks wonderful! Wonderful lighting in your photos too!

      Reply
    9. Ashley @ My Midwest Table says

      February 13, 2014 at 1:54 pm

      I don’t care, I would totally eat one (or three!) for breakfast! Chocolate + peanut butter = true love. And those cupcake liners are seriously the cutest!

      Reply
      • Alyssa says

        February 13, 2014 at 9:09 pm

        I think you’d be in good company in my house, Ashley! My “…but wait, they’re cookies” was totally drowned out by “oooh, chocolate and peanut butter!” Oh well, it’s not like (most) muffins are the ultimate in healthy breakfast items, so what’s a few cookies for breakfast every now and again? At least they’re mini. πŸ™‚

        And thanks! The cupcake liners were a total impulse buy the last time I went to Michael’s craft store. Didn’t even think twice about them…saw ’em, reached out a hand, and in two seconds flat they were in my cart and I was wheeling towards the check out!

        Reply
    10. Deb says

      February 13, 2014 at 8:48 am

      Cookies, muffins, candy! You have my undivided attention! What a magical way to begin the day!

      Reply
      • Alyssa says

        February 13, 2014 at 9:02 pm

        Thank you, Deb! Lots of chocolate/peanut butter ideas were swirling through my head with these. Whatever you call them, they sure are tasty!

        Reply
    11. Natalie @ Tastes Lovely says

      February 13, 2014 at 7:44 am

      I love peanut butter and chocolate! That’s my favorite ice cream flavor too. Can I pretend these are muffins and have them from breakfast too?

      Reply
      • Alyssa says

        February 13, 2014 at 9:01 pm

        PB + chocolate can do no wrong I think. Love, love that combo in ice cream, too, especially Dreyer’s (which I still call Edy’s from living on the East Coast) Slow Churned Peanut Butter Cup. Those peanut butter swirls are HEAVENLY. I may or may not dig through the half gallon solely to scoop out those pieces. Drives my boyfriend nuts. And I won’t tell, munch away in the A.M.! The more I stare at them, the more I’m tempted to join you. πŸ™‚

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    12. Lynette says

      February 13, 2014 at 7:34 am

      How ingenious! Great new idea and they look delicious.

      Reply
      • Alyssa says

        February 13, 2014 at 8:53 pm

        Thanks, Lynette. They are delicious, indeed. πŸ™‚

        Reply

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