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Peanut Butter Caramel Cookie Cups—Oh MY!

These are quite possibly cookies perfected. Hidden in the center of each peanut butter cookie is a delicious Rollo, a candy made with a caramel center and chocolate outer coating. The secret to making these cookies delicious is to bake them in a mini-muffin tin instead of on a baking sheet.

If you’re making one cookie this holiday, it should be this one.

For this recipe you’ll need:

·1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine

·1/2 cup smooth peanut butter

·1/2 cup granulated sugar

·½ cup light brown sugar, packed

·1 egg, room temperature

·1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour

·1/2 tsp baking soda

·3/4 tsp baking powder

·1/4 tsp salt

·1 (13 ounces) package Rollo® candies, unwrapped (see Note)

·1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar

·Optional Glaze:

·1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

·1/2 tsp smooth peanut butter

To make this recipe:

Preheat oven to 375 F.

Using an electric mixer, cream together the butter, peanut butter, egg, white sugar, and brown sugar in a large bowl.

Using a wooden spoon or whisk, mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a separate smaller bowl.

Slowly add the flour mixture to the butter mixture (in 2 batches) beating well to combine.

Place a heaping teaspoon of dough into the palm of your hand. Press one candy into the center and press dough around it to form a ball. Roll the ball in confectioners’ sugar and place in ungreased mini-muffin tin. (You may spray it with cooking spray if necessary)

Bake in preheated oven for 12-14 minutes, until lightly browned on top. Let cool in the baking tins at least 15 minutes, then remove to racks to cool completely.

Optional Glaze:
In the microwave, melt chocolate chips and peanut butter together until smooth. Mix with a spoon. Pour into a plastic zip-top bag, squeeze out the air, and seal. Cut a small corner from the bottom of the bag and drizzle chocolate over the tops of the cooled cookie cups.

Note: Rollo® candies are bite-size chocolate-covered caramel candies. You could also use Milk Duds® candies, Reese’s Bites® or any other candies that will mix well with peanut butter. This recipe uses about 3/4 of the package of Rollo® candies.

Yield: about 40 cookie cups

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