What a wonderful surprise when you bite into these cookies! A cookie and candy combined into one. These cookies start with the Classic Peanut Butter Cookie dough.

Ingredients:

Dough:

½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature

½ cup creamy or chunky peanut butter

½ cup granulated sugar

½ cup firmly packed light brown sugar

1 large egg

1¼ cups all-purpose flour

¾ teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon salt

Filling:

About 36 miniature peanut butter cups, with paper wrapping removed

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly grease baking sheets, or line baking sheets with parchment paper.
   
   Dough:
   
2. In a large bowl, combine butter, peanut butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar; cream together until mixture appears light and fluffy. Add egg; beat until thoroughly mixed. Add flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; stir until mixed.
   
   
3. Shape dough into small balls, about 1” in diameter. 
   
   
4. Place balls, 3 inches apart onto baking sheets. Bake 12 minutes or just until cookies are set and very lightly browned.
   
   Note: unlike Classic Peanut Butter Cookies, these cookies are not flattened with a crisscross design before baking.
   
   Filling:
   
5. Remove baking sheets from oven. While cookies are still hot and on the baking sheet, press a miniature peanut butter cup into the middle of each cookie.
   
   
6. Remove cookies from baking sheets and cool on wire racks.
   
   Makes about 4 dozen cookies.
   
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