Day 3: Peanut Butter Temptations

Now doesn't that sound tempting! These cookies are absolutely delicious. They contain the ideal "peanut butter-iness" that everyone desires to taste in a peanut butter cookie and the reason for this is because of the Reese's peanut butter cup placed right in the center of the cookie. These cookies are adapted from my aunt's mother-in-law's recipe and I am so thankful we have the pleasure of making these cookies because they are just so darn delectable.

Here is the recipe:

Peanut Butter Temptations- Makes 40 cookies

Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/4 cup flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 package peanut butter cups

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cream together peanut butter, butter, and sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla. Mix well. Sift in and blend in flour and baking soda. Shape dough into 1 inch balls and place in an ungreased small muffin tin. Bake 8-10 minutes and while they are baking unwrap the peanut butter cups. Once cookies are removed from oven, immediately press a peanut butter cup in each until only the top shows. Let set for a few minutes and remove from muffin tin.

And there you have it! They are very simple to make and not too time consuming. They also would be a great thing to do with kids because they can press the peanut butter cup into the cookies and then sprinkle the tops of the melted chocolate with festive sprinkles. That's what my mother and I do. We sprinkle them with festive colored sprinkles to make them extremely pretty.

Here is what they will look like.

See the sprinkles make it look much prettier! And of course I had to taste one for myself just as any decent baker does to make sure it tastes good. It was okay, I guess. Just kidding, it was so delicious I'm restraining myself from eating another... that's how good they are. 

Now does this make your mouth water or what? Thanks for reading my blog so far and I hope you continue reading it! Have a great rest of your Tuesday!