Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

36
Servings
5 min
Preparation Time
12 min
Cook Time
Ingredients
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Peanut Butter Cup Cookies combine the irresistible flavors of peanut butter and chocolate. Peanut butter candy chunks fill the cookies for a sweet treat everyone will love. Whether you’re entertaining a crowd or treating yourself, these cookies will be a hit.

Ingredients & Instructions

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Ingredients

1 ½ cups firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 lb (2 sticks) margarine or butter, softened
3/4 cup peanut butter (not reduced-fat)
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup baking cocoa
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt (optional)
2 cups Quaker® Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
1 9 oz package miniature peanut butter cup candies, unwrapped, cut into halves or quarters (about 35 candies)

Cooking Instructions

Heat oven to 350°F.
In large bowl, beat sugar, margarine and peanut butter until creamy.
Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
Add combined flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; mix well.
Add oats and candy; mix well.
Drop dough by level 1/4 cup portions 3 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until cookies are slightly firm to the touch.
(Do not overbake.)
Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to wire rack.
Cool completely.
Store tightly covered.

Key Products

Quaker® Oats-Old Fashioned

Quaker® Oats-Quick 1 - Minute Oats

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Cooking Instructions

Heat oven to 350°F.
In large bowl, beat sugar, margarine and peanut butter until creamy.
Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
Add combined flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; mix well.
Add oats and candy; mix well.
Drop dough by level 1/4 cup portions 3 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until cookies are slightly firm to the touch.
(Do not overbake.)
Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to wire rack.
Cool completely.
Store tightly covered.