Chocolate Football Peanut Butter Cookies
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Chocolate Football Peanut Butter Cookies combine two much loved flavors to create a winning combination that is sure to score big with any crowd. From the smooth and creamy peanut butter to the sweet and indulgent chocolate, this fun football cookie cup recipe is the perfect treat for game day or any occasion.
Some of our favorite football game treats are these Homemade Chocolate Peanut Butter Footballs, Oreos Cookies & Cream Football Dip and 18 Superbowl & Game Day Party Desserts and these Salted Caramel Pretzel & Peanut Brownies!
Why You’ll Love These Football Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
- These cookies are not only delicious, but they’re also the perfect party treat when it comes to football action!
- You’ll definitely score big with these tasty treats that will have your friends and family cheering for more. Be the GOAT!
- This is an easy peanut butter cup cookies recipe that you can add chocolate chips of any flavor to or add a fun candy inside, if you want like a mini Reese’s cup or a Rolo caramel candy.
- After we made these peanut butter cup cookies, we piped some store-bought green frosting in the middle for the football to be on, placed the football candy and melted some white chocolate to pipe the stitching on the football. Super cute!
These football peanut butter cup cookies are a perfect size to share at a birthday party, office party, tailgate party, pool party, school party, Halloween party, Thanksgiving or a viewing party while watching your favorite football team. A win is a win and these sweet snacks are definitely that!
These simple yet effective tips can take your cookie game to many more touchdowns. So grab your peanut butter and chocolate candy footballs and let’s kick this party off right!
Ingredients for Football Peanut Butter Cookie Cups
Peanut Butter Cup Cookie Recipe
- peanut butter of choice
- sugar
- milk of choice, I used almond milk
- vanilla extract
- all-purpose flour or 1–1 gluten free flour, like Bob’s Red Mill
- baking soda
- salt
Superbowl cookie Toppers
- Green frosting (store-bought or homemade)
- 30 Chocolate Football Candies
- White chocolate, for melting to make the stitches in the football
How to Make Football Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Then, get a 24 cup mini muffin pan and spray it with cooking spray. (I used silicone, easy for them to pop out!) This recipe makes 30 cookies, so if you have two mini muffin pans, use both to make the cookies faster.
- Using a mixer, in a large bowl, add peanut butter and sugar and mix until creamy.
- Mix in the almond milk and vanilla until incorporated.
- Add the flour, baking soda and salt and continue mixing until mixed well. Dough will be thick. If you want to add chocolate chips, add them in now.
- Using a small medium scoop or tablespoon, place cookie dough into prepared muffin pans. If you want to stuff these with any peanut butter cups or rolos, go ahead and push them into the center of the dough if you wish, they’ll be covered with frosting, so it’s ok if they melt while baking.
- Bake for 12 minutes. Remove from oven. The centers will collapse a little and that is ok.
- When the cookies are completely cool, remove them from the pan and place on a cooling rack.
- Frost or pipe some green frosting on top of each of the cookies and add a chocolate football on top as well
- Melt some white chocolate in the microwave in 20 second increments, stirring in between until melted. Pour or spoon it in a piping bag with small round tip or cut the corner of ziplock bag or pastry bag and pipe the stitching on top of each of the footballs.
- Let the white chocolate cool down for a couple of minutes before piping the football stitching. Do the 4-5 short lines across the football, then pipe a long line across the short lines. This method works better than piping the long line first. Let white chocolate set before you tray them up or store them.
Storing
Store superbowl cookies in an airtight container at room temperature or in the fridge until ready to serve. I prefer to keep them in the fridge to store longer. Store on the counter for up to 3-5 days and up to a week in the fridge.
In conclusion, football candy cookie cups are a playful and delicious way to add some excitement to your game day spread. You’ll bring the passion of football and the sweetness of cookies, these bite-sized treats are sure to be a hit with your guests.
So gather your ingredients and get ready to score a touchdown with these irresistible treats. And who knows, maybe they will even bring some good luck to your team.
Here’s a Vegan Version, if you’re looking for a healthy alternative. Enjoy!
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Chocolate Football Peanut Butter Cookie Cups
Ingredients
Peanut Butter Cookie Cups - No Eggs Needed
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1 cup sugar
- ⅓ cup almond milk, room temperature put in microwave for 15-20 seconds to bring to room temperature if you don't want to wait. Can use any milk if you like,
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour or 1–1 gluten free flour like Bob's Red Mill
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Toppers
- 1 tub green frosting store-bought or homemade
- 30 Chocolate Football Candies remove foil
- ½ cup white chocolate chips or bar for melting to make the stitches in the football
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Then, get a 24 cup mini muffin pan and spray it with cooking spray. (I used silicone, easy for them to pop out!) This recipe makes 30 cookies, so if you have two mini muffin pans, use both to make the cookies faster.
- Using a mixer, in a large bowl, add peanut butter and sugar and mix until creamy.
- Mix in the milk and vanilla until incorporated.
- Add the flour, baking soda and salt and continue mixing until mixed well. Dough will be thick. If you want to add chocolate chips, add them in now.
- Using a small medium scoop or tablespoon, place cookie dough into prepared muffin pans. If you want to stuff these with any peanut butter cups or rolos, go ahead and push them into the center of the dough if you wish, they’ll be covered with frosting, so it’s ok if they melt while baking.
- Bake for 12 minutes. Remove from oven. The centers will collapse a little and that is ok.
- When the cookies are completely cool, remove them from the pan and place on a cooling rack.
- Frost or pipe some green frosting on top of each of the cookies and add a chocolate football on top as well
- Melt some white chocolate in the microwave in 20 second increments, stirring in between until melted. Pour or spoon it in a piping bag with small round tip or cut the corner of ziplock bag or pastry bag and pipe the stitching on top of each of the footballs.
- Let the white chocolate cool down for a couple of minutes before piping the football stitching. Do the 4-5 short lines across the football, then pipe a long line across the short lines. This method works better than piping the long line first. Let white chocolate set.
- Store treats in an airtight container at room temperature or in the fridge until ready to serve. I prefer to keep them in the fridge to store longer. Store on the counter for up to 3-5 days and up to a week in the fridge.
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