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    Home » Favorite Flavors & Ingredients » Chocolate Chip

    Peanut Butter Cup Explosion Cookies

    Published: Jul 27, 2020 · by Kim Lange · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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    Peanut Butter Cup Explosion Cookies

    These amazing Peanut Butter Cup Explosion Cookies are thick, soft and full of peanut butter flavor that will have you falling in love with them in no time. 

    Size-able Peanut butter cookies are generously loaded with mini peanut butter cups and peanut butter baking chips and have the perfect balance of sweet and salty!  We're in absolute PB heaven, like with these Ultimate Peanut Butter Cup Stuffed Chocolate Cookies!

    Peanut Butter Cup Explosion Cookies

    So, I took my popular ‘Thick ‘n Fudgy’ Chocolate Explosion Cookies and transformed them to peanut butter love, because peanut butter is LOVE, as we have so happily established. These are like the most comforting cookies!

    Can someone get me a glass of milk and my blankie?  And the remote for the Hallmark Channel? Ahh...this is the life.  

    About our Peanut Butter Cup Explosion Cookies! 

    Anyways, each of these cookies are about ¼ cups' worth of cookie dough. It makes a large batch, which is great for the holidays, a bake sale or any special event when you feel like celebrating!  You get about 36 large cookies. 

    For a smaller batch, just halve the ingredients in the recipe by adjusting the servings tab.  Also if you want to make smaller cookies, you'll get double the cookies.  Decisions, decisions...

    When making the cookies, there are various ways to make the cookies.  I used a 2 tablespoon cookie scoop and doubled a scoop on top of  each other and then add some extra pb cups and peanut butter chips to the tops or you could just roll them into balls.  You could also use a large cookie scoop. 

    Make sure you measure the flour correctly, because as most cookie experts will tell you, when you add too much, it will make the cookies hard and crumbly.  We do not want that!  WE want a soft, yet hearty version, thank you!  

    So, the real truth. 

    How do you feel about a relationship with these Peanut Butter Cup Explosion Cookies?  Long lasting relationship?  Peanut butter lovers say...YES!   I could eat these everyday! 

    For more irresistible Peanut Butter Cookies
    • 17 Tempting Peanut Butter Cookies You’ll Go Nuts Over!
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    • Ultimate Snickers Peanut Butter Cookies
    • Thick & Soft Peanut Butter Cookies
    • “Phenomenal” Milk Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies
    • 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies
    • Ultimate Chocolate Peanut Butter Explosion Cake

    You may also enjoy these Soft Lemon & Blueberry Explosion Cookies, these Lemon Layered Pudding Cheesecake Bars or these Patriotic Cheesecake Party Desserts!

    Peanut Butter Cup Explosion Cookies

    Peanut Butter Cup Explosion Cookies

    Kim Lange
    These amazing Peanut Butter Cup Explosion Cookies are thick, soft and full of peanut butter flavor that will have you falling in love with them in no time.  
    4.89 from 18 votes
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    Prep Time 20 mins
    Cook Time 15 mins
    Course Dessert, Snack
    Cuisine American
    Servings 36 Servings
    Calories

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 cup unsalted butter softened
    • ¾ cup granulated sugar
    • ¾ cup brown sugar
    • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
    • 2 eggs
    • 1 cup peanut butter
    • 2 ¾ cups + 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 2 cups Mini peanut butter cups or peanut butter cups chopped, can add more if desired
    • 1 ½ cups peanut baking chips reserve more for tops of cookies

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a baking pan with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
    • Using a mixer, cream the butter, sugar, and vanilla until creamy and fluffy.
    • Add in the eggs and peanut butter and mix until just combined.
    • Add the flour, baking soda and salt to the butter mixture and mix until incorporated.
    • Stir in mini peanut butter cups and peanut butter chips.
    • Using about ¼ cup or a large scoop, scoop the dough balls out and then roll the dough into even balls.
    • Gently press several chips into the tops of the cookies.
    • Place on baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes and let sit on baking sheet for one minute before transferring to a cooling rack.
    • Place cooled cookies in air-tight container between cookie breaks! Enjoy!
    Keyword cookies, peanut butter, peanut butter chips, peanut butter cups, treats
    Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

     

     

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    Hi! I'm Kim! As you may know, I'm cookie, brownie and chocolate obsessed! You'll find hundreds of decadent and healthy dessert recipes to choose from here! So, let's bake something easy and never forget the chocolate!

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    1. Barb says

      December 17, 2020 at 8:07 am

      Should I add the extra candy for the top closer to the end of baking time? The picture looks like they don't melt. Can't wait to try.

      • Kim Lange says

        December 17, 2020 at 12:18 pm

        Hi Barb! You can do it before you bake or even after the cookies have baked. You can add them closer to the end of baking as well. Whatever you feel comfortable doing. I have done it about every way possible. LOL! They may melt a little but that's ok if they do! I hope you enjoy these as much as we did!

    2. Robyn Regina Jennings-Spiehs says

      October 24, 2020 at 8:46 pm

      OMG!!! these are the death of me.... yummy!!!

    3. Elisa says

      August 24, 2020 at 8:45 pm

      Can I freeze them after they’re baked?

      • Kim Lange says

        August 25, 2020 at 9:07 am

        Yes you can Elisa!

    4. LCook says

      August 06, 2020 at 2:33 pm

      These are so delicious!

      • Kim Lange says

        August 07, 2020 at 3:31 pm

        I'm so happy to hear! Thank you so much!

    5. Valentina says

      July 31, 2020 at 2:48 pm

      Saw these on your instagram and wanted to reach through the screen to grab a handful. YUMMY! Pinned. 🙂 ~Valentina

      • Kim Lange says

        August 04, 2020 at 8:16 am

        Aww thank you so much Valentina! These cookies are one of my faves!!

    6. Catherine says

      July 29, 2020 at 3:56 pm

      Oh my goodness, I could not be left alone with a batch of these cookies, they look dangerously delicious--but I'm willing to take the risk!! 😀

    7. Ben | Havocinthekitchen says

      July 28, 2020 at 9:07 pm

      That's certainly the best (and the only one) explosion anyone should witness lol. The combination of brown sugar, peanut butter, peanut cups, and chips is DELICIOUS! Oh well, with a scoop of ice cream (peanut butter maybe), that would be insanely (good).

    8. Kelly @ Kelly Lynns Sweets and Treats says

      July 28, 2020 at 9:53 am

      Oh yes....I could eat these EVERY day! I’m drooling just looking at the pictures! Pinning!

    9. Katherine | love in my oven says

      July 27, 2020 at 11:22 pm

      God these look AMAZING. I'm a huge peanut butter cup fan! My dream cookie, Kim!

    10. Suzan J says

      July 27, 2020 at 8:02 pm

      Yum!!! These remind me of the Reeses cookie I like to get at Barnes and Noble. Will try asap!
      suzanj.com

      • Kim Lange says

        July 29, 2020 at 9:11 am

        YUM! I didn't know they had them, but cool! I hope you give them a try Suzan!!

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