Healthier Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

These cookies have a sweet peanut butter cup center. The healthier way to make them is with white whole wheat flour, reduced sugar, and natural peanut butter.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 117 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 egg, beaten
• ¼ cup packed brown sugar
• ½ cup natural peanut butter
• 40 miniature chocolate covered peanut butter cups, unwrapped
• ¾ cup white whole wheat flour
• 2 tablespoons low-fat milk

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Sift all-purpose flour, whole-wheat flour, baking soda, and salt.

Step 2

Beat butter, white sugar, brown sugar, and peanut butter with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Add egg allowing to blend into butter mixture. Beat in vanilla extract. Mix in flour mixture and milk until just incorporated.

Step 3

Shape into 40 balls and place each into an ungreased mini muffin pan. Bake in preheated oven until cookies are golden brown, about 8 minutes. Remove from oven and immediately press a mini peanut butter cup into the center of each cookie. Cool and carefully remove from pan.