Peanut Butter Cups

These homemade peanut butter cups are not just a dessert; they are an experience. They are a testament to the power of simple, wholesome ingredients when crafted with care and love. These cups are more than just a treat; they're a labor of love, a gift from your kitchen that will leave your taste buds singing and your guests begging for more.

Peanut Butter Cups

(This makes a one dozen cups)

Ingredients

½ C Creamy Peanut Butter

1 ½ Tbl Unsalted Butter – room temp

1 ½ Tbl Brown Sugar

¼ tsp Salt

¼ tsp Vanilla Extract

62.5 g Powdered Sugar

1 ½ C Dark Chocolate Chips

½ tsp Shortening (I used oil in the video)

Instructions

Combine peanut butter and butter in a mixer, with a paddle, and mix to combined.

Add in brown sugar, salt, and vanilla

Add in powdered sugar ¼ cup at a time. Mix until it becomes a dough.

Set it aside

Put chocolate and oil (shortening) in a heat proof bowl and microwave for 30 seconds at a time

Until melted.

Line muffin tins with cupcake cups. Put a spoonful of chocolate in the bottom of each cup. Swirl around so the chocolate comes up the sides.

Scoop out peanut butter mixture and flatten into a disk to fit in the cups.

Cover peanut butter disks with the remainder of the chocolate – Be sure the chocolate goes down the sides to cover.

Stick it in the fridge to set.

You’ve got peanut butter cups!!