Chocolate Chip Cookie Cups {with Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups}

Chocolate Chip Cookie Cups is chocolate chip cookie dough baked in a muffin tin with a surprise mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup nestled inside.  If you are simply craving a chocolate chip cookie, check out my Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe. 

Chocolate Chip Cookie Cups

There is something special about homemade chocolate chip cookies. Chocolate Chip Cookie Cups are even more special by baking them in a muffin tin with a mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup tucked inside the cookie. So, is it a muffin? Is it a cookie? Either way the cookie, I mean muffin, crumbles, it is a chocolatey treat with just a hint of peanut butter in the center. I also have Turtle Cookie Cups you will love!

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

One of the most common baking questions is “does the temperature of my ingredients really matter?” The answer is a resounding “yes”! Paying attention to detail, such as the temperature of ingredients, truly elevates from-scratch baking. 

Recipes, in general, should specify when it is important for an ingredient to be at a specific temperature. Occasionally recipes assume that the baker knows a few general rules about baking ingredient temperatures. When making a recipe that starts with creaming butter and sugar together, as this recipe does, the ingredients should be at room temperature. This ensures the emulsification of butter and sugar won’t break. 

How to Make Chocolate Chip Cookie Cups

Prepare a muffin tin by spraying it with nonstick spray. Fill each muffin cup halfway with the cookie dough. Make a well in the dough and place a mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup in the well of each cookie. Use the rest of the dough to cover the peanut butter cup and bake for 35-40 minutes at 350°F. They will be firm to the touch when they are done.