Mini Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

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4. I love the peanut butter chocolate combination!  As my hubby noticed I seem to be on a peanut butter chocolate kick, especially when I need to take goodies to a pot luck!  Ever since I got these mini peanut butter cups from Trader Joe's I have been itching to throw them into some peanut butter cookies.  I finally did and I can't believe I waited so long!  I love the extra surprise of peanut butter when you bite into one of the peanut butter cups, I think that these might be my favorite cookies!  

Mini Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

Recipe Adapted from Jif 

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2. 3/4 cup Creamy Peanut Butter
3. 1/2 cup Shortening 
4. 1 1/4 cups firmly packed brown sugar
5. 3 tablespoons milk
6. 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
7. 1 large egg
8. 1 3/4 cups Flour
9. 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
10. 3/4 teaspoon salt
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12. HEAT oven to 375°F. Combine peanut butter, shortening, brown sugar, milk and vanilla in large bowl. Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. Add egg. Beat just until blended.
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14. COMBINE flour, baking soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture at low speed. Mix just until blended. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2-inches apart onto greased baking sheet. Flatten slightly in a crisscross pattern with tines of fork.
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BAKE one baking sheet at a time 7 to 8 minutes, or until set and just beginning to brown. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. Remove cookies to cooling racks to cool completely