Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

Chocolate Chip Reese's PB Cup Cookies

**Photo copyright Ben Eley, 11/27/08

**Disclaimer: this makes a double batch

1 1/2c (3sticks) butter softened
1 1/4c granulated sugar
1 1/4c packed light brown sugar
4c AP flour
24oz semi-sweet chocolate chips (4c) - I used the mini-chips
3 12oz bags Miniature Reese's PB cups
2 eggs
1tsp salt
2tsp baking soda
1tbsp vanilla

Preheat oven to 3501. Mix butter, sugars, vaniila & eggs (add one at a time) in large bowl - I used a KA. 2. Add flour in small batches to eliminate a winter wonderland on countertop, baking soda & salt.3. Last add chocolate chips4. Drop dough by rounded measuring tbspfuls (I used a cookie scoop from WS, #00) into miniature muffin pan.5. Bake approx 10-12min (depending on oven) or until light brown. Cool slightly, until cookies sink slightly into pan OR 3-5min pass.6. Insert 1 miniature Reese's PB cup in middle of each cookie.7. Cool another 5-10min. Remove from pan (I use a toothpick to help pick the chocolate chip cookie out of pan as the PB will have melted.

**Makes ~96 cookies