Peanut Butter Cup Peanut Butter Cookies

½ C butter, margarine (I use fake butter)

½ C peanut butter

½ C granulated sugar

½ C packed brown sugar or honey (to make it lower fat you could use 2/3 C brown sugar instead of any granulated sugar)

½ tsp baking soda

½ tsp baking powder

1 egg

½ tsp vanilla

1 ¼ cups wheat flour

1 Package mini peanut butter cups (I get mine from Trader Joe’s, sometimes they have healthier versions such as sugar free or dark chocolate)

            In large bowl melt butter and add peanut butter, sugar, brown sugar/honey, baking soda, baking powder, egg and vanilla.  Mix until the mixture is a dark brown.  Add flour ½ Cup at a time. Add mini peanut butter cups and mix well.  This mixture will look like it has WAY too many peanut butter cups but trust me is doesn’t. 

            Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Roll the dough into balls, it might be very sticky depending on which type of butter you use, and if it is too sticky then you may need to chill it in the fridge for some amount of time until it is less sticky.  Place balls 2 inches apart and put on cookie sheet.  You can flatten them but I don’t recommend it.  Cook for 7-10 minutes (time depends on how fast your oven cooks).  Transfer cookies to counter or wire rack to let cook.