Giant Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

Giant Peanut Butter Cup Cookies:

courtesy of Cooking for Kids

1 stick butter

3/4 cup sugar

1/3 cup peanut butter

1 egg

1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. salt

16 peanut butter cups, cut into fourths

Heat oven to 350 degrees.

Beat butter, sugar and peanut butter in medium bowl until creamy. Add egg and vanilla; beat well. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt. Add to butter mixture; blend well. Drop dough by level 1/4 cup measurements onto ungreased cookie sheets; three cookies per sheet. (Cookies will spread while baking.) Push about seven pieces of peanut butter cup into each cookie, flattening cookies slightly. (I mixed the candy pieces into the dough)

Bake 15 to 17 minutes or until light golden brown around the edges. Centers will be pale and slightly soft. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet. Remove to wire rack; cool completely.