Use leftover candies for these incredible peanut butter cup cookies.

But what happens when you nestle a mini peanut butter cup inside a gooey peanut butter cookie?

The kind of heaven that makes it difficult to stop eating after just one (or two).

Southern Living Peanut Butter Cup Cookies on a tray ready to serve

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ensure to use processed peanut butter, as the natural stuff will change the texture.

Spray a 24-cup mini muffin tray with cooking spray.

Combine dry ingredients:

In a bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda and salt.

Southern Living Peanut Butter Cup Cookies ingredients

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Beat in the egg, vanilla extract and milk.

Add the flour mixture and mix on low speed until combined.

Place the dough balls in the muffin tray.

Southern Living Peanut Butter Cup Cookies spraying the pan with cooking spray

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Balls should not be taller than the well and should have space around them.

Serve:

Carefully remove the cookies from the muffin tray and serve.

Southern Living Peanut Butter Cup Cookies stirring together the dry ingredients

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Southern Living Peanut Butter Cup Cookies beating the butter, sugar, peanut butter, and eggs

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Southern Living Peanut Butter Cup Cookies adding the flour mixture to the cookie dough

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Southern Living Peanut Butter Cup Cookies dough scooped into the muffin cups

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Southern Living Peanut Butter Cup Cookies after baking

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Southern Living Peanut Butter Cup Cookies pressing the peanut butter cups into the cookies

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Southern Living Peanut Butter Cup Cookies on a tray ready to serve

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