Christmas Cookie Countdown Day 5

Reese's Peanut Butter Temptations

• About 40 (13oz pkg) Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Miniatures or 12 (0.8oz each) Reese's Peanut Butter Cups quartered
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, softened
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup Reese's creamy peanut butter
• 1 egg
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 3/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Remove wrappers from candies. Line small muffin cups with paper bake cups.

Beat butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, peanut butter, egg, and vanilla until light and fluffy in a large bowl.  Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; add to butter mixture, beating until well blended.  Shape dough into 1" balls; place one in each prepared muffing cup. Do not flatten.

Bake 10 to 12 minutes until puffed and lightly browned; remove from oven. Immediately press peanut butter cup or piece onto each cookie. Cool completely in muffin pan. Makes about 3 1/2 dozen cookies.