Ingredients
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1 cup butter, softened
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3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
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3/4 cup white sugar
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3/4 cup brown sugar, packed (you may reduce by 1/4 cup)
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2 teaspoons maple extract (or use vanilla)
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2 large eggs
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2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
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1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
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10 reeses chocolate-covered peanut butter cups (cut into eighths then frozen until solid)
Instructions
- Set oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease a large cookie sheet.
- In a large bowl combine the butter with peanut butter, white sugar, brown sugar and vanilla or maple extract until creamy and well combined.
- Beat in eggs until completely combined.
- In a bowl combine the flour with sifted cocoa powder and baking soda; add/mix into the creamed mixture until combined.
- Mix in the chocolate chips and frozen chopped peanut butter cups.
- Drop by tablespoonfuls onto baking sheet.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes.
- Allow to cool about 5 minutes then removing from pan.