Easy Valentine Cookie Cups
These easy Valentine Cookie Cups combine soft, chewy peanut butter cookies baked in mini muffin pans with miniature Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and festive heart sprinkles. Ready in just 30 minutes, these bite-sized Valentine treats are perfect for parties, classrooms, gifting, and peanut butter lovers.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 30 cookie cups
- Category: Desserts
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
**Peanut Butter Cookie Dough**
Unsalted butter, softened – 6 tablespoons
Creamy peanut butter – ½ cup
Brown sugar – ½ cup
Granulated sugar – ½ cup
Vanilla extract – ½ teaspoon
1 large egg
Baking soda – ¾ teaspoon
All-purpose flour – 1¼ cups
**Topping**
Miniature Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups – 30
Jumbo heart sprinkles – as needed
Instructions
**Prepare Pan and Oven**
Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Lightly grease a mini muffin pan.
**Cream Butter, Peanut Butter, and Sugars**
Beat butter, peanut butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar together until combined.
**Add Egg and Vanilla**
Mix in egg and vanilla until smooth.
**Add Baking Soda**
Mix briefly to distribute evenly.
**Add Flour**
Mix in flour just until combined. Dough will be soft and slightly sticky.
**Shape Dough**
Roll dough into 1-tablespoon balls and place one in each mini muffin cavity.
**Bake**
Bake for 8 minutes until edges are set but centers are soft.
**Add Peanut Butter Cups**
Immediately press one miniature Reese’s cup into the center of each hot cookie.
**Decorate**
Once chocolate softens slightly, press a heart sprinkle onto each cup.
**Chill**
Refrigerate pan for 10–15 minutes to set chocolate.
**Remove and Serve**
Carefully remove cookie cups from pan and enjoy.
Notes
• Use regular creamy peanut butter, not natural.
• Standard miniature Reese’s cups are required—bite-size are too small.
• Don’t overbake; cookies should look slightly underdone.
• Refrigeration is key for clean removal and set chocolate.
• Grease pan thoroughly to prevent sticking.