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Peanut Butter Cookie Cupcakes (yes, cupcakes)
I’ve been making a lot of cupcakes this year, and I’ve ogled at cupcake bakeries in various cities & tried their most exotic flavors. I’ve woken up having dreamt of new cupcake recipes, scrambling for a pen and paper to write down my ideas before they’re lost. My obsession with cupcakes of late has now turned to cookie cupcakes. Yep, it’s cookie dough tucked into a cupcake wrapper, but frosted like a cupcake. Why not? This means, of course, that you get much more bang for your buck… a bunch more cookie all stuffed into a cupcake tin. This is good stuff: Peanut Butter Cookie Cupcakes.
These bake up just like peanut butter cookies. The cracks on the top… those are fine because you’re going to top them with peanut butter FROSTING!
A peanut buttery frosting is smoothed on top of each “cupcake.” Then you use a powdered sugared fork to criss cross the top (gotta give it that peanut-butter-cookie look).
These were delicious, but you pretty much have to be a peanut butter lover to love these. Top them with chocolate frosting instead if you wish to create that fabulous combination 
This recipe can be found here: Peanut Butter Cookie Cupcakes
I'm Lori Lange, recipe developer, food writer and Mom. I'm sharing over 2,600 of my favorite recipes with you.
clumbsycookie — July 16, 2009 @ 3:34 AM
Ahahah! So cool! I love how you’ve put the fosting like a real pb cookie!
Michelle — July 16, 2009 @ 3:38 AM
That was so creative to add the fork marks to the frosting. It definitely makes it a legit peanut butter cookie cupcake. They sound awesome.
~Michelle
Tracy — July 16, 2009 @ 3:56 AM
I love PB….so this is a wicked cupcake for me.
Stacy — July 16, 2009 @ 3:56 AM
I am a TOTAL die hard peanut butter fan so this is one for a definite must make recipe for me!!! Thanks for sharing!
Ben — July 16, 2009 @ 4:06 AM
Oh wow, that is a great idea, a cookie cupcake. I need more cupcakes in my life.
Rosie — July 16, 2009 @ 4:21 AM
This is a fantastic idea and those cupcakes look incredible!
Adam — July 16, 2009 @ 4:53 AM
Yeah I agree with Cookie, I love the smooshed peanutbutter cookie look on top. I am a PB lover, and this is perfect for people like us
Psychgrad — July 16, 2009 @ 4:57 AM
You know people are going to go wild for this. I’ve been craving pb cookies lately. I think the craving has morphed into pb cupcakes. Yikes.
Lisa — July 16, 2009 @ 6:07 AM
Oooh, my kids will love these.
nina — July 16, 2009 @ 8:10 AM
Hells Bells, that look like something I would enjoy eating!!!Yum!!
Aimee — July 16, 2009 @ 8:51 AM
Brilliant! You are SO creative!
grace — July 16, 2009 @ 9:07 AM
ha—that criss-cross in the frosting is the PERFECT touch. g reat recipe!
Janet — July 16, 2009 @ 9:39 AM
Wow, great idea! I love peanut butter, and the suggestion of a chocolate topping is awesome!
Eliana — July 16, 2009 @ 9:49 AM
what a genius idea. These look delicious.
Barbara — July 16, 2009 @ 10:03 AM
Oh my gosh. Won’t my granddaughter love these?
JoeyfromSC — July 16, 2009 @ 10:15 AM
omgosh those look good lol
Thanks for sharing..fantastic idea!
southern hostess — July 16, 2009 @ 10:28 AM
Love this idea. I think I’d have to go for the chocolate frosting though, because I can’t resist that combination.
cookiepie — July 16, 2009 @ 12:10 PM
Ooooooh – I never met a peanut butter cookie I didn’t like… and now you’ve turned it into a cupcake?? YUM YUM! They look fabulous!
The Duo Dishes — July 16, 2009 @ 3:38 PM
Very cute. Perfect trompe l’oeil.
ingrid — July 16, 2009 @ 6:32 PM
I’m not a PB fan but they look great! Just like a PB cookie.
~ingrid
Kerstin — July 16, 2009 @ 6:56 PM
SOO cute with those criss crosses on top – I love them! Such a great (and yummy!) idea!
donna — July 17, 2009 @ 4:39 AM
These are so being tried by me. I love them!
Patricia Scarpin — July 17, 2009 @ 5:03 AM
These are so pretty! I love the criss cross pattern on top.
Katrina — July 17, 2009 @ 5:18 AM
Awesome! Can’t wait to see your other cookie cupcake ideas! Love how the top looks just like a pb cookie! Ooh, and chocolate does sound perfect, too!
pigpigscorner — July 17, 2009 @ 5:51 AM
wow, I can tell that I’m gona love these PB goodies!
LilSis — July 17, 2009 @ 7:02 AM
I LOVE peanut butter so I know that I would LOVE these! I better not make them while I’m still trying to lose a few pounds!
I love how you did the frosting!
patsyk — July 17, 2009 @ 8:42 AM
Oh, I think chocolate frosting would be sinful! Kind of like a giant Reese’s cup! YUM!
Nicisme — July 17, 2009 @ 10:44 AM
Fabulous idea, could wolf that down right now!
Leslie Green — July 17, 2009 @ 12:19 PM
What a creative little treat!!!YUM
alexandra — July 17, 2009 @ 4:19 PM
um, yes please. These would be a hit in my house. Ben goes through a tub of peanut butter a week. i swear. It’s crazy. These look heavenly!
Manggy — July 17, 2009 @ 10:23 PM
Well, thanks heavens I am a peanut butter lover then! Looks fab!
Simply...Gluten-free — July 18, 2009 @ 7:36 PM
Those are so cute!
Sophie — July 20, 2009 @ 1:37 AM
MMMMMM,..they look so tasty! Yummie!
Lisa — July 22, 2009 @ 8:13 AM
OH.MY.GOD..those cupcakes look amazing! I’m a number ONE, diehard peanut butter fan, so those are manna to me! Every time I stop by your blog, you never cease to make my mouth water!
CakeSpy — July 22, 2009 @ 10:14 AM
Awesome. Combining peanut butter cookies and cupcakes makes both parties even better. I need to make these!
Allison Lemons — July 22, 2009 @ 3:03 PM
Peanut butter cupcakes? Does it get any better than that? I am so torn between the chocolate or the peanut butter frosting. Maybe I’ll just make both.
Jerri — July 23, 2009 @ 5:10 PM
Wow! Those look super yummy!
Tessa — July 29, 2009 @ 8:14 AM
this is such a great idea! i’m such a peanut butter fiend, and i love cupcakes and cookies so much too, i really need to try it!
Krista — November 2, 2011 @ 5:14 PM
I sank a mini reeses pieces cup in the center instead of frosting, soo yummy, and looked amazing.
Lori Lange replied: — November 2nd, 2011 @ 5:32 PM
Love that idea!