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.
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Other delicious-looking peanut butter cookie creations on the blogs:
Passion 4 Eating: Healthy Peanut Butter Cookies
Bunny’s Warm Oven: Flourless Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies
Cookie Madness: Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies
David Lebovitz: Peanut Butter Cookies w/ Salted Peanut Caramel
The Good Mood Food Blog: Whole Wheat Peanut Butter Cookies
38 Comments
Ahahah! So cool! I love how you’ve put the fosting like a real pb cookie!
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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
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I love PB….so this is a wicked cupcake for me.
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I am a TOTAL die hard peanut butter fan so this is one for a definite must make recipe for me!!! Thanks for sharing!
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Oh wow, that is a great idea, a cookie cupcake. I need more cupcakes in my life.
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This is a fantastic idea and those cupcakes look incredible!
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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
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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.
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Oooh, my kids will love these.
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Hells Bells, that look like something I would enjoy eating!!!Yum!!
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Brilliant! You are SO creative!
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ha—that criss-cross in the frosting is the PERFECT touch. g reat recipe!
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Wow, great idea! I love peanut butter, and the suggestion of a chocolate topping is awesome!
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what a genius idea. These look delicious.
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Oh my gosh. Won’t my granddaughter love these?
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omgosh those look good lol
Thanks for sharing..fantastic idea!
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Love this idea. I think I’d have to go for the chocolate frosting though, because I can’t resist that combination.
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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!
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Very cute. Perfect trompe l’oeil.
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I’m not a PB fan but they look great! Just like a PB cookie.
~ingrid
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SOO cute with those criss crosses on top – I love them! Such a great (and yummy!) idea!
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These are so being tried by me. I love them!
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These are so pretty! I love the criss cross pattern on top.
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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!
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wow, I can tell that I’m gona love these PB goodies!
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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!
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Oh, I think chocolate frosting would be sinful! Kind of like a giant Reese’s cup! YUM!
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Fabulous idea, could wolf that down right now!
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What a creative little treat!!!YUM
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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!
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Well, thanks heavens I am a peanut butter lover then! Looks fab!
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Those are so cute!
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MMMMMM,..they look so tasty! Yummie!
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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!
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Awesome. Combining peanut butter cookies and cupcakes makes both parties even better. I need to make these!
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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.
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Wow! Those look super yummy!
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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!
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