Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Day 3 - Candy Cookie Cups



TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 15 min. + cooling
MAKES: 24 servings

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup finely chopped macadamia nuts
  • 1 package (16 ounces) individually portioned refrigerated white chip macadamia nut cookie dough
  • 24 miniature peanut butter cups

Directions

  1. Sprinkle macadamia nuts into 24 greased miniature muffin cups, 1 teaspoon in each. Cut each portion of cookie dough in half; place each half in a muffin cup. 
  2. Bake at 325° for 11-13 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately place a peanut butter cup in each cookie; press down gently. Cool completely before removing from pans to wire racks. Yield: 2 dozen. 
Originally published as Candy Cookie Cups in Simple & Delicious November/December 2006, p48