Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

Makes 3 dozen peanut butter cups


1 cups creamy peanut butter
1/4 cup unsalted butter
1/4 cup light brown sugar
1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
4 cups milk chocolate chips (two 11.5-oz bags)
1/4 cup vegetable shortening


Place paper liners in a 24 count mini muffin pan
Line a cookie/baking sheet with parchment paper

In a medium saucepan mix the peanut butter, butter and brown sugar over medium heat
Heat until completely melted stirring constantly until slightly bubbly
Remove from the heat
Add the powdered sugar a qtr cup at a time folding until completely combined before adding more
Set aside and let cool.


Melt the chocolate chips and shortening together in the microwave on 30% power for 25 second until completely melted. Mix after each 25 second cooking time thoroughly


Using a couple of teaspoons spoon melted chocolate into the bottom of each lined muffin cup.


Take a heaping teaspoon out the peanut butter mixture and roll it into a ball then flatten with fingers 
on the prepared baking sheet lined with parchment paper
Refrigerate both the muffin tins and the peanut butter patties for 30 minutes


After 30 minutes place a peanut butter patty on top of each chocolate lined muffin tin. 
Reheat the chocolate mixture at 30% power for 25 seconds or until melted then use a spoon and add chocolate on top of each peanut butter patty to about 1/8" of the rim of the cups


Refrigerate again for 30 minutes
Store in the refrigerator or freezer. 
These tend to become soft at room temperature so what I do is place them in a bowl on top of a larger bowl filled with crushes ice when serving for a party snack 
   ENJOY!!!