Jamie's Peanut Butter Cups
By: Jamie Eskelson
Published: Wednesday, December 9, 2009 - 9:09pm

Ingredients




1/2 package graham crackers, rolled fine
1 pound powdered sugar
2 sticks butter, melted
2 cups peanut butter
3 bags milk chocolate chips
1 teaspoon shortening
3 teaspoons peanut butter for decoration
cup small  (optional)
mini muffin tins

Preparation

1 Crush up the graham crackers. I use a mini food processor. These are so great and can be purchased for under $10 at Wal Mart. 2 Place the butter in a medium sized mixing bowl and melt the butter in the microwave. 3 Add the peanut butter, graham crackers, and powdered sugar to the butter. Using a wooden spoon, stir until all ingredients are incorporated. 4 In a glass measuring cup melt the chocolate 30 seconds at a time, stirring between each cooking interval. When the chocolate is almost melted, let it sit for about 1 minutes. The heat from the chocolate will melt the remaining chips. 5 Stir the shortening into the melted chocolate. 6 Put the cups in the mini muffin tins. 7 Place about a teaspoon of chocolate in the bottom of each cup. 8 Roll the peanut butter mixture into balls and place on top of the chocolate. 9 Add another teaspoon or so of chocolate on top of the peanut butter ball and smooth it out with a butter knife. 10 Melt 3 T of peanut butter in the microwave and then drizzle it over the top of the cups. 11 Slide them into the refrigerator to let them set. 12 When I am in a hurry....or quite frankly, just out of patience I press the peanut butter mixture into a pan and spread the chocolate on top. Throw it in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes to set up and you are good to go! This makes for a quick DELICOUS treat.

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If you love Reses Peanut Butter cups you will LOVE these!