Peanut Butter Cups

Ingredients

1/2 cup creamy peanut butter

2 tbsp. unsalted butter, at room temperature

1/8 tsp. salt

1/2 cup confectioners powdered/icing sugar

For chocolate coating

9 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, coarsely chopped

9 ounces milk chocolate, coarsely chopped

1 tbsp. shortening

~ Line 36 miniature muffin cups with paper liners

~ Place the peanut butter, unsalted butter, and salt in a microwavable bowl, and heat in the microwave for about one minutes or just until soft, but not melted (check and stir the ingredients every 20 seconds). Stir in the confectioners sugar

~ Melt the chocolate and shortening in a heatproof bowl placed over a saucepan of simmering water

~ Drop a tsp. of the melted chocolate into each of the paper lined miniature muffin cups. Top with a scant tsp. of peanut butter mixture. Then top another tsp. of melted chocolate. Refrigerate until set. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

~Makes about 36 peanut butter cups. Preparation time 30 minutes

Enjoy :)