Shelly's Recipe

PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE CUPS

Category: Candy

Crust:
1/4 cup chunky peanut butter
3 tbsp brown sugar
2 tbsp chilled butter, cut into small pieces
1 1/2 tbsp corn syrup
1 cup flour
1/8 tsp salt
3 tbsp cold water
Cooking spray

Filling:
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tbsp semi sweet chocolate chips
1 tbsp butter
3 tbsp milk
2 tbsp all purpose flour
1 large egg
2 tsp powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 350. To prepare crust, place first 4 ingredients in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until smooth. Add 1 flour and salt to peanut butter mixture; cut in flour with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal. Sprinkle surface with cold water, 1 tbsp at a time; toss with a fork until combined. Shape flour mixture into 24 balls and place 1 ball in each of 24 muffin cups sprayed with cooking spray. Press dough into bottoms and up sides of muffin cups.

To prepare filling, combine brown sugar and next 4 ingredients in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook 3 to 4 minutes or until smooth, stirring frequently. Remove from heat; stir in 2 tbsp flour and egg until well blended. Divide chocolate mixture evenly among muffin cups.

Bake at 350 for 10 min or until pastry is lightly browned; cool in pan on wire rack 5 min. Run a knife around outside edges of cups (I found this wasnt necessary). Remove cups from pan; cool completely on wire rack. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.