1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
2 TBS unsalted butter (room temp)
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 cup powdered sugar
Chocolate coating
9 oz semi-sweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
9 oz milk chocolate, coarsely chopped
1 TBS shortening
Line 36 mini muffin cups with paper liners.
Place the peanut butter, unsalted butter, and salt in a microwaveable bowl, and heat in the microwave for about one minute or just until soft, but not melted (check and stir the ingredients every 20 seconds). Stir in the confectioners sugar.
Melt the chocolates and shortening in a heatproof bowl placed over a saucepan of simmering water.
Drop a teaspoon of the melted chocolate into each of the paper lined miniature muffin cups. Top with a scant teaspoon of peanut butter mixture. Then top with another teaspoon of melted chocolate. Refrigerate until set. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Makes about 36 peanut butter cups. Preparation time 30 minutes.
