Peanut Butter Cups

So my whole trick or treating life was plagued by one thing.  Reese's Peanut Butter cups. Now I know what you are thinking, you are thinking.  Babe, you had sisters why the heck didn't you trade them away.  Oh no my friends, that was not the problem.  The problem was that I loved the Peanut Butter cups.  I mean really, two of my favorite things Peanut Butter and chocolate in one neat package.  How could you go wrong?  You can't.  Well sure if you have that pesky peanut allergy thing going on then yeah, you might want to stay away, but otherwise, really you can't go wrong.

And there in lies the rub.  Because I wasn't the only person in the house who felt that way.  That's right I had one of those parents who shared my love of the Reese's Peanut Butter cup.  My mother.  Again, I know what your thinking, toss the poor woman a bone and hand her peanut butter cup, after all she brought you into this world.  If only it were that easy.  You see my mother took the love of peanut butter cups to a new level.  A level of obsession that might scare an amateur.  We were sent out trick or treating with the the declaration, "If you get to choose, choose a peanut butter cup."  Really? No pressure there.

So as I was pondering my Christmas candy this year I thought I need a tribute to my childhood obsession and an easy way to lure my mother from the warmth of Texas to the bitter cold of Illinois for the festive holiday season.  So the result is the homemade peanut butter cup you see above.  Simple to make.  The hardest part is microwaving chocolate.  All you need is:

12 cup cake wrappers
1 bag chocolate chips milk chocolate or semi sweet
3/4 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 t. salt

Cut the wrappers down to half size and put into muffin tin.  Melt half the bag of chocolate chips for two minutes in the microwave, stirring after one minute.  Line the cupcake wrappers with a coating of chocolate making sure to coat the sides of the wrappers completely. Refrigerate until solid.  Mix peanut butter, powdered sugar and salt in a bowl and then spoon into the cups making sure you don't go over the edges of the chocolate.  Melt remaining chocolate chips  and spoon over the top of the peanut butter.  Refrigerate until solid and then dig in.

Enjoy and I'll let you know what mom thinks.