Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
2 squares unsweetened chocolate
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter or butter flavored Crisco
2 eggs
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 cups plus 2 Tbls. flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
36 mini peanut butter cups, unwrapped
Melt together 1 cup chocolate chips and unsweetened chocolate squares. (Melt on medium power in microwave for 2 minutes, stir. Repeat until smooth.)
In a mixing bowl, combine sugar and butter. Beat in the eggs, salt, and vanilla. Add chocolate mixture; mix until well blended. Stir in flour and baking soda.
Shape dough into 1 1/4" balls. Place 2" apart on ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes. Do not overbake. Remove from oven and press one peanut butter cup into the center of each cookie. Cool for 2 minutes on cookie sheet, then remove to racks to continue cooling.

Makes 3 dozen

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