¾cup(1 ½ sticks) unsalted butterat room temperature
½cupsugar
½cupbrown sugar
⅔cuppeanut buttercreamy or crunchy
3eggs
1teaspoonpure vanilla extract
½cupplain yogurt
Your favorite jam or jellyfor topping
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line muffin pans with 18 paper cupcake liners.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
In the large bowl of an electric mixer, beat softened butter until creamy. Blend in sugars and beat on high for a couple of minutes until mixture is light and fluffy. Blend in peanut butter and then eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Mix in vanilla.
Mix in ⅓ of the flour mixture until just blended. Mix in half of the yogurt. Repeat, alternating flour mixture with yogurt and ending with flour mixture. Make sure that everything is incorporated but do not overbeat.
Bake in preheated oven for 17 to 19 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean. Allow muffins to cool in pan for a couple of minutes before removing to a rack to cool completely.
Once muffins are cool, use a small melon baller or spoon to scoop out an indentation in the top of each muffin. Fill with your favorite flavor of jam or jelly.
Notes
You may use regular or natural peanut butter in this recipe. If you use natural, just make sure that the oil is stirred in well before measuring out your peanut butter.