peanut-butter cup

plural peanut-butter cups

1. alternativeAlternative form of peanut butter cup.

   These dark-chocolate peanut-butter cups are delicious homemade versions of a classic Halloween treat

   1997, Good Things: The Best of Martha Stewart Living, Clarkson Potter, →ISBN, page 62

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   “I’ve launched The Chocolaterie and everyone seems to love it.” “Does that mean I can have another peanut-butter cup?” Christopher asked, immediately recognizing the fact that he suddenly had an advantage. “I don’t know,” Liz said, trying to be firm. She didn’t want her children to overindulge just because she was in the candy business. But still… “Those peanut-butter cups are pretty big,” Carter said. “Maybe they could split one.” Liz hadn’t expected Carter to side with her son,[…].

   2006, Brenda Novak, Just the Two of Us, Harlequin, published 2019, →ISBN

   The best-known peanut-butter cups are made by Reese’s in an iconic round, tapered cup shape with fluted sides. History: Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups were created in 1928 by Harry Burnett Reese, who had formerly worked for Milton Hershey. Although Reese’s made several other kinds of candy, the peanut-butter cups in their distinctive brown, orange, and yellow wrapping remain popular today. Serving Suggestions: Wrap peanut-butter cups in gold foil and serve them in the Halloween candy bowl.

   2009, Anita Chu, “Peanut-Butter Cups”, in Field Guide to Candy: How to Identify and Make Virtually Every Candy Imaginable, Philadelphia, Pa.: Quirk Books, →ISBN