Peanut Butter Mocha Muffins

I found this recipe online and had to try it. The muffins are easy and very flavorful. They aren't over board on the peanut butter flavor either, just a subtle hint of it. If you want to add more, by all means, load on that PB. You can also add chocolate chips for some more chocolate flavor too. Really, let's be honest, these are more like cupcakes but to justify my morning treat I call them muffins.

2 cups all purpose flour (can use some whole wheat too)
1 stick butter, room temperature (next time I will sub 1/2 applesauce)
1/2 cup peanut butter, divided
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 cup brewed coffee, room temp
1/2 tsp salt

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 12 muffin tins with paper liners.

In a medium bowl mix the butter, 1/4 cup peanut butter and sugar with a hand or stand mixer. Add the eggs, vanilla and room temperature coffee. In a separate bowl mix the flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Add the dry mix to the wet mix. Stir only until incorporated. Add about 1/3 cup mix to each muffin tin, filling almost all the way to the top. Top with about 1 tsp of peanut butter.

Bake for 20-25 minutes, until a fork inserted comes out clean.

Cool for about 5 minutes in the pan then finish cool n a wire wrack.