Halloween Peanut Butter Chocolate White Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Halloween Peanut Butter Chocolate White Chocolate Chip Cookies
Description
Halloween Peanut Butter Chocolate White Chocolate Chip Cookies blend traditional cookie ingredients with a rich combination of cocoa powder and three types of chocolate chips, including semisweet, peanut butter, and white chocolate. The addition of Reese's Pieces adds an autumnal color and extra texture. The dough requires refrigeration to firm up due to its softness, which helps the cookies bake into a thick, slightly chewy consistency with a chocolatey base and peanut butter undertones. Baking at a moderate temperature ensures cookies hold their shape and develop a tender crumb.
The variety of chips provides a layered flavor experience—sweetness from white chocolate, richness from semisweet chips, and a distinctive creamy peanut butter taste from both the peanut butter chips and Reese's Pieces. These cookies work well as a seasonally themed treat and can be customized by substituting the Reese’s Pieces with other colored candies for different holidays, offering flexibility in flavor and appearance.
Because the dough is very soft, chilling it before scooping helps manage stickiness and encourages even baking. The recipe suggests incorporating some chips into the dough and reserving some to press onto the cookie tops before baking, enhancing the cookies' visual appeal and adding texture to each bite.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened, unsalted
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2/3 cup light brown sugar firmly packed
- 2 egg at room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract pure
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup dark cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup semisweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup peanut butter chips
- ½ cup white chocolate chips
- ¾ cup Reese's Pieces
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the butter and sugars. Beat for 3-4 minutes, until creamed and light.
- Add the eggs and vanilla, and mix well.
- Next, sprinkle in the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt to the other mixture and mix on low speed, just until combined.
- In a separate bowl, combine the semisweet chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, white chocolate chips and Reese’s Pieces. Give them a quick sir so they’re evenly distributed.
- Mix in 2 cups of the chips into the cookie batter, and place the remaining chips aside in reserve. (You’ll use them later!)
- Refrigerate 30-60 minutes. This dough is extremely soft, so refrigerating it will give it some time to firm up and not melt in your hands.
- When the batter has finished chilling, preheat oven to 350F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a nonstick baking mat, and set aside.
- Scoop approximately 2 tablespoons of cookie dough for each cookie and shape into balls by rolling between the palms of your hands.
- Once the dough is shaped, place the balls on the prepared baking sheet about 2” apart.
- Press a few of the reserved chocolate and peanut butter chips into the top of each cookie.
- When all the cookies are on the baking sheet, bake for 8-11 minutes, until set. Do not overbake.
- Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, then enjoy with a glass of your favorite milk!
Notes
- Refrigerate dough to firm it up, making it easier to handle and preventing spread during baking.
- Substitute seasonal colored candies for Reese's Pieces to customize cookies for other holidays.
- Press reserved chocolate and peanut butter chips onto cookie dough before baking for better appearance and texture.
- Use cocoa powder variety according to availability; special dark or Rouge cocoa offers richness but regular cocoa powder still works.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 30cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 213 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 213kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 27g | 9% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Cholesterol | 29mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 86mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 18g | 36% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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