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Loaded Peanut Butter Cup Chocolate Cookies

A versatile and tasty recipe that’s quick to prepare and easy to enjoy.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 36 cookies
Calories: 307 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter softened
  • ¾ cup peanut butter
  • ¾ cup white sugar
  • ¾ cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour
  • ⅓ cup cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup peanut butter chips
  • 1 cup Reese’s Pieces
  • 1 package mini Reese’s peanut butter cups (see note)

Instructions

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  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a large bowl or stand mixer, cream together the butter, peanut butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla.
  3. Combine the flour, cocoa, and baking soda; stir into the peanut butter mixture. Mix in the chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, and Reese’s Pieces (this is best done by hand so the shells of the Reese’s Pieces don’t get broken).
  4. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto cookie sheets lined with parchment paper or silpat liner. Push one peanut butter cup half into the center of each ball of dough.
  5. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes (I baked mine about 11 minutes). Let cool for 1 or 2 minutes on sheet before removing, or they will fall apart.

Notes

  • For the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups: cut into halves and frozen (the original recipe says to freeze the cups and then cut them into halves but I had major issues with this – when I froze them whole and then tried to cut them, it was a disaster – the mini cups broke into a million pieces, so my suggestion would be to gently cut them into halves and THEN freeze them).

Nutrition Information

Serving 1 Cookie Calories 307kcal (15%) Carbohydrates 33g (11%) Protein 6g (12%) Fat 18g (28%) Saturated Fat 9g (45%) Cholesterol 26mg (9%) Sodium 182mg (8%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 23g (46%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 36cookies

Amount Per Serving

Calories 307

% Daily Value*

Serving 1 Cookie
Calories 307kcal 15%
Carbohydrates 33g 11%
Protein 6g 12%
Fat 18g 28%
Saturated Fat 9g 45%
Cholesterol 26mg 9%
Sodium 182mg 8%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 23g 46%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.