Reese's Peanut Butter Cookies
User Reviews
4.7
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Total Time
25 mins
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Servings
20
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Calories
233 kcal
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Course
Baked Goods
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Cuisine
American
Reese's Peanut Butter Cookies
Description
This peanut butter cookie recipe uses creamy peanut butter and salted butter creamed with packed dark brown sugar to build a moist, dense base. The addition of baking soda and baking powder provides a slight lift. After mixing in vanilla extract and a whole egg, the flour is folded in carefully to avoid overworking. The diced Reese's peanut butter cups and mini chocolate chips add pockets of sweet peanut and chocolate throughout the cookie, enhancing both texture and flavor.
Cookie dough is portioned using a 1½-inch scoop for consistent size, and pressing the dough balls with a sugared glass before baking keeps the cookies from spreading too much, maintaining their thick shape. Baking at 375°F for about 10 minutes produces cookies with a chewy center and pleasantly soft edges. Cooling them on the baking sheet briefly helps set the texture without becoming hard.
These cookies are a rich peanut butter and chocolate treat, ideal for those who want a dense and flavorful cookie variety. Their size and texture make them suitable for sharing or enjoying as an indulgent snack.
The provided recipe assumes 20 cookies and includes calorie estimates accordingly; adjust salt if using unsalted butter, and feel free to mix the dough with an electric hand mixer in a large bowl for convenience.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup peanut butter 212 grams, creamy
- 1/2 cup butter 4 ounces, room temperature, salted
- 1 cup dark brown sugar 200 grams, packed
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 3 grams
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 2 grams
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 6 grams
- 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 163 grams
- 2 cups Reese's peanut butter cups 295 grams, quartered miniature
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips 86 grams
- 1/3 cup chocolate chips for drizzling, optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375ºF.
- In a stand mixer, beat the peanut butter and butter until well blended. 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter, 1/2 cup salted butter
- Beat in the sugar, baking powder and baking soda. Then beat in the egg and the vanilla. 1 cup packed dark brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, 1 large egg, 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Add in the flour and mix just until combined. Stir in the peanut butter cups and mini chocolate chips. 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour, 2 cups quartered miniature Reese's peanut butter cups, 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
- Scoop a 1 1/2" cookie scoop to scoop cookie dough balls that are 1 1/2" thick (about 58 grams) onto parchment or silicone mat or parchment paper lined cookie sheets.
- Press down lightly with a glass that has been dipped in sugar. These cookies will not spread much at all, so pressing them slightly gives them a nice shape.
- Bake for 10 minutes. Do not overbake.
- Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 3-5 minutes. Then move them to a cooling rack to cool completely.
- If you'd like a chocolate drizzle on top, microwave the chocolate chips in a bowl for 30 seconds. Stir the chocolate chips, then microwave again in 10 second increments, stirring in between each interval, until the chocolate is melted. 1/3 cup chocolate chips
- Use a spoon to drizzle the melted chocolate over the baked cookies. Allow the chocolate drizzle to dry completely and then store the cookies in an airtight container.
Notes
- Use salted butter or add 1/4 teaspoon salt if using unsalted butter to balance flavors.
- The recipe makes about 20 cookies; nutritional information is an estimate and varies by ingredient brands.
- Pressing the dough balls with a sugar-dipped glass shapes the cookies and prevents excessive spreading.
- You can mix the dough with a hand mixer in a large bowl if preferred over a stand mixer.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 20Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 233 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 233kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 26g | 9% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 22mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 140mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 114mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 18g | 36% |
| Vitamin A | 175IU | 4% |
| Calcium | 34mg | 3% |
| Iron | 0.8mg | 4% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.7
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