Description
Reese’s Stuffed Peanut Butter Cookies are soft and chewy cookies filled with a whole peanut butter cup. They are topped with a drizzle of milk chocolate and sprinkled with Reese’s Pieces.
Ingredients
Scale
- 10–12 Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups (full-sized, not miniatures)
- ½ cup unsalted butter (112 grams) (softened)
- ⅔ cup peanut butter (smooth, commercially prepared, not natural)
- ½ cup granulated sugar (100 grams)
- ½ cup brown sugar (105 grams)
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk (discard the white)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour (188 grams) (spooned and leveled)
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 ounces milk chocolate (56 grams) (optional)
- ¼ cup Reese’s Pieces (optional)
Instructions
- Place the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups in the freezer.
- In a large bowl, beat together the butter, peanut butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until smooth and creamy.
- Beat the egg, additional egg yolk and vanilla extract into the bowl.
- Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl. Add in the flour, baking soda and salt. Beat together on low speed.
- Cover the bowl and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, or up to 48 hours.
- Scoop about 1½ tablespoons of dough, flatten slightly, and place an unwrapped frozen peanut butter cup in the middle. Pinch the dough around the sides.
- Scoop another 1 to 1½ tablespoons of dough and place on top of the peanut butter cup. Mold the dough to encase the cup. Roll into a ball.
- Cover the dough balls and freeze for at least 30 minutes, or up to 2 months.
- Preheat the oven to 350℉ (180℃). Line cookie trays with parchment paper.
- Place the frozen cookie dough balls at least 2½ inches apart on the lined sheets.
- Bake one sheet at a time for about 12-14 minutes, or until the tops look just set.
- Cool the cookies on the tray. Do not transfer while warm.
- Melt the chocolate in a double boiler or microwave. Drizzle over each cookie and sprinkle with crushed Reese’s Pieces.
Notes
- Ensure the peanut butter cups stay horizontal while freezing.
- Use a small spoon for drizzling chocolate.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 14 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 363
- Sugar: 23 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 41 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg
Keywords: Reese's Stuffed Peanut Butter Cookies, Peanut Butter Cookies, Chocolate Cookies