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These delectable Reese’s Pieces Peanut Butter Cookies delights made my top ten cookies of all time list. This is a peanut butter double delight cookie, not just Reese’s peanut butter cookies. These cookies bring together almost everything peanutty and good in this world. Natural peanut butter. Reese’s Pieces. Butter.
These babies were whipped up for a dinner party we had with family friends a while ago and were created with the intent of having ice cream sandwich cookies made out of them.They barely made it into the children’s grubby little paws for dessert. Our guests snacked on them. We snacked on them before our guests even arrived.They are amazing sweet and salty and I was happy to have a recipe that uses natural peanut butter. My old one from my grandmother needed just a bit of tweaking.
And here it is!
Ingredients Needed for Reese’s Peanut Butter Cookies
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/3 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup of salted butter, at room temperature
- 3/4 cup crunchy natural peanut butter
- 1/2 cup of white sugar
- 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 package mini/regular Reese’s Pieces baking bits (10 oz)
At first glance you might see that the word “salt” leaps out at you twice with this recipe. You actually need the extra salt in the butter because you lose salt that would usually be in a normal peanut butter. You are replacing one salted product with another. Just as you can’t really control the salt amount in your peanut butter you can’t control it in your butter, but knowing that it is good to the “taste”, you can safely use it. Meaning if you taste it before adding and it’s delightful and not too salty, it’s going to be just fine in the cookie. We’re not looking for “lift” in cookies, so an exact salt amount isn’t required for that purpose.
Natural peanut butter can be hard to bake with but since most normal ones have either hydrogenated or palm oil and are loaded with sugar, I prefer to use natural. I also like that I get to control the sugar in the cookies, giving me a better peanut flavor that isn’t overpowered by sweet.
How to Make Reese’s Peanut Butter Cookies
- Beat the butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, peanut butter, egg and vanilla in large bowl until fluffy.
- Sift the flour, baking soda,baking powder and salt; gradually add to butter mixture, beating until well blended. Stir in the Reese’s Pieces.
- Drop by tablespoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet if you want a cookie sized for ice cream sandwiches, otherwise heaping teaspoons for smaller cookies.
- Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned and then remove from the oven. You will need to cool these for a good 5 minutes, then you need to remove them from the sheet and onto a wire rack. Peanut butter cookies are infamous for falling apart when you transfer them too soon!
- Cool and enjoy these amazing Reese’s peanut butter cookies! Send some my way!
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Reese’s Pieces Peanut Butter Cookies
- Prep Time
- 15 minutes
- Cook Time
- 10 minutes
- Total Time
- 25 minutes
- Course
- Dessert
- Cuisine
- American
- Servings
- 24
- Calories
- 141
- Author
- Karlynn Johnston
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup butter room temperature
- 3/4 cup peanut butter crunchy or smooth
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1 large large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups Reese’s Pieces
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a bowl and set aside.
- In a large bowl using a stand mixer withe a paddle attachment or a hand mixer, beat the butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the peanut butter until combined. Beat in the egg until combined completely ,then add in the vanilla.
- Gradually add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, beating until well blended. Stir in the Reese’s pieces.
- Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned and the middle of the cookies is just set, then remove from the oven.
- Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes then transfer to a baking rack to cool completely.
- Store in a closed container at room temperature for up to 5 days or freezer for up to 3 months.
Nutrition Information
All calories and info are based on a third party calculator and are only an estimate. Actual nutritional info will vary with brands used, your measuring methods, portion sizes and more.
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WilfNDonnaUrbanoski says
Still your Dad’s favorite, frozen is best, then they last longer and a good chew!
Witt7911 says
OMGOSH these were so good!! my new favorite cookie
Karlynn says
Yes, both of them please! The instructions were updated, enjoy!
Samantha says
Should I be using baking powder AND baking soda? Both are in the ingredients list, but only one is in the directions.
JennCraw says
Just finished making these and YUMMY! It’s my new favorite PB recipe! Thanks so much!
BlackbirdPie says
I had the distinct pleasure of inviting these cookies over to my house on Sunday, and they are just as delectable as they look!!!
Karlynn says
It’s “cool”, sorry about the k! You have to cool them to make sure they don’t fall apart when you move them.
KellyElisabeth says
These look delicious! I love Reese’s anything. 🙂 Quick question.. “You will need to cook these for a good 5 minutes, then you need to remove them from the sheet and onto a wire rack.” Did you mean 15 minutes total?
Kristine says
I love Reese’s, and these look so good! I’m definitely making these soon!
thekitchenmagpie says
They are amazing! Hope you enjoy them!
kaleighsomers says
I love when they get like that, almost about to crack and fall apart but super moist too. Are these soft cookies? They look like it.
thekitchenmagpie says
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" profile_url="https://www.livefyre.com/profile/4912120/" ns="true">kaleighsomers Yes, they are soft-ish. I’m making them again for this weekend!