Reese’s Pieces Cookies

Peanut butter cookies with Reese’s Pieces.  A tasty treat from an easy recipe.  Rage on.

Ingredients

1. 1/2 Cup Peanut Butter(I used crunchy but smooth works too)
2. 1/2 Cup Butter(1 stick), Softened
3. 1/2 Cup Granulated Sugar
4. 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
5. 1 Egg
6. 1/2 tsp. Vanilla
7. 1/4 tsp. Salt
8.  1/2 tsp. Baking Soda
9. 1 1/4 Cups All-purpose Flour
10. 1 Cup Reese’s Pieces

Quick Directions

1. Mix peanut butter and butter together until well mixed.
2. Add both sugars, egg, and vanilla. Mix together.
3. Gradually add remaining ingredients, except the Reese’s Pieces, until all is mixed together.
4. Fold in Reese’s Pieces.
5. Roll into 1-1.5” balls and place on a baking pan lined with parchment paper.
6. Bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
7. Remove from oven and immediately place on cooling racks.
8. Enjoy!

Detailed Directions

Start by mixing the peanut butter and butter together.  Your butter should be softened, and a good tip applicable in most baking is to just sit the butter and eggs you plan to use out on the counter for a bit to allow them to warm up.  Same applies with cream cheese unless the recipe states otherwise.

I used a stand mixer to make these, but never fear as this isn’t needed.  You can use a hand mixer or mix it by hand with a whisk if you don’t have the other two options.  For using a mixer, use a flat beater and mix at medium high(speed 6) for about a minute or until smooth.  I usually stop and scrape the sides about halfway through.  The same would apply to a hand mixer.  If you are using your hands for this, whip until the ingredients are smooth.
Next add the sugars, the egg, and the vanilla.  Use medium(speed 4) and mix about 1 minute.  Scrape the bowl again, set to stir or equivalent on your mixer and gradually add the remaining ingredients except for the Reese’s Pieces.  Once everything is in, increase to low(speed 2) and mix another 30 seconds.  If doing it by hand, add a portion of the flour, whisk, repeat until all is added.
Once everything is mixed up, add the Reese’s Pieces and use a spatula or large spoon to gently fold the candy into the dough.  And get ready to get dirty.


Roll the dough into 1-1.5” balls and place on parchment lined baking sheets.  You don’t have to be perfect either.  I ended up with 14 large cookies following this recipe, but if you are looking for smaller snacks, you can easily make your balls smaller.


Once you have them rolled out, place in the oven at 375 and bake for 10-12  minutes or until they are golden brown.  I actually like to pull them when the center is still slightly undercooked.  This isn’t a bad thing as they will continue to cook for about a minute once they are out of the oven.  Plus, it leads to a softer cookie which I enjoy more.
After you have them out, place them onto wire cooling racks immediately.  If you don’t have cooling racks, it won’t kill them.  Just simply transfer them to another pan that hasn’t been in the oven to help stop the cooking process and allow them to cool faster.

There are a lot of ways you can adjust these.  Simple things like using smooth peanut butter instead of the crunchy is one way.  Removing the Reese’s Pieces altogether and  just having a peanut butter cookie.  Or change it up with some peanut butter chips for a nice addition.  Make a choice, follow through, and enjoy the rage.