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Reese’s Pieces Cookies

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These peanut butter Reese’s Pieces cookies might remind you of the old-fashioned peanut butter cookies your grandma used to bake you when you were a kid, but with a fun twist of adding in peanut butter candies!  Enjoy with a tall glass of milk and share with friends and family!

My favorite thing about this recipe is how they crumble and taste almost like an old-fashioned peanut butter cookie, but with Reese’s pieces giving it a bit more crunch and textural difference!

Reese’s Pieces Cookies Recipe

Reese’s Pieces Cookies Ingredients

To make Reese’s Cookies, you will need the following ingredients (see the recipe card below for exact amounts):

  • Unsalted Butter
  • Peanut Butter
  • Light Brown Sugar
  • Flour
  • Cornstarch
  • Baking Powder
  • Baking Soda
  • Salt
  • Reese’s Pieces: You can make these cookies more chocolatey by replacing ¼ to ½ of the Reese’s Pieces with chocolate chips.
Reese’s Pieces Cookies Ingredients

How to Make Peanut Butter Cookies with Reese’s Pieces

  1. Preheat the oven to 350℉.
  2. Cream the butter, peanut butter, and sugar with a handheld or stand mixer (or soften the butter enough to cream everything together with just a spoon)
  3. Add all dry ingredients except Reese Pieces, and stir well until it forms a dough.
  4. Fold in the Reese Pieces.
  5. Use a cookie scoop to scoop the dough onto a cookie sheet and then press each cookie down with a fork, as you would with any peanut butter cookie.
  6. Bake for 8-10 minutes and allow to cool for at least 5 minutes on the cookie sheet before enjoying.
Collage of recipe steps for peanut butter cookies with reese's pieces

Recipe Tips

  • Wet the fork before pressing it into the cookies for best results.
  • Be sure to actually flatten the cookies with the fork, these will not flatten in the oven while baking, they do however rise.
  • To make perfectly round cookies, take a large glass upside down and make a circular motion with the cookie inside the cup to round out the edges.
Reese’s Pieces Peanut Butter Cookies

FAQs

Will these cookies spread out?

No. You need to flatten them before putting them in the oven, like peanut butter cookies, you can flatten them with a fork in a criss-cross pattern. Wet the fork before doing so for best results, and then add a few more Reese’s Pieces!

I didn’t flatten out the cookies before baking, can I flatten them with a fork after baking them?

You can, but they will be much more likely to break apart when pressing the fork into them. It would be best to eat them as is, they will taste the same, they just might not be as pretty.

Peanut Butter Reese’s Pieces Cookies

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Reese’s Pieces Cookies

These peanut butter Reese’s Pieces cookies might remind you of old-fashioned peanut butter cookies, but with a fun twist of adding in peanut butter candies! 
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Cookies
Cuisine American
Servings 24
Calories 151 kcal

Ingredients
  

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350℉.
  • Cream the butter, peanut butter, and sugar with a handheld or stand mixer (or soften the butter enough to cream everything together with just a spoon).
  • Add all dry ingredients except Reese Pieces, and stir well until it forms a dough.
  • Fold in the Reese Pieces.
  • Use a cookie scoop to scoop the dough onto a cookie sheet and then press each cookie down with a fork, as you would with any peanut butter cookie.
  • Bake for 8-10 minutes and allow to cool for at least 5 minutes on the cookie sheet before enjoying.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 151kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 2gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 91mgPotassium: 63mgFiber: 1gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 118IUCalcium: 28mgIron: 0.4mg

The nutrition information is calculated using online nutrition calculators and may not be accurate. It is provided as a general guide only.

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Recipe Rating




diane

Tuesday 4th of April 2023

they are ok but sandy .I won't throw them away but won't offer them either....maybe because it has no egg in it....why is that? I've been baking/cooking for 60 years and don't understand why an egg isn't in there....might help by making them not taste so "sandy". would appreciate a reply.

Emily Enchanted

Tuesday 4th of April 2023

@diane, this is an eggless cookie recipe. There are many reasons people may choose to make cookies without eggs.

Beverly

Thursday 6th of October 2022

Some ingredients are listed twice.

Emily Enchanted

Friday 2nd of September 2022

I love this recipe because Reese's is my favorite candy! The peanut butter flavor is SO GOOD.