Reese’s Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies are soft, chewy, and packed with peanut butter and chocolate, making them the ultimate cookie indulgence. Loaded with creamy peanut butter, cocoa, semi-sweet chocolate chips, and chopped Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, they’re rich, flavorful, and impossible to resist. If you’re a chocolate and peanut butter fan, this recipe is going straight to the top of your list.
RECIPE HIGHLIGHTS
- Perfect flavor combination: Peanut butter and chocolate are always a winning duo, and adding Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups takes it over the top.
- Soft and chewy texture: With the right amount of flour and perfectly softened butter, these cookies bake up thick, soft, and chewy.
- Quick and easy to make: The dough comes together in just minutes and bakes in under 10 minutes, making them a fast treat for any occasion.
- Crowd-pleasing recipe: This is a cookie that everyone loves—great for parties, holidays, or a simple family dessert.
- Bakery-style results at home: Simple tips like creaming butter and sugar properly and using parchment paper ensure professional-quality cookies from your own kitchen.
Ingredients in Reese’s Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
- Butter: Provides richness and moisture, helping create a tender cookie texture.
- Creamy peanut butter: Adds nutty flavor and creamy consistency, giving the cookies their signature peanut butter taste.
- Sugar: Granulated sugar helps with sweetness and gives the cookies a light, crisp edge.
- Brown sugar: Adds sweetness with a touch of molasses flavor and helps keep the cookies soft and chewy.
- Eggs: Bind the dough together and add structure while also providing moisture.
- Vanilla: Enhances the chocolate and peanut butter flavors with a warm, sweet note.
- Flour: The base of the dough that provides structure and ensures the cookies hold their shape.
- Cocoa powder: Adds rich chocolate flavor and deepens the color of the cookies.
- Baking soda: Helps the cookies rise slightly and keeps them soft.
- Semi-sweet chocolate chips: Bring extra bursts of chocolate flavor in every bite.
- Chopped Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups: The star mix-in that combines peanut butter and chocolate in one irresistible bite.
Helpful Tips
- Measure flour correctly: Too little flour makes the dough sticky; add a bit more if needed for easier handling. Always spoon and level the flour instead of scooping directly from the bag, which can compact it and cause the cookies to come out too dry.
- Use softened, not melted butter: Melted butter will make cookies spread too thin and lose their chewy texture. Let the butter sit at room temperature until it’s soft enough to press a finger into but still holds its shape, which ensures the dough creams properly.
- Take time to cream butter and sugar: Mixing for a full 2–3 minutes improves the texture and structure of the cookies. Creaming incorporates air into the dough, which gives the cookies a lighter feel while also enhancing the flavor and consistency.
- Always preheat your oven: This ensures even baking and helps your cookies hold their shape. An oven thermometer can help confirm the proper temperature, since many ovens run hotter or cooler than the setting.
- Use a cookie scoop: It makes shaping easier and ensures evenly sized cookies. Consistent sizing also helps the cookies bake at the same rate, so you don’t end up with some underdone and others overbaked.
- Line pans properly: Parchment paper or silicone baking mats help cookies release easily and bake evenly. They also prevent excess browning on the bottoms, making cleanup much easier in the process.
Storage Instructions
Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days. For longer storage, refrigerate for up to a week or freeze for up to 3 months. If freezing, layer cookies between sheets of parchment paper to prevent sticking.
FAQs
Can I use chunky peanut butter instead of creamy?
Yes, but it will change the texture slightly. Creamy peanut butter gives the cookies a smoother, softer bite, while chunky will add crunch.
Can I substitute other candy for Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups?
Absolutely! Try chopped Snickers, Milky Way, or even M&M’s for fun variations.
How do I keep the cookies soft after baking?
Store them in an airtight container with a slice of bread; the cookies will absorb the moisture from the bread and stay soft longer.
Can I make the dough ahead of time?
Yes! The dough can be refrigerated for up to 48 hours. Let it sit at room temperature for about 10 minutes before baking.
Do I need to chill the dough before baking?
Chilling isn’t required for this recipe, but if your kitchen is warm and the dough feels too soft, chilling for 20–30 minutes will help prevent excess spreading.
More Reese’s cookie recipes to try:
- Loaded with chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, and Reese’s Pieces, Best Ever Reese’s Peanut Butter Cookies deliver the ultimate chocolate–peanut butter combo.
- Soft and chewy with chunks of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Reese’s Peanut Butter Pudding Cookies get their rich flavor from a vanilla pudding mix base.
- A fun mashup of banana, chocolate, and peanut butter, Reese’s Peanut Butter Banana Cookies use banana pudding mix for soft, chewy cookies everyone loves.
- Bite-sized and decadent, Reese’s Chocolate Cookie Cups feature a rich chocolate cookie filled with a mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup for the perfect treat.
These Reese’s Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies combine everything you love about chocolate and peanut butter in one soft, chewy, decadent treat. Perfect for any occasion, they’re bound to become one of your go-to cookie recipes!
Lisalia says
My favorite flavor combo in the BEST soft and chewy cookie! THanks for this life-changing recipe!
wilhelmina says
We love these cookies! You can never go wrong with peanut butter and chocolate!