Description
Decadent mash-up of rich chocolate and creamy peanut butter. Soft, chewy, and packed with flavor, featuring a peanut butter base with chocolate chips, topped with chopped Reese’s cups.
Ingredients
Cookie Dough
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 tsp baking soda
Pinch of salt
3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup white chocolate chips
Topping
1 cup chopped Mini Reese’s peanut butter cups
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup white chocolate chips
Instructions
Preheat oven: Heat to 350°F (177°C). Line two baking sheets with parchment or silicone mats.
Cream butter & sugars: Beat softened butter, peanut butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until fluffy, about 3 minutes.
Add wet ingredients: Mix in egg and vanilla until smooth.
Combine dry mix: Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl. Add gradually to wet mixture, stirring until just combined.
Fold in chips: Stir in 3/4 cup semi-sweet and 1/4 cup white chocolate chips.
Shape dough: Scoop dough into 1-tbsp rounds and place 2 inches apart on baking sheets.
Top cookies: Press chopped Reese’s cups, semi-sweet, and white chocolate chips onto each dough ball.
Bake: Bake 10-12 minutes, until edges are set and centers are soft. Cool on sheets 5 minutes, then transfer to racks.
Notes
Use room-temperature butter and peanut butter for smooth mixing.
Don’t overmix — just combine until flour disappears for a tender texture.
If dough feels soft, chill 15 minutes before baking.
Gently press toppings into cookies before baking for a bakery-style appearance.
Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days or freeze baked cookies for 3 months.
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 12
- Category: Dessert, Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie (1/20 recipe)
- Calories: 245
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 95 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Carbohydrates: 26 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 35 mg
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