Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cookies made with Reese’s minis – milk required!
Chris has been asking for cookies lately. Like, as in, nightly. I’ll hear him in the kitchen, doors opening and closing and then…
“Don’t we have any cookies in the house Trish?”
“Sorry!”
Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.
So, I finally gave in and made some cookies. I started with our favorite candy – Reese’s – and then took them totally over the top in terms of chocolate. These cookies are mega-fast to make and while they are not “no-bake” they take only about seven minutes in the oven so it’s almost no-bake ;)
Bryce helped me pull these together and I am totally ashamed to admit it but they’re already gone. Reece came home and inhaled THREE cookies before I even found out what was happening. Then he was pulling this cute little trick where he’d grab a cookie and take it to someone saying, “Here! I got you a cookie. What? Oh, you don’t want it right now? Okay. I guess I’ll have to eat it then since I already picked it up…”
That trick worked a couple of times until I realized that I was being totally manipulated. It was kind of hard to blame the kid. These cookies are GOOD. Super soft and chewy on the inside with a delicate crunch on the exterior. Kinda perfect actually. I will make one little recommendation and that is – have some milk nearby. These cookies are fabulous on their own but man – with some milk – I feel like I’ve died and gone to chocolate heaven!
So, the good news is I made cookies for Chris. The bad news is that they’re gone. More good news – that just means I’ll have to make another batch!
- 1½ cups all purpose flour
- ½ cup unsweetened baking cocoa
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ¾ cup light brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted
- ¼ cup smooth peanut butter (I used Skippy Natural)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg, room temperature
- 2 Tbls water
- 1½ cups Reese's minis peanut butter cups, divided
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Line cookie sheet with parchment paper or lightly grease.
- Whisk together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
- Cream sugars, butter and peanut butter together until light and fluffy.
- Add in egg, vanilla and water and beat until well blended.
- Gradually stir in dry ingredients.
- Fold in one cup of Reese's minis.
- Scoop out rounded tablespoons of cookie dough onto prepared cookie sheet. Dough is very thick.
- Flatten each cookie slightly and add 1-2 Reese's minis to the top of each cookie.
- Bake for 7-8 minutes or until they are set. Do not over bake.
- Remove from oven and let cool on a rack.
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- 1½ cups all purpose flour
- ½ cup unsweetened baking cocoa
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ¾ cup light brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted
- ¼ cup smooth peanut butter (I used Skippy Natural)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg, room temperature
- 2 Tbls water
- 1½ cups Reese's minis peanut butter cups, divided
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Line cookie sheet with parchment paper or lightly grease.
- Whisk together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
- Cream sugars, butter and peanut butter together until light and fluffy.
- Add in egg, vanilla and water and beat until well blended.
- Gradually stir in dry ingredients.
- Fold in one cup of Reese's minis.
- Scoop out rounded tablespoons of cookie dough onto prepared cookie sheet. Dough is very thick.
- Flatten each cookie slightly and add 1-2 Reese's minis to the top of each cookie.
- Bake for 7-8 minutes or until they are set. Do not over bake.
- Remove from oven and let cool on a rack.
Trish they look like the perfect chocolate cookie! And love that there’s PB cups in them, too! Choc + PB are a win, always!
I love that you are as addicted to baking with Reese’s as I am :-) I could down that whole stack of cookies with some milk for sure! Man what I would give to have those appear in my kitchen!!!!
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Oh man Jocelyn! These cookies go down way too easy – WAY too easy :)
Well, NOW I want cookies. I’m coming over!
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I made cookies today.. wish I made these instead!
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My dad just emailed me and he wants a batch so I think I’ll be making them again soon :)
Goodness gracious these sound amazing…chocolate and peanut butter are my weakness!
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Oh mine too for sure!
WOW! I bet these were amazing! I know my kids would scarf these down in no time too!
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Yeah, they went pretty fast :) Thanks Liz!
These sound like the perfect cookie … I’d be tempted to not share ;)
Thank you Jamie! Thankfully it makes a couple dozen :)
These look like they would melt in your mouth!! Probably the softest looking cookies around. You have me craving pb + chocolate at 7am. :) I’m pinning them. They are perfect!
They are pretty incredible Sally :) Thank you so much for the pin girl!
Oh yeah, these are pretty amazing Trish!!!
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These cookies look delicious! My husband does the same thing. With cookies and brownies. And thankfully, if he is craving either one he usually makes them, which is quite a treat!
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Well that is quite a treat! I need to train my husband better ;) Thanks Kathy!
Oh my Trish, these cookies look so rich, chocolaty and irresistible! I’m going to be grabbing me some of those mini Reese cups ASAP!
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Thank you so much Tanya! These cookies are super incredible :)
Oh wow, these look fantastic! Pinned!
Stopping by from Mop It Up Monday. Have a great week!
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Thanks so much for the pin Julie!
Trish these look aMAZing! Chocolate + PB is just one of my favorites, and your photography just made it possible to stay away!
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These look fantastic, I can’t believe I’ve never baked Reese’s cups into cookies before! :-)
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Those look amazing! I wish there were more chocolate and peanut butter lovers in my house. I am the only one in our three person family. Isn’t that crazy? I’ll figure out an occasion that I can make these, that way I can enjoy them.
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Those look so soft and wonderful!
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It’s such a great recipe Carrian – we just love it!
These look perfect! Pinned!
Trish these look absolutely awesome; great pics! :)
SOOO yummy :)
I love that the cookies themselves are chocolate….that just adds to the fabulousness of these, Trish. Another YUMMY creation, my friend!
Definitely a cookie that requires milk ;)
Thanks for sharing another fabulous recipe!! Can’t wait to make them.
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I’m a cookie-holic and I loooove pb cups, too! Plus gotta love the instant gratification factor of only 7 minutes in the oven ;)
Can’t beat 7 minutes :) Thanks Kayle!
Those look delicious!!
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Mmmmmm! These look incredible! No wonder the kiddos were sneaking off with them! ;) I popped over from House of Hepworths–thanks for sharing!
~Abby =)
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LOL! They are pretty darn good :) Thanks so much for stopping by Abby!
These look so good! Do you think they would still work without adding the peanut butter, so the dough part is only chocolate?
Not for this recipe Mia. The peanut butter is part of the fat for the recipe. You could try replacing the peanut butter with an equal amount of butter and it should work. Good luck!
Oh my word – these sound fantastic! Chocolate, peanut butter AND peanut butter cups – so indulgent! I’d be thrilled if you’d come on over to Pink Recipe Box and link up at Creative Wednesdays: http://pinkrecipebox.com/creative-wednesdays-with-pink-recipe-box-2/
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These look AMAZING!!!!
Thank you so much Claire!
I made these for a friend’s barbecue, and they lasted *MAYBE* five minutes. I’m definitely making them again, and probably a double batch! These are fantastic!
LOL! That sounds very familiar to me :) My family just can’t get enough of these cookies. A double batch sounds like a smart move to me! Have a wonderful weekend!
Oooo! This looks so good!
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