Description
These Best Ever Reese’s Peanut Butter Cookies combine creamy peanut butter with rich chocolate chips or Reese’s Pieces to create a perfectly soft, chewy cookie with a delightful chocolate-peanut butter flavor. Quick to prepare and bake, these cookies are ideal for satisfying sweet cravings any day of the week.
Ingredients
Wet Ingredients
- 1 cup peanut butter
- ½ cup + 2 tablespoons softened butter
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Dry Ingredients
- 1½ cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
Add-ins
- 2 cups mixed chocolate chips or Reese’s Pieces
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C) and line two cookie sheets with parchment paper. This ensures the cookies bake evenly and don’t stick.
- Cream Butter and Sugars: In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to cream together the peanut butter, softened butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until the mixture is smooth and fluffy, which helps create a soft cookie texture.
- Add Wet Ingredients: Beat in the egg, milk, and vanilla extract to the creamed mixture until fully combined, adding moisture and binding the dough.
- Combine Dry Ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add this dry mixture to the wet ingredients, stirring gently until fully incorporated to form the cookie dough.
- Fold in Chocolate: Gently fold in the chocolate chips or Reese’s Pieces, distributing them evenly throughout the dough for that classic sweet and chocolatey flavor.
- Shape Cookies: Scoop tablespoon-sized balls of dough onto the prepared cookie sheets, spacing them about two inches apart to allow for spreading. Optionally, sprinkle extra Reese’s Pieces on top for added texture and visual appeal.
- Bake Cookies: Bake in the preheated oven for 8-10 minutes until the cookie edges turn lightly golden. This ensures the cookies are cooked through but remain soft inside.
- Cool: Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for about five minutes to firm up before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- For extra peanut butter flavor, use natural peanut butter without added sugar or salt.
- You can substitute milk with almond or oat milk for a dairy-free option.
- Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature; they stay fresh for up to 5 days.
- To keep cookies softer, avoid overbaking; remove them when the edges are golden but centers may still look slightly undercooked.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
