Reeses Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

This is the only Reeses peanut butter cup cookies recipe you’ll ever need! A golden puffed peanut butter cookie cup topped with mini Reese’s skyrockets this recipe to the very top of the cookie tier list.

Why this recipe works

These Reeses peanut butter cup cookies are insane, in the best way possible. Soft and chewy peanut butter cookies stuffed with slightly melted Reese’s peanut butter cups truly make the best cookies ever.

These cookies are similar to the ever-popular peanut butter blossoms but are heavier on the chocolate and PB flavor thanks to the type of candy they’re topped with. They’re also thicker, more like cookie cups, and are baked in a mini muffin pan until they’re golden brown and puffed. All in all they’re a dreamy cookie, especially if you are a chocolate and peanut butter lover. I always keep a batch of these bad boys tucked in my freezer so I can bake some fresh whenever I’m craving one! There’s a reason I’ve been making them for the past 11 years.

Ingredients you will need

Get all measurements, ingredients, and instructions in the printable version at the end of this post.

Ingredient Info and Substitution Suggestions

REESES – You’ll need the miniature Reese’s milk chocolate peanut butter cups for this recipe. One 10.5-ounce family-sized bag should be enough for this recipe. They’d also be great with the white chocolate or dark chocolate mini peanut butter cups!

COOKIE – The peanut butter cookies themselves are chewy and soft. Your teeth will sink right into them. Depending on how much dough you put into each mini muffin well will determine how many cookies you get from this recipe. I would suggest sticking to 1-inch dough balls so they aren’t overflowing once baked.

How to Make Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

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1. Preheat the oven to 325F and grease a mini-muffin pan.
2. In a large mixing bowl beat together the butter, peanut butter, granulated white sugar, and brown sugar. Beat in the egg and vanilla.
3. In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture.
4. Use a cookie scoop to measure out 1-inch dough balls. Roll gently in your hands and add 1 ball to each muffin cup.
5. Bake in preheated oven for 11 minutes. Remove from oven and gently push a mini peanut butter cup into each cookie cup. Bake for another 4 minutes, or until light golden brown and the surface of the candies are beginning to melt.
6. Remove from oven and allow to cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Remove from muffin wells using a spoon and let cool on wire racks.

Frequently Asked Questions & Expert Tips

In theory, yes, you can use a regular-sized muffin pan to make these cookies. However, you’ll need a lot more dough per each muffin well in order to fill it properly which also means you’ll end up with extra large jumbo cookies and a tiny ratio of candy to dough (plus, you’ll need to bake them for longer). It’s best to use a mini muffin pan here.

Yes, absolutely! Prepare and roll the dough into 1-inch dough balls then flash freeze them on a baking sheet until solid. Once solid and mostly frozen, transfer the dough balls to a large ziptop bag and freeze for up to 3 months. Allow the dough balls to rest at room temperature as you preheat the oven then bake as directed.

Store your peanut butter cup cookies in an air-tight container kept at room temperature for 4-5 days.

Yes! In fact, we’ve topped our peanut butter cup cookies with a bunch of different chocolate candies over the years. I have tried them with Rollo’s, Hershey’s Drops, mini Milky Ways, and mini Snickers and they all flew off the plate in less than an hour. Feel free to experiment with your favorite mini candy bars here!

Serving Suggestions

Serve your Reeses peanut butter cup cookies with a tall glass of cold milk. Enjoy them slightly warmed from the oven or at room temperature. These are excellent for holiday cookie swaps and parties but are just as delicious year-round. Enjoy!

More Chocolate Peanut Butter Recipes

• Reeses Pie
• Peanut Butter Brownies
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls
• Buckeye Brownie Cookies
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

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This post originally appeared here on December 7, 2013 and has since been updated with new photos and expert tips.