These are the best Reese’s Pieces peanut butter cookies with more than a cup of creamy peanut butter. And adding Reese’s Pieces, peanut butter chips and chocolate chips make these the ultimate peanut butter cookies!
I made these Reese’s Pieces peanut butter cookies and they are amazing! They are soft in the middle and have a delicious peanut butter flavor with a mix in of Reese’s Pieces, peanut butter chips and chocolate chips.
I made this easy peanut butter cookies recipe a few weeks ago. They turned out so good that my family asked if I would make them again this week.
I make these Reese’s peanut butter cookies smaller by only rolling them into 1.5 inch balls. A kitchen item I love using now and that makes the cookies come out round and all the same size is a 1.5 Tablespoon cookie scoop. Until a few years ago, I would use a spoon to measure the dough and then roll it into a ball. When I finally purchased and started using a cookie scoop, I couldn’t believe I hadn’t purchased one sooner. It’s definitely convenient to have, and I use it every time I make cookies now.
Before I get into how to make these Reese’s Pieces peanut butter cookies, here are some questions that people have asked.
What Are Reese’s Pieces?
Reese’s Pieces are a peanut butter candy that are a roundish shape covered in a yellow, orange or brown candy shell.
What Are The Ingredients in Reese’s Pieces?
Here are the some of the main ingredients in Reese’s Pieces:
- Sugar
- Partially defatted peanuts
- Partially hydrogenated vegetable oil
- Corn syrup
- Artificial colors
- Salt
To see all the ingredients, head over to Hershey’s website.
Do Reese’s Pieces Have Chocolate In Them?
Unlike the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup, it turns out that Reese’s Pieces do not actually contain any chocolate.
If you want to make these Reese’s peanut butter cookies, keep reading to get the recipe.
Start by preheating the oven to 350 degrees. Using an electric mixer, cream together the peanut butter, butter, brown sugar, and sugar until combined. Add in the eggs and vanilla extra, and mix until creamy.
In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking soda and salt. Add this to the creamy peanut butter mixture and mix until combined.
Fold in the Reese’s Pieces, peanut butter chips and chocolate chips.
Use a 1.5 tablespoon cookie scoop to form dough balls, and place them on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Press additional Reese’s Pieces onto each cookie dough ball.
Bake for 8-10 minutes at 350 degrees. Remove cookies from oven and allow to remain on baking sheet for 3-4 minutes.
Remove from baking sheet and allow to finish cooling a wire rack.
Print the recipe below to make these homemade peanut butter cookies:
| Reese's Pieces Peanut Butter Cookies | Print |
- 1½ cups creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup Reese's Pieces
- ½ cup peanut butter chips
- ½ cup chocolate chips
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Using an electric mixer, cream together the peanut butter, butter, brown sugar, and sugar until combined. Add in the eggs and vanilla extra, and mix until creamy.
- In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking soda and salt. Add this to the creamy peanut butter mixture and mix until combined.
- Fold in the Reese's Pieces, peanut butter chips and chocolate chips.
- Use a 1.5 tablespoon cookie scoop to form dough balls, and place them on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Press additional Reese's Pieces onto each cookie dough ball.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes at 350 degrees.
- Remove cookies from oven and allow to remain on baking sheet for 3-4 minutes. Remove from baking sheet and allow to finish cooling a wire rack.
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This looks easy and fun to make. I think it’ll be an awesome interactive activity to enjoy with my 5 year old son. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
My kids loved making these with me. And they are delicious. I hope you enjoy making them with your son!