Over the Top Reese's Peanut Butter Cookies

4.72 from 25 votes

Over the Top Reese's Peanut Butter Cookies

These Over the Top Reese’s Peanut Butter Cookies are rich, chewy, and packed with peanut butter and chocolate flavor, topped with crushed candy for extra indulgence. The dough comes together quickly, and the cookies bake to perfection with a melty, gooey finish, making them a decadent treat best enjoyed warm. Whether topped with Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, M&M baking pieces, or Mini Reese’s Pieces, these cookies are a crowd-pleaser that brings back the nostalgic magic of a beloved Utah cookie shop!

Course Cookies

Cuisine American

Keyword dessert, gifts from the kitchen, large cookies, Reese's

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 15

Total Time 30

Servings servings

Calories 453kcal

Author Laura

Equipment

Ingredients

¾ cup butter softened
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup peanut butter
2 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
2 ½ cups flour
1 ½ cup milk chocolate chips
32 mini Reese's peanut butter cups each cut into 4 pieces

Instructions

Mix the ingredients down to the vanilla. Add soda, salt, and flour. Fold in chocolate chips.
Using and ice cream scoop, scoop dough (these are big cookies). Place 6 scoops of dough on ungreased cookie sheet. Use your hand and slightly flatten each scoop of dough. Cook for 12 minutes at 350.
Remove cookies from oven and lightly press 8 cut up pieces of the Reese's peanut butter cups over the top of each cookie. Return to oven for 2 more minutes. Cool on baking sheet 2 minutes before placing on cooling rack. Repeat this process until all of the cookies are baked.
I think these cookies are best eaten warm. However, the still taste great the next day. Are best if eaten no later than the day after baking. Makes 18 cookies.

Notes

Variation: use mini or regular M&M pieces in place of the Reese's pieces. If doing this only cook cookies for 10 minutes. Top with the candies and cook for 4 more minutes.

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