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REESE'S Slam Dunk Peanut Butter Cookies

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Author Laura

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 divided
  • ⅓ cup chopped peanuts
  • 32 mini Reese’s peanut butter cups each cut into 4 pieces **

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  • In a bowl, mix the butter, sugar, brown sugar, peanut butter, eggs, and vanilla.
  • Mix in the baking soda, salt, and flour.
  • Fold in 1 1/4 cup of the chocolate chips along with the chopped peanuts.
  • 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 degrees.
  • 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.
  • Melt remaining 1/4 cup of chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave for 20-40 seconds until smooth. Drizzle over cookies and allow chocolate to set. Makes 18 cookies.

Notes

** Reese’s Pieces can be used in place of the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. Place 10-12 Reese’s Pieces on each cookie just as you would the peanut butter cups.