Description
Delightful cookies combining rich chocolate and creamy peanut butter, featuring Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups in the center.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 24–30 pieces Miniature Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, unwrapped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Prepare two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Cream together the softened butter, peanut butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the egg and vanilla extract; mix until smooth.
- Mix in the flour, baking soda, and salt on low speed until just combined.
- Form small balls of dough (1-inch) and place them 2 inches apart on the baking sheets.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes until edges are slightly golden and centers are soft.
- Add a Mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup to the center of each cookie after baking.
- Cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
Notes
Serve warm or at room temperature, ideal with milk or as a cookie sundae with ice cream.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 15mg