Description
Irresistible homemade sweet peanut butter cup cookies blend classic American dessert flavors with rich chocolate and creamy peanut butter. Cookie lovers will savor these delectable treats that promise pure indulgence in every delightful bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup Reese’s peanut butter cups, roughly chopped (about 10 Reese’s)
- ⅔ cup Reese’s peanut butter chips
- ½ cup smooth peanut butter
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 1 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg, at room temperature
- 1 ½ tsps vegetable or canola oil
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 tbsp corn starch
- ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat Station: Configure oven to 350°F and layer a baking sheet with parchment paper for optimal baking conditions.
- Creamy Foundation: Whip butter, peanut butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar into a silky, homogeneous mixture using an electric mixer until completely blended.
- Liquid Integration: Fold egg and vanilla extract into the creamy base, stirring until the mixture achieves a glossy, consistent texture.
- Dry Ingredient Preparation: Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, corn starch, and salt together, eliminating potential clumping and ensuring smooth incorporation.
- Dough Formation: Gently fold dry ingredients into the wet mixture, mixing until just combined to preserve a tender cookie consistency, then carefully fold in chopped Reese’s peanut butter cups.
- Cookie Shaping: Craft nine uniform dough balls, rolling between palms and gently flattening to one-inch thickness, then briefly chill in the freezer for 15 minutes to stabilize structure.
- Baking Process: Transfer cookies to preheated oven and bake for 12-13 minutes, monitoring for golden-brown edges as an indicator of perfect doneness.
- Topping Creation: Simultaneously melt peanut butter chips with oil in short microwave bursts, stirring between intervals to achieve a smooth, pourable consistency.
- Final Embellishment: Immediately after removing from oven, drizzle and spread melted peanut butter chip mixture across cookies, then sprinkle with additional chopped Reese’s peanut butter cups for enhanced flavor and visual appeal.
- Cooling and Setting: Allow cookies to cool completely on the baking sheet, permitting the topping to solidify and flavors to fully develop before serving.
Notes
- Chill Dough Strategically: Freezing cookie dough for 15 minutes helps prevent spreading and maintains compact, thick cookie shape during baking.
- Prevent Overmixing: Gently fold dry ingredients into wet mixture just until combined to ensure tender, soft cookie texture without developing tough gluten.
- Monitor Baking Carefully: Watch for golden-brown edges as the critical indicator of perfectly baked cookies, avoiding over-browning which can create dry, hard results.
- Topping Temperature Matters: Melt peanut butter chips in short microwave intervals, stirring between each to achieve smooth drizzle without burning or separating.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12-13 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 25
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 90 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg