I baked cookies today with the help of a little munchkin. These are cookies that are familiar; I’ve made them a couple of times now. I didn’t tell you about them right away because I kept thinking I’d find something wrong – like they’d bake up poorly in the humidity, or they’d be crispy one time instead of nice and soft and chewy.
But do you know what? They are Perfect with a capital P. You can not mess up these gems. I love them with a whole-heart kind of love. So, I figured I couldn’t hold out on you any longer. This is a must-have recipe for your collection. They are real beauties with big flavor, a soft but chewy texture, and they are so simple to make at a moments’ notice.
You know what they say, right? Do not put off to tomorrow what you can do today. I feel that is true, and most certainly about cookies. With that in mind, read this recipe and make your plans to bake these. soon. very soon.
Over the Top Reese’s Peanut Butter Cookies
3/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup peanut butter
2 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups milk chocolate chips
32 mini Reese’s peanut butter cups, each cut into 4 pieces
1. Mix the ingredients down to the vanilla. Add soda, salt & flour. Fold in chocolate chips.
2. Using an ice cream scoop, scoop dough (these are big cookies!). Place 6 scoops of dough on ungreased cookie sheets. use your hand & slightly flatten each scoop of dough. Bake for 12 minutes at 350.
3. Remove cookies from oven & lightly press 8 cut up pieces of the Reese’s peanut butter cups over the top of each cookie. Return to the oven for 2 more minutes. Cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes before placing on cooling rack.
Makes about 30 cookies – if you do a very generous heaping tablespoon but, fewer cookies if you really want them to be huge and use the ice-cream scoop portions.
Note: I used a full package of Ghiradelli dark chocolate morsels today plus a half a package of semi-sweet morsels. I’ve made them before with the Reese’s pb cups and it is really decadent. In place of the Reese’s pb cups, you could also use mini or regular M & M’s. – If you’re just doing chips and morsels, and not special candy the third step isn’t really necessary – you can mix in the chocolate and bake for about 13-14 minutes.
(My sister gave me this recipe, and I do not know where she found it – So, I cannot give credit where credit is due. Just to clarify, this is not “my” recipe. As soon as I know the origin, I will be sure to note it here.)
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