WELCOME BACK to my 12 days of Christmas Cookies Series. I’m SO excited!! The past two years I’ve done this series where I create 12 different Christmas Cookie recipes for you to make for the holidays and I’m super thankful to be doing it for a third year.
These cookie recipes are so fun to make for Christmas and super easy to make as well. They are the perfect recipes to make for a holiday family get together, an office Christmas party, cookies for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, a cozy night in, a cookie swap or cookie boxes or just baking Christmas cookies with your best friend, boyfriend or girlfriend or family!! SO many possibilities to enjoy!!
Baking cookies around Christmas is one of my favorite things ever. It’s so nostalgic and some of my earliest memories in the kitchen are baking gingerbread and sugar cookies for Christmas with my family. I always loved it. I also loved making Christmas treats like buckeyes and puppy chow around Christmas as well. Maybe I’ll make some cookies inspired by some of those classic Christmas treats this year.
If anyone has any unique Christmas cookie recipe ideas I would absolutely LOVE to hear them and consider including it in my series. You can reach out to me on either my Instagram or TikTok @whiskfullyblessed and let me know!!
Since this is my third year doing this series I would love to share with you some of my recipes from previous years. Down below I will share a list of some of my favorite cookie recipes!!
- White Chocolate Coconut Macadamia Nut Cookies
- Soft Maple Gingerbread Cookies
- Hot Cocoa Cookies
- Peanut Butter Chocolate Marbled Cookies
- Double Chocolate Peppermint Blossoms
- Cinnamon Roll Cookies
- Sprite Cranberry Cookies
These Peanut Butter Cup Cookies are super soft, chewy and have the perfect amount of peanut butter flavor. The chocolate chips and Reese’s cups make them the best and you can even top them off with a pinch of flaky sea salt if you’d like. This helps balance out the sweetness and adds flavor.
To make my cookies all the same size and super round, I like to use a round cookie cutter, glass cup or mason jar lid to scoot around the edges of the cookies. It works best when they are fresh out of the oven and still pretty warm.
I love creating a list of all the ingredients you will need to make my recipe on the post before the recipe. That way you can clearly see everything you’ll need and what you may need to go grab at the store to make them.
What You’ll Need:
- butter
- peanut butter
- brown sugar
- sugar
- eggs
- vanilla extract
- cornstarch
- baking soda
- baking powder
- salt
- flour (all purpose)
- chocolate chips
- Reese’s cups
- Mini Reese’s cups
- flaky sea salt
All the ingredients are very simple and easy to find at your local grocery store OR already in your kitchen ready to go. They are simple ingredients but together make such a delicious fun recipe and I’m so excited for you to try them out.
Let’s Get Started!!
Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter unsalted, 1 stick
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 2 1/2 cup flour all purpose
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1 cup Reese's cups chopped
- 1 cup Mini Reese's cups
- flaky sea salt optional
Instructions
- Pre-heat your oven to 350℉ and line your baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl add your peanut butter and softened butter and cream together.
- Add your brown sugar, sugar and cream together until light and fluffy.
- Add your eggs and vanilla and mix again.
- Once, everything is well combined, add your dry ingredients. Flour, baking soda, cornstarch and salt. Stir until just combined.
- Add your chocolate chips, and crushed Reese’s cups.
- Scoop your cookie dough with a 1-2 inch cookie scoop and then top your cookies with more chocolate chips and chopped Reese’s cups and place on your baking sheets lined with parchment paper, a few inches apart.
- Bake in your oven at 350 for 8-10 minutes until they start to set and brown.
- Remove from oven and using a round cookie cutter, scoot the edges of your cookies to make them perfectly round. (optional)
- Top each cookie with a Mini Reese’s Cup and a sprinkle of flaky sea salt.
- Let cool, Share & Enjoy!!
Did you enjoy this recipe? If so, I would So APPRECIATE if you write a review so others can try it out too! Don’t forget to smile because you are loved! <3
I hope that you enjoy this recipe with your loved ones and that it brings people together. This recipe was meant to be enjoyed!!
If you make it, I would love to see! Please tag me on my socials and on my instagram @whiskfullyblessed. I can’t wait to see how you like it and I’m so excited to reshare your cute photos!!
Merry Christmas & Jesus LOVES you!!
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