Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
These soft Peanut Butter Cup Cookies are so soft and chocolatey and have the perfect peanut butter flavor. They are super easy to make and showcase one of the best flavor combinations, chocolate and peanut butter. They are chewy and soft and have the perfect texture. The mini Reese's cup top them off perfectly.
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!!