Peanut Butter Cookies Stuffed with Reese’s

There is only one thing better than a thick, rich , delicious peanut butter cookie with chocolate chips! Do you know what it is? It is that same cookie stuffed with a Reese’s peanut butter cup in the center before you bake it. Am I speaking your language now? Like wow!!!! This cookie will not disappoint and will be a real crowd  pleaser amongst your friends and family for sure! We just returned from Hershey Park where I could not get enough hershey bars or peanut butter cups! I even bought peanut butter cup pajamas which I may never part with! LOL

You’ll Need:

Cookie Sheets

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups

Peanut Butter Cookies Stuffed with Reese's

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Ingredients

  

• 2 ¼ cups flour
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 9 Tablespoons salted butter softened
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg plus 1 egg yolk
• 1 ¼ cups creamy peanut butter
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 ½ cups chocolate chips plus extra for tops (I used a combo of semi sweet, milk chooclate and mini chips)
• Mini Reese's peanut butter cups

Instructions

 

• Beat butter and brown sugar.
• Add egg and yolk.
• Beat in the peanut butter and vanilla extract.
• Add the dry ingredients.
• Add chocolate chips.
• Preheat oven to 350ºF and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Scoop dough into 2 oz portions.
• Break each dough ball in half, lay a reese's in middle and top with other, enclosing the pb cup.
• Flatten the best you can bc they won't spread.
• Top with a few extra chocolate chips.
• Bake 9-10 mins.
• Cool.

Adapted from Bright Eyed Baker