Any Reese's fans out there? These ultimate Reese's cookies are about to become one of your favorite things since sliced bread! I've been wanting to create some extreme cookies that give off a similar vibe to Crumbl or any of the other crazy cookie businesses that are becoming so popular now. I decided to do a series of extreme cookies for the month of March this year and wanted to kick it off with a cookie that features my favorite candy and my favorite flavor combination. These cookies are made with chocolate cookie dough filled with Reese's Peanut Butter Chips. They have a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup in the center and Reese's Pieces coating the outside. Once they are baked, they are topped with a final, small Reese's Peanut Butter Cup!
INGREDIENT HIGHLIGHTS:
Below is a summary of some of the key ingredients in these ultimate Reese's cookies!
- Espresso Powder. If you don't have espresso powder as one of your pantry staples, I highly suggest changing that ASAP. I typically use espresso powder in chocolate baked goods to enhance the chocolate flavor but it can also be useful to give your baked goods a coffee flavor. I chose to add the espresso powder to these cookies to enhance the chocolate flavor and ensure that they were rich and delicious! (Note: I have not tried this brand of espresso powder. I bought mine at Williams Sonoma but this is a suggestion if you would like to order on Amazon.)
- Cake Flour. Utilizing cake flour in cookies gives them a more light, fluffy, and delicate texture. I wanted these cookies to be very soft but not as cake-like as my Dark Chocolate Raspberry Cookies so you'll notice that these ones don't have as much cake flour and more all-purpose flour. If you do not want to buy cake flower, there is a common substitution for it that you can try instead. For the ¾ cups of cake flour that this recipe calls for, you would measure out ¾ cups of all-purpose flour. You then remove 1 ½ tablespoons of the flour and replace it with 1 ½ tablespoons of cornstarch or corn flour (preferably corn flour but either works).
TOOLS TO MAKE THIS RECIPE:
Below is a summary of the key tools that you will need to make these ultimate Reese's cookies!
- Stand Mixer. You will need this to mix the cookie dough. Stand mixers are great! I love Kitchenaid stand mixers. I have owned both tilt head mixers and bowl lift mixers from Kitchenaid and I prefer the bowl lift option. It seems more stable to me when mixing thicker doughs.
- Sheet Pan. This will be needed to bake the cookies (Note: I have not tested this linked product. The one that I have is not found online anymore but this is the same brand as the one I have.)
📖 Recipe
Ultimate Reese's Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 c unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 ½ c brown sugar
- ¼ c granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ¾ c all-purpose flour
- ¾ c cake flour
- 1 c cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon espresso powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 c Reese's peanut butter chips
- 16 Reese's peanut butter cups
- 16 Mini Reese's peanut butter cups
- 20 oz Reese's Pieces
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Cream butter and sugars together in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment.
- Add egg and vanilla and beat until combined.
- Add flours, cocoa powder, espresso powder, and baking soda. Mix on low speed until combined.
- Fold in peanut butter chips.
- Dump Reese's Pieces into a separate bowl. Scoop out approximately 3 tablespoon of dough and form into a ball. Flatten dough and place one Reese's Peanut Butter Cup in the center. Form dough around the peanut butter cup until completely covered. Roll the dough into the bowl of Reese's Pieces until completely coated. Place dough on cookie sheet.
- Bake for approximately 15minutes. Allow to cool slightly before topping with Mini Reese's Peanut Butter Cup and transferring to a cooling rack.
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