Reeses Pieces Cookies

If you haven’t noticed, our family loves peanut butter. I found Reese’s Pieces baking pieces while at the store and knew I had to try them. The only problem was that the recipe on the bag sounded awful. So after some research, I came up with this recipe. If you love peanut butter, you must try these cookies.

Another bonus – you only use half the bag of Reese’s Mini Pieces – so you can make 2 batches of this delicious cookie!

Reese’s Mini Pieces Cookies

• ½ cup butter, softened (1 stick)
• ½ cup sugar
• ½ cup packed light brown sugar
• ¼ cup vanilla pudding powder*
• ½ cup peanut butter
• 1 egg
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup flour
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup Reese’s Mini baking pieces

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350*.
2. In a large bowl combine butter, sugars, vanilla pudding powder, peanut butter, egg, and vanilla in a large bowl.
3. In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt. Add this mixture to the wet mixture. (I don’t like to wash another bowl so I just do this all in the same bowl. I mix the wet stuff and then add the dry stuff.)
4. Add 1 cup of the Reese’s Mini baking pieces and mix until it is combined.
5. Drop rounded teaspoons onto a cookie sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes. Let them sit on the cookie sheet for about 2 minutes to become firm.

Makes about 36 cookies.

I like to put the baked cookies on a paper towel to cool. A lot of the grease comes out on the paper towels. It feels like it makes them a little healthier 🙂

*Note about the vanilla pudding powder – I love to add pudding powder to all my cakes and cookies. I think it makes them more moist. So I buy the large boxes and measure out what I need. You can make this recipe without the pudding mix.

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