Reese’s Peanut Butter Cookies

Soft, thick, bakery-style peanut butter cookies loaded with chocolate chips and colorful Reese’s Pieces. These cookies have a secret ingredient that makes them extra rich and incredibly soft: cream cheese. The peanut butter flavor is perfectly balanced, the centers stay tender for days, and the candy-coated peanut butter pieces make them impossible to resist.

If you’re looking for the ultimate peanut butter cookie, this is it.

Ingredients

• 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, softened

• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened

• ¼ cup creamy peanut butter

• 1 cup packed brown sugar

• ½ cup granulated sugar

• 2 large eggs

• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

• 2 cups all-purpose flour

• 1 teaspoon baking soda

• 1 teaspoon coarse kosher salt

• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

• 1 cup Reese’s Pieces, plus extra for topping

Instructions

Step 1: Prepare the Oven

Preheat your oven to 375°F.

Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.

Step 2: Make the Dough

In a large mixing bowl, beat together:

• Butter

• Cream cheese

• Peanut butter

Mix until smooth and creamy.

Add the brown sugar and granulated sugar and beat until light and fluffy.

Mix in the eggs and vanilla until fully incorporated.

Step 3: Add the Dry Ingredients

Add:

• Flour

• Baking soda

• Salt

Mix just until combined. Be careful not to overmix.

Step 4: Fold in the Good Stuff

Stir in:

• Chocolate chips

• Reese’s Pieces

The dough will be thick and packed with candy and chocolate.

Step 5: Scoop and Top

Drop the dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheets.

For bakery-style cookies, press a few extra chocolate chips and Reese’s Pieces onto the tops of each dough ball before baking.

Step 6: Bake

Bake for 9 minutes.

The cookies may look slightly underdone in the centers—that’s exactly what you want.

Leave the cookies on the baking sheet for 9 additional minutes to finish setting up before transferring them to a cooling rack or serving plate.

Tips for Perfect Cookies

• Use room-temperature butter and cream cheese for the smoothest dough.

• Don’t overbake. The cookies will continue cooking on the hot pan after they come out of the oven.

• Add extra Reese’s Pieces on top before baking for that bakery-style look.

• Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days.