Huge Reese’s Peanut Butter Cookies

I can’t believe Turkey day has come and gone, and now it’s already December 12^th? Where has the time gone? It’s just crazy-nonetheless,  I want to talk about my Thanksgiving cookies that I made and brought to my parents house in Virginia for Thanksgiving which featured me and my hubby’s favorite candy, Reese’s Peanut butter cups!

These were super simple using my handy dandy kitchen aid mixer, the hardest part was keeping my hubby from eating the Reese’s candies that were all unwrapped! I made a variation of sizes with these and were super fun to share and eat with our family. Couple these bad boys with some Paula Deen Ooey Gooey Butter Cookies and everyone will be smacking their sugary lips applauding your baking skills!

Over the Top Reese’s Peanut Butter Cookies

·         3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened

·         1 cup sugar

·         1 cup brown sugar

·         1 cup peanut butter (I used JIF creamy)

·         2 large eggs

·         2 tsp vanilla

·         1 tsp baking soda

·         1/2 tsp salt

·         2  1/2 cups flour

·         1  1/2 cup milk chocolate chips

·         32 mini Reese’s peanut butter cups, each cut into 4 pieces

1. Mix the ingredients down to the vanilla.  Add soda, salt, and flour.  Fold in chocolate chips.
2. Using an ice cream scoop, scoop dough (these are big cookies).  Place 6 scoops of dough on ungreased cookie sheet.  Use your hand and slightly flatten each scoop of dough.  Cook for 12 minutes at 350.**
3. Remove cookies from oven and lightly press 8 cut up pieces of the Reese’s peanut butter cups over the top of each cookie. Cool on baking sheet 2 minutes before placing on cooling rack.  Makes 18 big cookies.

4.       Variation: you can also use mini or regular M&M pieces or any other chocolate favorite candy of yours in place of the Reese’s pieces.

**if you don’t want big cookies, just use a melon baller and make smaller cookies and then you will have more to nibble on and share. Up to you!