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These Peanut Butter Candy Cookies are the best cookies for any peanut butter lovers because they have the best peanut butter flavor – they have no flour! They’re 5 ingredient peanut butter cookies FULL of candy!
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
These are like my 3 ingredient peanut butter cookies with just a few extra ingredients, namely peanut butter cups and candy! They’re perfect for after Halloween when you have all that trick-or-treating candy left over. They’re giant and super peanut buttery – you will absolutely love these!
Ingredients Needed
- Peanut Butter: Use only no stir (not natural) shelf stable peanut butter.
- Sugar: You need granulated sugar and light brown sugar for this recipe, although you can substitute all of one or the other.
- M&Ms: Use your favorite kind or use Reese’s pieces candies instead.
- Egg: One large egg
- Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups: For right in the middle – I used miniatures.
How to make Peanut Butter Cookies
- Stir together peanut butter, both sugars, and egg in a large bowl.
- Use a large cookie scoop to make your cookies (I used about 3-4 tablespoons of dough). Rolls a peanut butter cup in the center.
- Place cookie dough balls on uncreased cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or silicone mats and top with some M&Ms.
- Bake for 10-15 minutes, or until they are just no longer glossy. Cool completely before removing from cookie sheet.
Expert Tips
- If you want, you could add chocolate chips or reese’s pieces to these cookies.
- Make sure they cool completely before moving from the cookie sheets.
- I stir by hand but you can also use a stand mixer or electric mixer.
Storage
Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature. You can also freeze them in a single layer in large gallon size bags.
Candy Overload Peanut Butter Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup (268g) peanut butter (use a no-stir shelf stable brand like Skippy)
- ¾ cup (150g) packed brown sugar
- ¼ cup (50g) granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 10 Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Miniatures , unwrapped
- 1 cup M&Ms (any flavor)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment papers or silicone baking mats.
- Stir together peanut butter, both sugars, and egg.
- Scoop cookie dough in desired size (I used a large ice cream scoop that's about ¼ cup). Place a peanut butter cup in the center and roll to cover completely. The dough is pretty wet, so spray your hands with cooking spray so it doesn't stick.
- Place on prepared cookie sheet (3-inches apart) and top with 4-6 peanut butter M&Ms.
- Bake for 10-15 minutes, or until they are just no longer glossy. Cool completely before removing from cookie sheet.
Super easy to make and delicious!