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    Home » Recipes » 7 ingredients or less

    Loaded Chocolate Chip Reese’s Peanut Butter Cookies

    Published: May 22, 2015 · Modified: Aug 6, 2018 by Alyssa · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    These chocolate chip Reese’s peanut butter cookies have it all! Flourless peanut butter cookie dough is loaded with chocolate chips and chopped peanut butter cup pieces. This small-batch recipe makes just 10-12 cookies.

    A stack of five peanut butter cookies with the top two cut in half.

    Sooo do you remember a few weeks ago I shared these healthy peanut butter cookies? I have SO much love for those cookies, I swear. Sneaking one for a mid-morning snack at work makes me feel like I’m being bad and breaking that “no dessert before dinner” rule some people adhere to. Not that I abide by that rule most of the time, but still. A recipe for cookies that are surprisingly healthy for how they taste is a winner in my book.

    Peanut butter cookies on a linen placemat with chocolate chips and mini peanut butter cups.

    These cookies are not those cookies. These cookies include sugar…and chocolate…and peanut butter cups. They’re equally delicious in true dessert fashion, and the best part? This recipe makes a small batch, meaning you can enjoy your indulgence in moderation without trying to hide thirty extra cookies in your house where your sweet tooth won’t find them.

    Peanut butter cookies on a placemat.

    As a household of two (both of us with a respectable sweet tooth), I tend to gravitate toward cookies when I’m craving some dessert. Usually I play around with the recipe and reduce the yield so I’m not up to my eyeballs in cookies afterwards, but if I don’t, half the batch or however many go straight into the freezer once they cool. If they’re not out on the counter in a storage container, they’re a lot less likely to be calling my name, just begging to be eaten. That pssst, pssst Alllyssssaaa definitely gets muffled by the freezer door. 😉

    A chocolate chip peanut butter cookie cut in half on a tablecloth.

    Since we’re hopefully moving in the short term, I’ve been eying up our stocked-to-the-brim freezer and putting a moratorium on freezing anything that isn’t a main dish that can easily be defrosted on a weeknight. The number of different types of cookies and cookie dough in there is a liiiiittle out of hand. SO, no more freezing cookies = small batch it is!

    A stacked cut-in-half cookie showing the chocolate chips and peanut butter cup pieces inside.

    These cookies are heavy on the mix ins, just the way I like ‘em. Each bite is guaranteed to be loaded with chocolate chips and chopped mini Reese’s peanut butter cups. More is more when it comes to chocolate and peanut butter, don’t you think? This rich, flourless peanut butter dough holds all the goodness together and is a definite dessert. Consider these cookies your P.M., after-dinner treat and these healthy ones your A.M. indulgence. A peanut butter cookie for any time of day!

    A stack of five peanut butter cookies with the top two cut in half.

    Loaded Chocolate Chip Reese's Peanut Butter Cookies

    These chocolate chip Reese’s peanut butter cookies have it all! Flourless peanut butter cookie dough is loaded with chocolate chips and chopped peanut butter cup pieces. This small-batch recipe makes just 10-12 cookies.
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    Course: Cookies
    Prep Time: 8 minutes
    Cook Time: 12 minutes
    Total Time: 20 minutes
    Servings: 12 cookies
    Calories: 127kcal
    Author: Alyssa

    Ingredients

    • 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
    • 1/4 cup plus 2 tbsp brown sugar
    • 3/4 tsp vanilla extract
    • 1 egg
    • 10 miniature Reese's peanut butter cups, each chopped into 4 pieces
    • 3 tbsp chocolate chips (I used semi-sweet)
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    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In medium-sized bowl, mix together peanut butter, brown sugar, vanilla extract, and egg. Fold in chopped peanut butter cups and chocolate chips.
    • Using a 1 1/2" cookie scoop or a spoon, place cookies on an ungreased baking sheet, about 1 1/2" apart from one another. Lightly flatten the tops of each cookie, and press a few extra chocolate chips on the tops if you'd like. Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until tops are golden brown and bottoms are beginning to brown. Let cool on baking sheet.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 127kcal | Carbohydrates: 10.8g | Protein: 3.7g | Fat: 8.1g | Saturated Fat: 2.3g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 73mg | Potassium: 91mg | Fiber: 0.7g | Sugar: 9.1g | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1.3mg
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    Nutritional information is provided as an estimate. As it can vary due to many factors (brands used, quantities, etc.), we cannot guarantee its accuracy.

    Recipe adapted from Food Network

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    1. Catherine says

      November 30, 2015 at 5:31 am

      Dear Alyssa, These cookies look splendid! What a delightful treat! xo, Catherine

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      • Alyssa says

        November 30, 2015 at 10:38 pm

        Thank you Catherine! 🙂

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    2. marcie says

      May 26, 2015 at 3:15 pm

      These cookies look so thick and chewy, just the way I like ’em, and flourless cookies are some of my very favorite. I wish I had a dozen!

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      • Alyssa says

        May 29, 2015 at 11:02 pm

        Thanks Marcie!

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    3. Jess @ Flying on Jess Fuel says

      May 26, 2015 at 12:22 pm

      Oh my. YUM!! Chocolate and PB is the BEST combo. I do like healthy cookies… but I LOVE unhealthy ones. 😉 LOL! And I love that this makes a small batch since I pretty much always eat the entire batch in 1 day!

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      • Alyssa says

        May 29, 2015 at 11:00 pm

        Haha! I feel the same way Jess. Both are great to have for whichever cravings strike!

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    4. Natalie @ Tastes Lovely says

      May 22, 2015 at 11:39 am

      Ok, these are amazing Alyssa! I love that they are flourless. And peanut butter cups IN peanut butter cookies? I’m in peanut butter and chocolate heaven!

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      • Alyssa says

        May 22, 2015 at 8:45 pm

        My sweet tooth definitely had its way with these! Haha thanks Natalie!

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