Reese’s Pieces Chocolate Cookies: A Must-Try Combo!
Get the best recipe for Reese’s Pieces chocolate cookies you’ve ever had! You’ll love the combination of chocolate-y, soft, and chewy.
Not a lot of people in my personal life know this (and probably don’t care anyway), but for me – this is the year of the cookie.
It’s the year of more baking for me in general, but I want to specifically do a lot more cookies. I want to give some for gifting, and participate in some Christmas cookie exchanges!
I’ve been living in my neighborhood for six years and have yet to give my neighbors even any edible gifts. That’s pathetic for a craft and recipe blogger. I need to disperse my creative magic around the ‘hood in the form of baked goods.
I’m going to try some unique cookie recipes, but I’m also going to do some basic ones too. Basic in terms of ingredients, not basic in terms of taste, of course.
I think that these Reese’s Pieces chocolate cookies fit that description well! They’re very simple to make, but not simple tasting. They are soft, moist, decadent, and delicious!
Basically you’re looking at a double chocolate chip cookie with Reese’s Pieces in it. The Reese’s Pieces add that peanut butter flavor that just goes so well with the base.
I highly recommend putting these Reese’s Pieces chocolate cookies in the microwave for a few seconds before consuming. The slightly melted Reese’s combined with the cookie . . . Jesus take the wheel.
Here’s what you’re going to need for these Reese’s Pieces chocolate cookies.
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 1/2 cup Reese’s Pieces candies, divided
Keep these cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week. They’ll last a few weeks in the refrigerator.
You can also freeze them in an airtight container for up to six months. When you bring them out of the freezer, let them rise to room temperature naturally as opposed to microwaving.
These would be awesome at a bake sale! Get the printable recipe for these tasty cookies below:
Reese’s Pieces Chocolate Cookies
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 2 egg(s) room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 1/2 cup Reese’s Pieces candies divided
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare two large rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the cocoa, flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, beat the butter and shortening until well blended.
- Add the sugar and brown sugar to the butter mixture and beat until fluffy, about 6 minutes, scraping down the sides as needed. Then, mix in the eggs and vanilla extract.
- To the wet ingredients, add the flour mixture and mix just until combined.
- Fold in the chocolate chips and most of the Reese’s Pieces candies, reserving some of the candies for pressing into the top of each cookie.
- Using a small cookie scoop or two spoons, drop balls of cookie dough onto the prepared cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. Press remaining candies into the tops of the cookies.
- Bake for 8 to 9 minutes. Cool for 5 to 7 minutes on the baking sheet before transferring to wire racks.
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