Reese’s Peanut Butter Chocolate Cookie Sandwiches

• Refrigerated

  • 1 Egg

• Condiments

  • 1/3 cup Peanut butter, smooth

• Baking & Spices

  • 2 cups All-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp Baking soda
  • 1/4 cup Brown sugar
  • 1 3.4 oz package Chocolate pudding mix, dry instant
  • 2 tbsp Cocoa powder
  • 2 tsp Cornstarch
  • 1 Peanut butter cream cheese icing
  • 2 1/2 cups Powdered sugar
  • 3/4 cup Sugar
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract

• Snacks

  • 1 Reeses chocolate cookies

• Dairy

  • 3/4 cup Butter, salted
  • 1/4 cup Butter
  • 4 oz Cream cheese
  • 2 tsp Milk
  • 1 tbsp Water or milk

• Other

  • 1/2 cup Mini reeses, chopped

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Ingredients

• Reeses Chocolate Cookies
• 3/4 cup salted butter, room temperature
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 tsp cornstarch
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 3.4 oz package dry instant chocolate pudding mix
• 2 tbsp cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup mini Reeses, chopped
• 2-3 tsp milk
• Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Icing
• 4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
• 1/4 cup butter, room temperature
• 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/3 cup smooth peanut butter
• 1-2 tbsp water or milk, if needed

Directions

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. Cream butter and sugars together until light and fluffy, about 3-4 minutes.
• 3. Mix in egg and vanilla extract.
• 4. With the mixer on low speed, add flour, cornstarch, baking soda, dry pudding mix and cocoa powder.
• 5. Stir in chopped Reeses. Add milk, if needed, to help dough come together. Dough will be thick.
• 6. Make balls of about 1 tbsp and then flatten a bit into thick discs and place on cookie sheet. They will spread a little while they bake.
• 7. Bake for about 7-8 minutes.
• 8. Remove from oven and allow to cool for 2-3 minutes on cookie sheet, then transfer to cooling rack to cool completely.
• 9. While cookies cool, make icing. Beat the cream cheese and butter until smooth.
• 10. Slowly add 1 1/2 cups of powdered sugar. Mix until combined.
• 11. Mix in the peanut butter.
• 12. Add the rest of the powdered sugar and mix until smooth. Add water or milk until its a smooth consistency.
• 13. Once cookies are cool, make cookie sandwiches.