The Ultimate Peanut Butter Cookies

• Refrigerated

  • 1 Egg + 1 egg yolk

• Condiments

  • 1/2 cup Peanut butter, creamy
  • 3/4 cup Peanut butter chips
  • 2 cups Reese's mini peanut butter cups

• Baking & Spices

  • 2 cups All-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp Baking soda
  • 3/4 cup Brown sugar
  • 2 cups Powdered sugar
  • 1/4 cup Sugar
  • 2 tsp Vanilla
  • 1 (3.4 oz pkg Vanilla pudding mix, instant

• Dairy

  • 1 1/4 cup Butter

• Other

  • ¾ cup Reese's Mini Pieces

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Description

Ingredients

• FOR COOKIES:
• ½ cup butter, softened to room temperature
• ¼ cup creamy peanut butter
• ¾ cup brown sugar
• ¼ cup sugar
• 1 egg + 1 egg yolk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 (3.4 oz) pkg INSTANT vanilla pudding mix (just the dry mix)
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ¾ cup Reeses Mini Pieces
• ¾ cup peanut butter chips
• FOR FROSTING:
• ¾ cup butter, softened to room temperature
• ¼ cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 cups chopped Reeses Mini Peanut Butter Cups

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with silicone liners or parchment paper and set aside.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the butter, peanut butter, brown sugar & sugar with the paddle attachment until creamy, about 1 minute. Add in the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla and beat to combine. Lastly, add in the baking soda, dry pudding mix and flour and beat until a soft dough has formed. Fold in the Reeses Mini Pieces and peanut butter chips.
• Drop the dough into heaping Tablespoonfuls onto the baking sheets, about 1-2 apart. Bake for approx. 8-10 minutes, rotating the pans halfway through baking time to ensure even cooking. Once the cookies come out, gently press down on them slightly with the bottom of a drinking glass. Cool on the racks completely.
• To make the frosting: in the bowl of a stand mixer, beat together the butter, peanut butter and vanilla until smooth, about 1 minute. Add in the powdered sugar one cup at a time, until frosting is spreadable and smooth.
• Spread a heaping Tablespoonful or so (more or less to suit your tastes) of the frosting onto the cooled cookies. Top with a heaping Tablespoonful of chopped Reeses PB Cups.