The Ultimate Peanut Butter Cookies
These ULTIMATE Peanut Butter Cookies are outrageously decadent and delicious! A peanut butter pudding cookie is filled with Reese's Pieces and PB chips, then topped with a peanut butter frosting and PB cups.
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Total Time25 minutes mins
Course: Cookies, Dessert
Cuisine: American, Dessert
Servings: 20
Author: Hayley Parker, The Domestic Rebel
- FOR COOKIES:
- 1/2 cup butter softened to room temperature
- 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 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
- 3/4 cup Reese's Mini Pieces
- 3/4 cup peanut butter chips
- FOR FROSTING:
- 3/4 cup butter softened to room temperature
- 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 cups chopped Reese's Mini Peanut Butter Cups
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 Reese's 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 Reese's PB Cups.