Reese's Pieces peanut butter cookies are exactly what their name says. These soft, chewy, gluten-free cookies are loaded with creamy peanut butter, Reese's Pieces, and chocolate chips.
When it comes to holiday treats, nothing beats cookies. They're so easy to make, and you can make all kinds of variations with just a few tweaks and some mix-ins. I love making Easter cookies with pastel colors or Christmas cookies decorated to look like postcards.
One of my favorite cookie recipes is this peanut butter variation filled with Reese's Pieces and chocolate chips. These cookies are rich and sweet, and they're perfect for everything from weeknight dessert to holiday gatherings.
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- Why You'll Love These Peanut Butter Cookies with Reese's Pieces
- Reese's Pieces Peanut Butter Cookies Video
- Ingredients
- Flavor Variations
- How to Make Peanut Butter Reese's Pieces Cookies
- Hint
- Storage
- What to Serve with Reese's Pieces Cookies
- Tips for the Best Reese Pieces Peanut Butter Cookies
- More Delicious Peanut Butter Recipes
- Frequently Asked Questions
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Why You'll Love These Peanut Butter Cookies with Reese's Pieces
- Limited Ingredients: These cookies use just a few basic baking ingredients.
- Easy: It only takes a little mixing and baking to make these cookies.
- The Perfect Texture: These cookies are wonderfully soft and chewy.
- Tons of Flavor: The peanut butter, Reese's Pieces, and chocolate chips give every bite of these cookies a ton of chocolate and peanut butter flavor.
Reese's Pieces Peanut Butter Cookies Video
Ingredients
- Gluten-Free 1:1 Flour: I prefer Bob's Red Mill 1:1 gluten-free flour. I find it gives baked goods the best texture possible.
- Unsalted Butter - Melted and Cooled: Melted butter gives the cookies the fat they need to bake up soft and chewy.
- Brown and White Sugar: This blend of sugars gives the dough its sweet flavor and helps the cookies caramelize just a bit as they bake.
- Vanilla Extract: I prefer Singing Dog vanilla for its quality, purity, and deep vanilla flavor.
- Natural Creamy Peanut Butter: Creamy peanut butter gives the dough a lovely peanut butter flavor.
- Reese's Pieces and Chocolate Chips: A combination of Reese's Pieces and gluten-free chocolate chips gives every bite a big kick of chocolate and peanut butter flavor.
See the recipe card at the end of the post for a full list of ingredients and their exact amounts.
Flavor Variations
- Chocolate Chips: You can use milk, semi-sweet, or dark chocolate chips for these cookies.
- Reese's Pieces: Try chopping up mini Reese's Cups in place of the Reese's Pieces for a fun twist.
- Peanuts: Add roasted peanuts to the dough for more texture and deeper peanut flavor.
How to Make Peanut Butter Reese's Pieces Cookies
1: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line 2 to 3 baking trays with parchment paper.
2: Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl and whisk well.
3: Beat the melted butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar on medium speed in a large mixing bowl until combined. Then, add the egg, vanilla, and peanut butter and mix with a spatula until combined.
4: Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until combined, being careful not to overmix.
5: Lastly, stir the chocolate chips and Reese's Pieces into the dough.
6: Using a 2-inch cookie scoop, scoop out dough rounds and place them about 2 inches apart on the lined cookie trays.
7: Bake the cookies for 10 to 11 minutes until the edges are slightly browned and the center is still soft.
8: Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 to 10 minutes, then transfer them to a wire cooling rack to cool completely. Enjoy!
Hint
It's important to remove the cookies as soon as the edges are browned. The secret to making these cookies so soft and chewy is letting carryover baking time from the hot cookie sheet finish baking the cookies as they cool.
Storage
Store these cookies at room temperature for up to 5 days in an air-tight container. For longer storage, you can freeze them for up to 3 months in an air-tight, freezer-safe container. Just place the cookies in the container in single layers separated by parchment paper and pop them in the freezer.
Defrost the cookies on the counter before serving, and enjoy!
What to Serve with Reese's Pieces Cookies
Like all cookies, these Reese's Pieces peanut butter cookies are delicious with a glass of milk or a cup of coffee or tea.
They make a tasty dessert after a meal of bacon gnocchi with chicken, air fryer pork chops with your favorite veggies, or chicken bacon mushroom pasta.
You can also serve them alongside other sweet treats as part of a larger dessert spread at parties. Their peanut butter flavor is perfect with desserts like chocolate banana cake, Christmas white chocolate Oreos, or oatmeal cream pies.
Tips for the Best Reese Pieces Peanut Butter Cookies
- Mix your cookie dough until just combined. Although these cookies are gluten-free, overmixing can still make them dense.
- Remove the cookies AS SOON as their edges are browned. Carryover cooking time from the heat of the cookie sheet will finish baking them to soft, chewy perfection.
- Be sure you cool your butter after melting it. You want it to be liquefied for these cookies, not hot.
- If your peanut butter has separated, mix it well to ensure it's nice and creamy before adding it to the cookie dough.
More Delicious Peanut Butter Recipes
- Peanut Butter Frosting
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cupcakes
- Peanut Butter Frozen Yogurt Bars
- Peanut Butter Banana Cake
- Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Frosting
- Rice and Peanut Butter Bars
- Oreo Peanut Butter Pie
- Vanilla Peanut Butter Smoothie
Frequently Asked Questions
Reese's Pieces are gluten-free. They're made with naturally gluten-free ingredients and are listed on Hershey's official gluten-free food list.
Natural peanut butter changes cookies a bit, but not by much. If you thoroughly mix your peanut butter to ensure the right ratio of fat to solids, the texture will be comparable. Some say that processed peanut butter gives cookies a better taste and texture, but others say it doesn't matter.
Some chocolate chips are gluten-free, and some aren't. It's important to look for certified gluten-free chocolate chips.
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📖 Recipe
Reese's Pieces Peanut Butter Cookies
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups gluten free flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter melted and cooled
- ½ cup packed light brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup natural creamy peanut butter
- 1 large egg room temperature
- 1 teaspoon Singing Dog vanilla extract
- ¾ cup chocolate chips
- ¾ cup Reese's Pieces
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line 2 to 3 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Whisk the flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.
- Mix the melted butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar in a large mixing bowl on medium until combined - about 30 seconds.
- Add the egg, vanilla, and peanut butter and mix again with a rubber spatula until combined.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until combined, being careful not to overmix.
- Fold the chocolate chips and Reese's Pieces into the dough until combined.
- Using a 2-inch cookie scoop, scoop out balls of dough and place them about 2 inches apart on the lined cookie sheets.
- Bake the cookies for 10 to 11 minutes until the edges are slightly brown and the centers are still undone.
- Cool the cookies for 5 to 10 minutes on the baking sheet, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Store at room temperature for up to 5 days in an airtight container.
- Freeze for up to 3 months in an airtight, freezer-safe container. The cookies should be in single layers separated by parchment paper.
- Bring the cookies to room temperature before serving.
- Mix the dough until combined and no further. Overmixing it makes the cookies tough.
- The cookies should be removed as soon as the edges are browned. It's okay and to be expected that the centers will still be underdone. The heat from the pan will finish them off.
- Always fold your mix-ins into your dough. Never mix them. This ensures your cookies stay nice and soft.
Amy says
This worked exactly as written, thanks!
Criss says
These Reese’s Pieces peanut butter cookies were so easy to make and absolutely delicious. They’re the perfect combination of soft, chewy, and peanut buttery goodness!
Juyali says
Peanut butter lover’s dream! aka my husband. 😉
Sweet, salty, and finished with Reese’s Pieces — what’s not to love? Yum.
Sonja says
I'm hooked to Reeses for ages now and these cookies essentially extend the addictive flavor to cookie size. Absolutely loved them. Plus even my friend with gluten intolerance could enjoy them.
Oscar says
These cookies are everything I hoped for—rich peanut butter flavor with a delightful crunch from Reese’s Pieces.
Ashley says
Reese's pieces are my favorite candy so I had to make these. Peanut butter on peanut butter: yum!! They'll be so great for our holiday cookie platter.
Audrey says
I made these for a little party I had with some neighbors and their kids. This was great because there were some gluten allergies PLUS I had so much leftover Halloween candy so I chopped up candy bars for the chocolate chips. They were all gone by the end of the night!
Criss says
These cookies turned out amazing! Perfectly chewy with that peanut butter goodness and a nice crunch from the Reese’s Pieces.
Nora says
My family loved this!
Liz says
These cookies are addictive!!! So yummy and they were the perfect way to use up leftover Halloween candy.
Joshua says
One of the best cookies I have ever had ! A must try
NKendrick says
Thank you so much for sharing!
Joshua says
My family loved this! Perfect combination of candy and chocolate and peanut butter
Joshua says
The best cookies i have ever made ! Love the combination of the candy and chocolate