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REESE’S PIECES Peanut Butter Temptations

This dessert takes “peanut butter lover” to a whole new level. A peanut butter cookie baked in a muffin pan gets a sweet peanut butter center — with a delightful crunch thanks to crushed REESE’S PIECES Candy. It’s part cookie, part buckeye and all REESE’S.

Can’t get enough REESE’S PIECES? Try our REESE'S PIECES Cup Cookies or the Crunchy REESE'S PIECES Bars.

Ingredients & Directions

Yields:
40 cookies
Prep:
30 Min.
Bake:
12 Min.
Total:

BAKE MODE:

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Ingredients

  • For peanut butter center
  • 3/4 cup
    butter
  • 3 1/2 cups
    powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup
  • For cookie
  • 1/2 cup
    butter or margarine, softened
  • 1/2 cup
    granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup
    light brown sugar, packed
  • 1
    egg
  • 1/2 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups
    all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • REESE'S PIECES Candy, for decorating
READY TO MAKE THIS?
You'll Need 
Mixing bowls
Measuring cups
Measuring spoons
Oven
Stand or handheld mixer
Muffin pan
Wooden spoon or rubber spatula
Refrigerator
Paper bake cups (optional)

Directions

butter and peanut butter in mixing bowl
powdered sugar added to mixture
cracking egg into mixing bowl with other ingredients
whisking dry ingredients
dough balls placed in muffin tin
chilled peanut butter ball placed on top of cookies
cookies topped with reeses pieces candies

Additional questions?