Pretzel Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

Sharing delicious peanut butter cup cookies today! This Pretzel Peanut Butter Cup Cookies recipe is perfect for parties of all occasions and will cure any sweet tooth craving!

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

Peanut Butter Cups are one of my guilty pleasures and they’re so delicious inside cookies! The mini pretzel gives the perfect crunch to these cookies. You’ll love them for so many occasions.

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What You’ll Need

• salted butter, softened
• packed dark brown sugar
• granulated sugar
• arge egg
• pure vanilla extract
• all-purpose flour
• instant vanilla pudding mix
• kosher salt
• baking soda
• mini chocolate chips
• Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, chopped

How To Make Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Place softened butter in large mixing bowl with sugars, mix for a good minute, until well combined. Stir in egg and vanilla, stirring until well combined. Add flour, pudding mix, salt, and baking soda. Slowly stir until dough forms. Add mini chocolate chips and peanut butter cups, gently stir until combined. Use a cookie scoop, to scoop dough onto baking sheet, about 1 inch apart. Press a mini pretzel onto tops of cookie dough. Bake for 12 minutes or until baked through. Remove and let cool before transferring. 

Peanut Butter Cup cookie dough heaven right here.

Gently stir the dough until all is combined. If you don’t have peanut butter cups, try other chocolate bars. Hershey’s Bars work great along with Snickers Bars, Nestle Crunch Bars. You’ve got lots of options to play with.

These cookies could not be more fun and absolutely delicious. Can’t wait for you to try them.

The mini pretzel presses perfectly into the center of each piece of cookie dough.

How To Serve

Serve cookies room temperature at any occasion where dessert is needed. Great for bake sales, holidays and parties!

How To Store Reese’s Cookies

Store any leftover cookies in a large ziplock bag or airtight container for up to 3 days at room temperature. Note- Pretzel will get soft after storing.

Pretzel Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

These Pretzel Peanut Butter Cup Cookies are a hit everytime they're made. Perfect for parties and sweet tooth cravings!

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 12 mins

Total Time 22 mins

Servings: 24

Calories: 110kcal

Author: Jenny

Cost: $10

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Equipment

• Oven
• Bowl
• baking sheet
• parchment paper
• cookie scoop
• measuring cups
• measuring spoons

Ingredients

• 1 stick salted butter softened
• 3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup instant vanilla pudding mix
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
• 8 full size Reese's Peanut Butter Cups chopped
• 24 mini pretzels

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Place softened butter in large mixing bowl with sugars, mix for a good minute, until well combined. Stir in egg and vanilla, stirring until well combined. Add flour, pudding mix, salt, and baking soda. Slowly stir until dough forms. Add mini chocolate chips and peanut butter cups, gently stir until combined. Use a cookie scoop, to scoop dough onto baking sheet, about 1 inch apart. Press a mini pretzel onto tops of cookie dough. Bake for 12 minutes or until baked through. Remove and let cool before transferring.
  

Nutrition

Calories: 110kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 101mg | Potassium: 38mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 21IU | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg

Keywords: peanut butter cup cookies, reese's peanut butter cup cookies

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