Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Meltaways

Name: Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Meltaways
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 1 cup salted butter (softened (2 sticks)); 1 cup canola oil (or use avocado oil); 1 cup powdered sugar; 1 cup granulated sugar; 2 large eggs; 5 cups unbleached all-purpose flour ((Bleached flour toughens baked goods)); 1 tsp. cream of tartar; 1 tsp. baking soda; 1 tsp. sea salt; 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract; 2 cups Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (chopped); 1/2 cup granulated sugar (to roll the cookies in)

March 3, 2024Teresa Ambra

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Oh my goodness. I hit a Grand Slam with this fantastic recipe! Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Meltaways are melt-in-your-mouth cookies made with chopped Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. They are glorious! If you need a chocolate or peanut butter fix, these cookies are the ones to do it. 🙂

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We were asked to bake up some Christmas Cookies back in early December so our community could share goodies with the infirm and shut-ins living here. There are over 3,000 homes and the group putting this together wanted to fill up about 100 bags. We were happy to oblige and threw together some Coconut Chocolate Chip Meltaways and these Reese’s Cup Meltaways as well. They were glad to get the cookies and we enjoyed being of service to our community.

While this cookie recipe uses a lot of ingredients, it’s really not very difficult to make. This is one of my favorite “melt-in-your-mouth” cookie recipes and the recipe turns out spectacular every time. No matter what I combine it with, the cookies are just plain scrumptious in my opinion.

I’ve tried it with Creme de Menthe candies, Butterfingers, Chocolate Chips, Peppermint Chips, Heath English Toffee Bits, Candied Cherries, Oreo Cookies, Crystalized Ginger, Sea Salt Caramels, Tropical Pineapple, Coconut and Coconut Chocolate Chip. Each batch turned out wonderfully. I usually roll the cookies in granulated sugar before baking. That makes them extra delicious.

If you want to wow your family and friends, make up a batch of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Meltaways the first chance you get. Everyone will swoon over them, and you will go home with an empty plate!

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Meltaways are outstanding!

These luscious cookies are perfect for tailgating parties or potlucks.

Every bite will knock your socks off!

These scrumptious cookies have amazing flavor and texture.

Here’s what I did.

I used these ingredients.

Soften butter and put in a large mixing bowl.

Add powdered sugar, granulated sugar, eggs, cream of tartar, baking soda, salt and vanilla extract.

Add oil.

Mix ingredients with an electric mixer until smooth.

Unwrap Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and discard foil and paper wrappers. Chop into small pieces.

Add unbleached all-purpose flour. Bleached flour toughens baked goods. Add chopped Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.

Mix ingredients thoroughly with a wooden spoon to combine.

Roll mixture into golf ball-sized balls.

Roll dough in granulated sugar until very well covered.

Spray cookie sheet pans with cooking spray. Add cookie balls.

Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes or until done. Rotate cookie sheet pans on oven racks after 8 minutes of baking time. My cookies took 18-19 minutes to bake completely.

Eat and enjoy!

Stack them up; add a glass of cold milk; and dig in!

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Meltaways are great cookies to take to office parties. Everyone will rave over them.

This is a great way to use up leftover Halloween candy too!

Here’s the recipe.

REESE’S PEANUT BUTTER CUP MELTAWAYS

(My own concoction)

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Meltaways

Teresa Ambra

Prepare yourself to swoon over these incredibly, drool-worthy cookies! Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Meltaways are melt-in-your-mouth Sugar Cookies with Reese's Peanut Butter Cups added to the recipe. They are so mouthwatering and irresistible your family will want these luscious cookies on your regular baking menu. Great dessert for tailgating parties, potlucks or holiday baking.

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 15

Total Time 35

Course Cookies, Brownies and Bars, Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings

Calories 146 kcal

Equipment

3 18×26" cookie sheet pans
1 large mixing bowl
1 electric mixer
1 wooden spoon
1 spatula
2 or 3 wire cooling racks
1 sharp knife to chop Reese's Cups
measuring cups
measuring spoons

Ingredients

1 cup salted butter softened (2 sticks)
1 cup canola oil or use avocado oil
1 cup powdered sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
5 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (Bleached flour toughens baked goods)
1 tsp. cream of tartar
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. sea salt
2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
2 cups Reese's Peanut Butter Cups chopped
1/2 cup granulated sugar to roll the cookies in

Instructions

Combine butter, oil, granulated sugar, confectioners’ sugar, eggs, baking soda, cream of tartar, salt and vanilla extract in a large mixing bowl.
Mix with an electric mixer until creamy and smooth.
Stir in flour and chopped Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups with a wooden spoon.
Shape cookies into balls.
Roll in granulated sugar.
Put 3" apart on cookie sheets that have been sprayed with cooking spray.
Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until done.
Rotate cookie sheets on oven racks after 8 minutes of baking time.
Cool.

Notes

NOTE: The secret to these cookies is making sure they are not crowded. Give them plenty of space when baking as they spread.

NOTE: My cookies took about 18-19 minutes to bake.

NOTE: 37 miniature Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups yields 2 cups of chopped Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.

Nutrition

Calories: 146kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 2gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 93mgPotassium: 34mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 116IUVitamin C: 0.002mgCalcium: 4mgIron: 1mg

Keyword chocolate, cookie, dessert, peanut butter, Reese’s peanut butter cups

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