Reese’s Pieces Peanut Butter Cookies

These Reese’s Pieces Peanut Butter Cookies have 4 ingredients and take just 12 minutes to bake. Hot, delicious, tasty cookies are fun to bake in no time with this super simple cookie recipe.

These cookies are the perfect snack or dessert, perfect for that late-night sweet tooth!  These adult & kid-friendly cookies are the perfect treat to enjoy with a cold glass of milk.

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I love a good & quick cookie recipe when that late-night craving hits!  These cookies come together super quickly and bake in just 12 minutes – and have delicious bits of Reese’s Pieces candy in each bite.

These cookies rely on some fantastic pantry staple ingredients like sugar and peanut butter. Pre-heat the oven, mix the ingredients, bake, and you have a tray of simple homemade cookies.

These Reese’s Pieces Peanut Butter Cookies Are

  • Warm
  • Sweet
  • Easy to make
  • Made with Pantry Staple Ingredients
  • Ready in 12 Minutes
  • Perfect for a Rainy Day
  • Kid-Friendly, and great to have them help make

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What’s In these Peanut Butter Cookies with Reese’s Pieces?

The amazing thing about these cookies is that they are ready so quickly!  I preheated the oven, and by the time it was ready, I had the dough made, formed, and the cookies ready on the baking sheet.

Plus they use mostly pantry staple ingredients, so super friendly for those times when you haven’t been to the grocery store in a while.

Substitutions for Eggs in These Cookies

There are some fantastic pantry alternatives to an egg.

  1. Applesauce – substitute 1/4 of applesauce for each egg required in recipe
  2. Flax ‘egg’ – a classic vegan baking hack, mix 1 tablespoon flaxseed meal with 2 tablespoons of water, let sit for 1 minute
  3. Corn Starch – mix 1 tablespoon corn starch with 3 tablespoons water for each egg in recipe

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One of the BEST Pantry Staple Cookie Recipes

This almond flour peanut butter cookie recipe is a fantastic pantry-staple meal!  It uses almost all ingredients you would have in your dry pantry or cupboards – most of which you probably have on hand. Keeping a well-stocked pantry makes it easy to come up with delicious meals using a few staples you can rotate. 

Having simple baking ingredients are great to always keep stocked. Check out all my favorite pantry staple ingredients in my Amazon shop here.  By stocking up on whole ingredients you can cook delicious recipes without a trip to the store!

How Do I Make These Peanut Butter Candy Cookies?

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (180 Celsius).  Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, add the peanut butter, sugar, and egg. Whisk until ingredients are well combined. Add in the Reese’s Pieces candy, and fold into the dough with a wooden spoon.
  3. Scoop about 1 tablespoon of dough, roll with hands, and place on the baking sheet.  (I used a melon baller for consistent sized cookies). Repeat until dough is done.
  4. Once you have placed all the rolled dough balls on to the baking sheet, press down with a fork to form a pattern.
  5. Bake for 10-12 minutes, and remove from oven.
  6. Allow 10 minutes to cool before eating – the hardest part but

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Reese’s Pieces Peanut Butter Cookies

Kelly Jensen
These Reese’s Pieces Peanut Butter Cookies have 4 ingredients and take just 12 minutes to bake. Hot, delicious, tasty cookies are fun to bake in no time with this super simple cookie recipe.
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 cookies
Calories 237 kcal

Equipment

  • Mixing Bowl
  • Wooden Spoon
  • Parchment Paper
  • Baking Sheet

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup peanut butter
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 cup Reese’s Pieces candy

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (180 Celsius).  Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • In a large mixing bowl, add the peanut butter, sugar, and egg. Whisk until ingredients are well combined. Add in the Reese’s Pieces candy, and fold into the dough with a wooden spoon.
  • Scoop about 1 tablespoon of dough, roll with hands, and place on the baking sheet.  (I used a melon baller for consistent sized cookies). Repeat until dough is done.
  • Once you have placed all the rolled dough balls on to the baking sheet, press down with a fork to form a pattern.
  • Bake for 10-12 minutes, and remove from oven.
  • Allow 10 minutes to cool before eating – the hardest part but absolutely necessary as the cookies will harden as they cool.

Notes

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Nutrition

Calories: 237kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 6gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.002gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 114mgPotassium: 155mgFiber: 1gSugar: 23gVitamin A: 23IUCalcium: 18mgIron: 0.5mg
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