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Peanut butter chip chocolate cookies stuffed with a homemade Reese’s pb cup

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I had some peanut butter chips to use up, so I decided to put them in chocolate cookies and stuff them with a homemade mini Reese’s peanut butter cup.  

And I covered the bottoms of the cookies with melted hershey kisses.  A lot, I know.   But I think they will be a big hit.

I chilled the individual doughs for a few hours before baking to help keep them puffy.  I also attempted to press a few extra chips on top of the cookies as soon as they came out of the oven.

For the cookies, remember to scoop the flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  And, preheat your oven before baking

  • Homemade mini reeses
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 cup peanut butter
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar,  firmly packed into measuring cup
  • 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
  • Milk

In a saucepan, over medium heat, heat and stir butter, peanut butter and brown sugar to a boil.  Remove from heat. Add powdered sugar.  Blend in 1 to 2 tbs of milk so mixture is easy enough to form into balls.  (You might want to let it cool down before rolling into balls).   Once they are rolled, pop them in the fridge in a covered container to firm up.

  • Cookies ingredients
  • 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 cup peanut butter chips

Directions- in a bowl, cream butter, sugar and brown sugar.  Add eggs and vanilla.  Mix in dry ingredients.   Stir in chips.  Scoop out 1,/4 cups of dough and divide in half.  Slightly flatten each half.  On one half, place a Reese’s ball.  Top with other flattened half.  Seal edges.  Chill a few hours.  When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees.   Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper, stagger cookies on sheet.  

Bake 12 to 14 minutes.  Cool completely.     If you want, melt some hershey kisses and dip the bottoms of cookies in.  Let chocolate  dry, bottom side up of cookies. 

Store in covered container. 

Black cocoa brownies with peanut butter chips and black cocoa frosting

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I could not bring in just one treat for a Bills victory Monday tomorrow.   So Rob suggested black cocoa brownies with peanut butter chips and black cocoa frosting.  Black cocoa is what makes oreos taste like oreos.  I found some on Amazon that I like to use.  Of course, my hershey’s classic is my standby/old faithful, but the black cocoa is nice to use once in a while.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted
  • 1 /2 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup corn syrup or honey
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 cup flour (scooped from your bag into your measuring cup)
  • 1/3 cup black cocoa
  • 1 cup peanut butter chips

Directions – preheat oven to 350.  Line an 8×8 or 9×9 baking pan with tin foil and spray with baking spray.  Set aside.  In a bowl, combine butter, sugar, brown sugar and corn syrup/honey.  Add eggs and vanilla.  Blend in flour and black cocoa.  Fold in chips.  Evenly spread into prepared pan.  Bake 13 to 17 minutes (toothpick inserted in center comes out with a few moist crumbs).  Immediately start prepping frosting.

  • Frosting ingredients
  • 3 tbs butter softened
  • 3 tbs black cocoa
  • 1 tsp corn syrup or honey
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3 to 6 tsp milk
  • 1 cup powdered sugar

Directions – in a bowl, blend butter and cocoa.  Add vanilla and corn syrup/honey.  Mix in powdered sugar.  Blend in enough milk to get the consistency you want.   Frost warm brownies.  Let cool completely.  Cut and store in covered container.

Thanks for stopping by today!  Go Bills!

Reese’s Pieces-peanut M&M chocolate cookies stuffed with Reese’s pb cups

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Well, sadly, on this football friday #20, I am not anxiously awaiting a Bills game this weekend. My guys are not playing. It is weird not to be getting excited for one of our games. Honestly, it It is a shock to my system how sudden the season can end this time of year.

Today’s treat is a chocolate cookie,with peanut butter chips, peanut m&ms and stuffed with a Reese’s peanut butter Christmas tree (I still have a lot left over from the holidays and they are good until August). Of course if peanut butter is not your bag, you can use chocolate chips, m&m’s and stuff them with oreos (or keep them plain).

A plain ore for Rob!

Remember to scoop your flour and cocoa from your container into your measuring cup so you get the right amount. I ran out of time to chill the individual cookie dough pieces, but I would next time in hopes of them spreading less. Also, preheat your oven before baking.

Melt your chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl in 45 second increments until you can stir smooth.

  • Ingredients list
  • 10 tbs butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 2/3 cups chocolate chips, melted
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup baking cocoa
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 bag peanut butter chips (10 oz)
  • 1 bag peanut butter m&ms (9 oz)

Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper. In a bowl, cream butter, sugar and brown sugar. Add eggs and vanilla. Completely blend in melted chocolate. Fold in dry ingredients. Mix in chips and m&ms. Scoop out 1 1/3 tbs dough (I used a cookie scoop) and slightly flatten

Place a Reese’s tree on top

Top with another flattened 1 1/3 tbs dough

Seal edges

Stagger on prepared cookie sheet.

Bake 10 to 13 minutes, no longer. Cool completely. Store in covered container.

Thanks for stopping by today. Wishing you a day of love, joy and peace.