Reese's Peanut Butter Sugar Cookies |
Author: Nikki
Peanut Butter Sugar Cookies
- ½ cup butter, softened
- ⅓ cup REESE'S Peanut Butter
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1¾ cup flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Peanut Butter Buttercream
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 1 Tablespoon REESE'S Peanut Butter
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- ⅛ cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup chopped REESE'S Peanut Butter Cup Miniatures
Chocolate Drizzle
- ½ cup HERSHEY'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
- 1 teaspoon shortening
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and peanut butter together until light and fluffy. Add sugar and brown sugar and cream with butter/peanut butter.
- Beat in egg and vanilla.
- Add in flour, baking soda and salt and mix until well incorporated.
- Place dough on a clean floured surface to a ¼ inch thickness. Use a cookie cutter, I used a heart shape for Valentine's Day, and cut out cookies and place on a greased baking sheet.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for about 8 minutes.
- Repeat and continue to roll and cut out cookies until all dough has been used.
- Remove baked cookies from cookie sheet and place on cooling rack until completely cool
Peanut Butter Buttercream
- In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and peanut butter until light and fluffy.
- Add powdered sugar, milk and vanilla and beat until well mixed.
- Frost cooled sugar cookies.
- Sprinkle chopped REESE'S Peanut Butter Cup Miniatures over the tops of the frosted sugar cookies.
Chocolate Drizzle
- In a small microwave safe bowl, combine chocolate chips and shortening and heat in microwave in 30 second increments, stirring between each increment until smooth and melted.
- Drizzle over the tops of sugar cookies.
Recipe by Chef in Training at https://www.chef-in-training.com/reeses-peanut-butter-sugar-cookies/
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