Since D came home the other night with a jumbo sized bag of mini reese’s peanut butter cups I had to find a way to use them somehow. Reese’s chocolate chips cookies came to the rescue. Though I’m going to need to make many batches of cookies to use up the reese’s, I have now at least made a dent in the bag.
I haven’t made cookies in a while so I knew a glass of milk with a plate full of warm freshly baked cookies would be a great surprise for D after his post work nap. Yes, unlike the majority of the working world, D still has time to pencil in daily naps. Holding onto his toddler roots, D gets tired and puts himself down for a nap. It doesn’t matter if it’s 2 pm or 8 pm, when he’s tired, he is tired. I personally don’t feel like I have this freedom anymore. I definitely appreciate a good snooze in the middle of the day but just feel like I can’t take a nap after work since it’ll disrupt my entire sleep cycle, keep me up til 3am and make for a miserable sleep deprived next day of work.
Oh the joys of college when I’d come back from class at noon, shut the blinds and drift into a deep slumber before skipping off to the dining hall and sampling a bite of every fried food ever created. Those days are long gone.
Regardless, post nap or pre sleep a handful of soft warm cookies with a glass of milk can always brighten your day.
- 1½ sticks butter, room temperature
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 egg, room temperature
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups and 2 tablespoons flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup mini semi sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup Reese’s mini cups (about 15 of them), chopped
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- In a large bowl beat butter and sugar on medium speed until creamy and smooth.
- Add egg and vanilla and beat until just combined.
- Add flour, baking soda and baking powder, beating on low until combined.
- Add chopped reeses and chocolate chips, folding them into the cookie dough.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and using a medium scoop form the dough balls and flatten them out with your hand.
- Bake for 8 minute. Refrigerate or freeze remaining dough.
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You definitely just combined two of my favorites into one awesome treat. Care to drop some by my office?
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If you’re in the downtown DC area sure!
I love a good cookie and yours looks great. I would love to try some.
Thanks! So easy to make too. I froze half the batter so I can easily bake some any time now!
You’re killing me with this cookie, I bet it’s good.
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It really was! Dave ate 5 of them in one sitting!
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Gee! Reese’s cups are gone in 60 seconds…Can’t stop munching on them. But I love the idea of using them for my baking because I get to share them with friends, neighbors and relatives. I love their smiles when I give them a box of homemade cookies. Thanks for sharing the recipe by the way =)
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oh wow i can’t make these soon enough! thanks for the fab recipe!
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