Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

This peanut butter cups cookie recipe uses pudding to create soft and delicious cookies with delicious chocolatey mix-ins!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword peanut butter cookies, peanut butter cup cookies recipe, peanut butter cups cookie recipe, reeses peanut butter

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 9

Total Time 19

Servings cookies

Calories 132kcal

In a large bowl, add the softened butter and beat with a hand mixer until creamy.
Add in the peanut butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar and beat until combined.
Add in the eggs and vanilla and mix for another 1-2 minutes.
In a medium bowl, add the flour, instant pudding, baking soda, and salt and whisk until combined.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet and beat just until combined.
Using a wooden spoon or spatula, gently fold in the chocolate chips and 2 cups of peanut butter cups.
Using a 2-inch cookie scoop, place the heaping cookie scoop onto the prepared baking sheet. Gently press the cookies down slightly.
Bake for 9-10 minutes. (Don't over-bake) Remove from the oven and add the extra peanut butter cup pieces on top.

Pull them out when the edges are set, and the centers are still soft. The candy will stay melty, and the cookies will finish setting as they cool.

Bigger peanut butter chunks = better texture and those gooey chocolate-peanut butter pockets in every bite.

Press a few extra chunks on top of each dough ball before baking—this makes them look bakery-style and more appealing in photos.