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A closeup image of rich chocolate reeses peanut butter egg cookies with crackled tops in a stack, separated with squares of light brown parchment paper on a wood surface against a green background.

Chocolate Reese's Peanut Butter Egg Cookies

These chocolate Reese's peanut butter egg cookies are like the best chocolate brownie cookies with a dose of peanut butter candy! Perfect way to use up some leftover Easter candy, too.
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Ingredients

  • 6 TBSP unsalted butter
  • 12 oz 60% chocolate chips divided
  • 2 oz. unsweetened chocolate
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 TBSP instant coffee granules
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup flour plus 1 tablespoon
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs chopped

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325.
  • Line baking sheets with Silpat or parchment paper. Set aside.
  • In a bowl over simmering water, melt the butter, the unsweetened chocolate and 6 ounces of the chocolate chips. Stir occasionally.
  • Once melted set aside to cool for 15 minutes.
  • In a bowl combine the flour, salt and baking powder, set aside.
  • In the bowl of an electric mixer beat the eggs, coffee, and vanilla until just combined.
  • Add the eggs.
  • Mix on medium to high speed until the batter is thick, about 2-3 minutes.
  • With the setting on low, add the COOLED chocolate.
  • Add the flour/salt mixture and fold into the chocolate mixture. Do not stir! You will break down the egg mixture.
  • In a separate bowl combine the remaining 6 ounces of chocolate chips and the peanut butter eggs. Add 1 tablespoon of flour and mix to coat.
  • Add the chip/peanut butter egg mixture to the batter and fold into the mixture. Again, do not stir.
  • With a medium cookie scoop, drop rounded mounds onto cookie sheets.
  • Bake for 15 minutes and no more.
  • Let cookies cool on sheets.
  • Pour a glass of milk and enjoy one or more!

Notes

NOTE: I prepared two pans and baked one pan at a time. I noticed that the cookies baked first came out with a different appearance than the ones that sat; they had more of a shine and seemed lighter.
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Chocolate Reese's Peanut Butter Egg Cookies