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Peanut Butter Candy Double Chocolate Cookies

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By: The Chunky Chefpublished: 09/27/2017

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Thick, fudgy chocolate cookies, studded with white chocolate chips and peanut butter candies make for a festive Fall treat! Grab a glass of milk and enjoy!


Don’t you just love a great chocolate cookie?  So rich and fudgy… they’re a favorite for so many!  These chocolate cookies are studded with white chocolate chips and peanut butter candies, which gives them a fun Halloween vibe!

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I hesitate to call these Halloween cookies, because that sort of implies that you can’t make them other times of the year… which you totally can!  If you really want to keep them seasonal though… instead of Reese’s pieces, try the seasonal m&m’s.  They have them for just about every major holiday!

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These cookies are similar to my white chocolate macadamia nut cookies, in that they have a short bake time, and when you pull them from the oven, they look pretty underdone.

Don’t worry though, they’ll continue cooking as they cool a little bit on the baking sheet.  If you bake them longer, until they look “done”, by the time you’re finished cooling them, they’ll be dry.  No one loves a dry cookie!

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Isn’t that one gorgeous stack of cookies!  They’re just begging for some ice cold milk…

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These chocolate cookies are really easy to make, with one exception… you have to plan ahead because these cookies NEED to be chilled.

If you try to bake them right after mixing the dough, they’ll spread all over the pan.  Chilling is what makes them thick and chewy!

I actually chill all my cookie doughs before I bake them… it’s so worth the extra time!

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Get ready to have your tastebuds blown… you’ll LOVE these!!

HELPFUL TOOLS:

  • Baking sheet – I use this baking sheet daily… it’s held up perfectly!
  • Parchment sheets – I’ll never go back to a roll of parchment again… no more guessing and trimming down to size!
  • Cookie scoop – I use this cookie scoop… just fill it up and mound it, and it’ll be 2 Tbsp!

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Peanut Butter Candy Double Chocolate Cookies

4.80 from 5 votes
Author: The Chunky Chef
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Calories: 142
Servings: 16 cookies
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Thick, fudgy chocolate cookies, studded with white chocolate chips and peanut butter candies make for a festive Fall treat! Grab a glass of milk and enjoy!

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 large egg, at room temperature
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup + 2 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • pinch of kosher salt
  • 2 Tbsp milk
  • 1 1/4 cup mix of white chocolate chips and Reese's pieces candies

Instructions

  • Add all dry ingredients (flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt) to a small mixing bowl and whisk to combine and remove any lumps.  Set aside.
  • Add butter to bowl of a stand mixer and beat for about a minute, until smooth and creamy.  Add both sugars and beat until fluffy, about another minute or so.
  • Add egg and vanilla and beat to combine.  Add 1/2 of dry ingredients mixture, and beat until just barely combined.  Add remaining half and beat until combined.  
  • Add milk and beat until combined.  Stir in white chocolate chips and Reese's candy.
  • Cookie dough will be very sticky!  Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for several hours or overnight.  I personally like to chill overnight as it yields a really thick and chewy cookie.
  • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.  Preheat oven to 350 F degrees.  While oven is preheating, remove chilled dough from the refrigerator and allow to sit on the counter for 20 minutes.
  • Use a cookie scoop or spoon and scoop out approximately 2 Tbsp of dough, and roll into a ball.  Place onto prepared baking sheet.  I like to bake 8 cookies at a time, so you'll do two batches.
  • If desired, press a few extra chocolate chips or candies into the top of the balls, then bake for 10 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through to ensure even baking.
  • They will look super soft and undone when you remove them, but don't worry!  Let sit on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes to cool, and they'll deflate some, giving them the crinkled look.  
  • Transfer to cooling rack to cool completely and repeat with any remaining batches.
  • Cookies will stay covered, or in a ziplock bag, at room temperature for about a week.

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Chef Tips

Recipe slightly adapted from Sally's Baking Addiction

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  1. Dana says

    Posted on 5/23 at 1:19 pm

    Perfect texture. Followed recipe exactly which pleases family members that like semi sweet. My bf likes sweet as store bought cookies come so after 2 batches of tasting I sprinkled a thin layer of sugar to the top and it was perfect for those that like sweet. I will def. make these again and modify by using half unsweetened hersheys cocoa and half sweetened. Thanks for the recipe 🙂

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  2. chrissy says

    Posted on 12/15 at 12:11 am

    I made these yesterday and baked them tonight, soo good! I am having a hard time not eating them all before my husband gets home. I only had peanut butter chips so that’s all I used but the cookie itself was super delicious! Great recipe.

    Reply
  3. Lauren DeGaetano says

    Posted on 12/20 at 8:34 pm

    These are awesome cookies. I made 3 batches for different events around Halloween, and now I am making the same recipe for Christmas but substituting mint M&Ms for the Reese’s! They are just so good. Well done!

    Reply
  4. Albright says

    Posted on 12/4 at 9:24 pm

    This came out so great; I added the article to my favorites bar. Thanks.

    Reply
  5. Jessica | The Novice Chef says

    Posted on 10/2 at 8:37 am

    These are exactly what I need to make!

    Reply
  6. Matt says

    Posted on 10/1 at 5:36 pm

    These look like such a fun jump into the fall season. I mean you are totally right in that they don’t have to be, but they fit in with the season so darn well they will forever remind me of fall!

    Reply
  7. Abeer says

    Posted on 9/29 at 7:49 am

    So easy and I always have these ingredients on hand!

    Reply
  8. Catalina @ Peas & Peonies says

    Posted on 9/29 at 7:35 am

    I love everything about these cookies! Yummy!

    Reply
  9. Michelle says

    Posted on 9/29 at 6:44 am

    I am definitely not a baker! I have a few baking recipes in my arsenal, but for the most part I am way more comfortable with cooking things that I can modify more easily. So I love it when I find recipes that look yummy that I can just follow along. 🙂 Thanks Amanda!

    Reply
  10. Delaney | Melanie Makes says

    Posted on 9/28 at 10:36 pm

    These cookies look so decadent!

    Reply
  11. Jen says

    Posted on 9/28 at 9:47 pm

    You had me at double chocolate!! Yummy!!

    Reply
  12. Karly says

    Posted on 9/28 at 9:36 pm

    Okay, I’m obsessed. These are so darn cute and fun and festive, but even more importantly, they look SO. DELISH. Must try these!!

    Reply
  13. jenn peas and crayons says

    Posted on 9/28 at 9:30 am

    Ohmygoooooooh I am enamored with these! Total must-make!

    Reply

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