These Dark Chocolate Reese's Pieces Cookies have a super soft and gooey center and is a frighteningly delicious treat!
If you love sugar, sweets, and all the good treats, these Dark Chocolate Reese's Pieces Cookies are just for you. Since it's Halloween, I have an easy and delicious treat that's sure to put a smile on your Trick-or-Treater's face!
Why You'll Love This Recipe
These Dark Chocolate Reese's Pieces Cookies are perfect for treat bags or as a dessert to serve at a Halloween party, especially if you're sticking with the orange, yellow and black color scheme. They don't require any fancy decorating skills (which I lack), so they are an easy treat to make for any given special occasion. Chocolatey, gooey, peanut buttery cookies coming right up faster then you can say BOO!
Recipe FAQ's
- I used Hershey's Special Dark cocoa powder instead of regular unsweetened cocoa powder. It makes the cookie dough almost black, which is perfect for Halloween! But if you only have regular cocoa powder, you could just use that and they would still turn out delicious.
- When baking cookies, it's always best to slightly undercook them, which will leave them soft and chewy with a gooey center once they've cooled.
- If you don't want the peanut butter flavor or have allergies, you can substitute by using the orange and brown M&M candies instead.
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Reese's Pieces Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup 2 sticks unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder or sub 1/4 cup special dark powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt or kosher salt
- 1/2 - 1 cup Reese's Pieces Candy
Instructions
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugars.
- Add the eggs and vanilla and mix until smooth.
- In a separate bowl whisk together the flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Gradually add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture and mix just until combined.
- Fold the Reese's Pieces candies into the batter
- Refrigerate the dough for 15-20 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Scoop the dough onto the pan using a large cookie scoop (or about 2 Tablespoons).
- Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the edges are slightly crisp, yet soft in the middle.
Disclaimer
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