Peanut butter cookies loaded with oatmeal, peanut butter chips, Reece's Pieces and peanut butter cups - the ultimate peanut butter cookie.
Prep Time30 minutesmins
Cook Time12 minutesmins
Total Time42 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Bar Cookies, Oatmeal, Peanut Butter
Servings: 24cookies
Author: Maria Lichty
Ingredients
1 1/2cupsold fashioned oats
1/2cupall-purpose flour
1/2teaspoonbaking soda
1/4teaspoonsalt
1/2cupunsalted butter, at room temperature
1/2cupcreamy peanut butter
1/2cupgranulated sugar
1/2cupbrown sugar
1 largeegg
1teaspoonvanilla
3/4cuppeanut butter chips
3/4 cupReece's Pieces
3/4cupchopped peanut butter cups
flake sea salt, optional
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line two large baking sheets with Silpat mats or parchment paper. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, stir together the oats, flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
Using a stand mixer or hand held mixer, beat the butter, peanut butter and sugars together until creamy and smooth, on medium speed. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula, if necessary. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract. Mix until well combined.
Add in the dry ingredients and mix on low until just combined. Don't over mix. Gently stir in the peanut butter chips, Reese's Pieces, and chopped peanut butter cups.
Scoop the cookies into round balls, about 2 tablespoons of dough per cookie, and place on the prepared baking sheets, leaving 2 inches in between the cookies. Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the cookies are lightly browned around the edges, but still soft in the middle.
Remove cookies from the oven and sprinkle the cookies with sea salt, if desired. You can also gently press additional chips, candies and peanut butter cups on top of the cookies to make them look extra pretty. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for about 5 minutes or until set. When set, transfer cookies to a wire rack and cool completely.