These Reese's Pieces fudge cookies are fudgy and chewy just like a brownie and have Reese's Pieces mixed into the cookie dough.
The trick to making these cookies fudgy in texture is to not overbake them.
Ingredients in Reese's Pieces Fudge Cookies
- Semisweet chocolate
- Unsalted butter, softened
- Granulated sugar
- Unsweetened cocoa powder
- Eggs
- Vanilla extract
- All-purpose flour, spooned & leveled
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Reese's Pieces
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How to Make Reese's Pieces Fudge Cookies
Preheat the oven - Preheat the oven to 350ºF and line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
Melt the chocolate - In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the 4 ounces of semisweet chocolate and allow it to cool. Melt in increments to prevent the chocolate from burning or seizing up while melting.
Beat the wet ingredients - In a large bowl, beat the softened butter until creamy. Mix in the granulated sugar, the cooled melted chocolate, and cocoa powder.
Beat the eggs in as well as the vanilla extract.
Combine the dry ingredients - In a separate bowl, combine the spooned & leveled all-purpose flour together with the baking powder and salt.
Make the cookie dough - Slowly mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until incorporated. Don't over-mix.
Use a spoon to stir in the Reese's Pieces candy. Leave extra Reese's Pieces to place on top of the cookies before baking.
Scoop the cookie dough - Scoop by 3 tablespoons (or use a #20 cookie scoop) and place the balls of dough onto the prepared cookie sheet two inches apart.
Top with additional Reese's Pieces, if using.
Bake - Bake for 8-10 minutes. Do not overbake. You want the cookies to be soft and chewy in the center.
Cool - Remove the cookies from the oven and allow them to cool for 10 minutes before transferring them to a wire cooling rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.
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Can You Freeze Reese's Pieces Cookies?
You can freeze these Reese's Pieces Fudge Cookies by either baking and freezing or by freezing the dough to bake later.
To freeze these cookies after they are already baked, allow the cookies to cool completely before placing them in a freezer-safe bag and storing them. These cookies can be frozen for up to three months. For extra protection from freezer burn, place the cookies in the freezer-safe bag in a freezer-safe container.
To freeze the unbaked cookie dough, wrap the dough tightly and store it in a freezer-safe bag. When ready to bake, preheat the oven and set the dough out while it preheats.
📖 Recipe
Reese's Pieces Fudge Cookies
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 oz semisweet chocolate
- ½ cup unsalted butter - softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cup all-purpose flour - spooned & leveled
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup Reese's Pieces - plus more for topping
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF and line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the 4 ounces of semisweet chocolate and allow it to cool.
- In a large bowl, beat the softened butter until creamy.
- Mix in the granulated sugar, the cooled melted chocolate, and cocoa powder.
- Beat the eggs in as well as the vanilla extract.
- In a separate bowl, combine the spooned & leveled all-purpose flour together with the baking powder and salt.
- Slowly mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until incorporated. Don't over-mix.
- Use a spoon to stir in Reese's Pieces. Reserve some Reese's Pieces to place on top of the cookies before baking.
- Scoop by 3 tablespoons (or use a #20 cookie scoop) and place the balls of dough onto the prepared cookie sheet two inches apart.
- Top with additional chocolate chips if desired.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes. Do not overbake.
- Remove the cookies from the oven and allow them to cool for 10 minutes before transferring them to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
- Store in an airtight container.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information is an estimate based on third-party calculations. Actual values may vary due to ingredients, measurements, and serving sizes.
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