Peanut Butter Candy Cookies
Indulge in Peanut Butter Candy Cookies that combine a soft base with a rich glaze and your favorite candy toppings.
Servings: 18 Cookies
Calories: 343kcal
Ingredients
Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe
- ¾ cup unsalted butter room temperature
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter or crunchy
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour measure the flour correctly
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
Peanut Butter Frosting Glaze
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
- 6 tablespoons confectioners sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Choice of Candy Toppings
- Reese’s Pieces candies
- M&M Candies
Instructions
Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe
- Preheat the oven to 350F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or ungreased baking sheet.
- Using a mixer, mix the butter, sugars, peanut butter, eggs and vanilla together until combined.
- Add in the flour, soda, and salt in and mix until just combined. Make sure you measure flour correctly, or cookies will be dry & crumbly. (Fluff flour, spoon flour into cup and level off with a knife.)
- Using an ice cream scoop or large cookie scoop, scoop the dough onto parchment lined cookie sheets. Add some additional chocolate chips on top if you wish. Cookies will expand some, so 6 cookies per sheet is recommended.
- Cook for 12-14 minutes at 350.
- Remove cookies from oven and cool on baking sheet 2-3 minutes before placing on cooling rack.
Peanut Butter Frosting Glaze
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together peanut butter and melted butter. Add confectioners sugar and vanilla and whisk until smooth. Glaze will be thick but easily spreadable.
- You can warm glaze up in a microwave to make it more drizzling consistency if desired. Top cookies with the peanut butter glaze with a spoon and spread it around on top of the cookies or pipe it on top of the cookies using a pastry bag with a round tip.
Choice of Candy Toppings
- Add Reese’s Pieces or M&M’s to the tops and let the glaze set up until storing.
Nutrition
Calories: 343kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 320mg | Potassium: 205mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 270IU | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 1mg