Peanut Butter Reese's Christmas Tree Cookies
Festive Peanut Butter Cookies get a Christmas twist with a Reese's candy tree!
Servings: 54 cookies
Calories: 101kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 7.6 oz Reese's Mini Trees Unwrapped
- ½ cup unsalted butter room temp
- 1 cup peanut butter creamy
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup light brown sugar packed
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup sugar for rolling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F and line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Cream together the butter and sugars in a stand mixer or with a hand held mixer until fluffy. About 2 minutes total. Add the egg and mix in to combine. Add peanut butter and vanilla and mix until smooth and creamy.
- In a bowl whisk together the flour, salt and soda and add to wet mixture. Mix this in JUST until combined. It is important to not over mix.
- Using a small cookie scoop, scoop dough into balls. This is about 1 ½ inches of dough or one Tablespoon. Roll in sugar and place on prepared cookie sheet. Leaving about 2 inches between scoops.Bake at 375℉ for about 8-9 minutes. They should just be starting to crack and appear done on the sides. It is super important not to over bake!
- Immediately press a candy into center of each cookie; cookie will crack around edges. Let cool for 2 minutes then remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely.
Notes
Bake just until starting to crack. Baking too long will dry out the cookies.
Nutrition
Calories: 101kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 64mg | Potassium: 37mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 58IU | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 0.3mg
