Chocolate Chip and Reese’s Cookies

Chocolate Chip and Reese’s Cookies

If you love classic chocolate chip cookies and Reese’s Pieces, these Chocolate Chip and Reese’s Cookies bring both together in one easy batch. They have buttery, chewy centers, melty milk chocolate chips, and pops of peanut butter candy in every bite.

These cookies are simple enough for a weeknight baking project but fun enough for birthday parties, bake sales, holidays, or anytime you want something a little more exciting than traditional chocolate chip cookies. The dough comes together quickly, there’s no chill time, and the cookies bake in about 10 minutes.

If you’re a fan of that chocolate-and-peanut-butter combo, this may become your new favorite cookie.

Why You’ll Love These Reese’s Pieces Cookies

These are the kind of homemade cookies that disappear fast because they have a little bit of everything:

• Soft centers
• Chewy texture
• Plenty of milk chocolate chips
• Crunchy Reese’s Pieces
• Easy ingredients
• No chilling required
• Ready in under 20 minutes
• Perfect with a cold glass of milk

They’re a fun twist on classic chocolate chip cookies without requiring a complicated peanut butter cookie base.

Ingredients You’ll Need

• 2½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup milk chocolate chips
• ½ cup white sugar
• ½ cup Reese’s Pieces candy
• 2 large eggs
• 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt

Why Brown Sugar Matters

Using plenty of brown sugar helps give these cookies their soft, chewy texture.

Brown sugar contains molasses, which adds moisture and a slightly deeper caramel flavor than white sugar alone. Combining brown sugar with granulated sugar gives you the best balance of soft centers and lightly set edges.

What Kind of Butter Should I Use?

You can use salted or unsalted butter, but make sure it’s softened enough to cream properly.

Butter at room temperature should be soft enough to press with your finger, but it shouldn’t look melted or greasy.

If the butter is too cold, it won’t cream smoothly with the sugars. If it’s too warm, your cookie dough can spread too much in the oven.

How to Make Chocolate Chip and Reese’s Cookies

Step 1: Preheat the Oven

Preheat your oven to 350°F.

You can bake directly on an ungreased cookie sheet as written, or line the baking sheet with parchment paper for easier cleanup.

Step 2: Cream the Butter and Sugars

In a large bowl, combine:

• Butter
• Brown sugar
• White sugar
• Eggs
• Vanilla extract

Beat everything together for about 2–3 minutes, until the mixture becomes light and fluffy.

This step helps incorporate air into the wet ingredients and gives the finished cookies a softer texture.

Step 3: Add the Dry Ingredients

Add:

• All-purpose flour
• Baking soda
• Salt

Mix until the dry ingredients are incorporated and a soft cookie dough forms.

Avoid overmixing once the flour mixture goes in. Too much mixing can make the cookies tougher instead of tender and chewy.

Step 4: Add the Chocolate and Reese’s Pieces

Stir in the milk chocolate chips and about half of the Reese’s Pieces.

Make sure they’re fairly evenly distributed throughout the dough.

Save the remaining Reese’s Pieces for pressing onto the tops of the cookies.

Step 5: Scoop the Dough

Drop teaspoonfuls of dough onto the prepared cookie sheet.

Leave some space between each mound because the cookies will spread while baking.

Press the remaining Reese’s Pieces lightly into the top of the cookies.

This gives you colorful candies visible on every finished cookie and makes them look extra fun.

Step 6: Bake

Bake in batches for approximately 9–11 minutes, or until the edges are lightly browned and the centers still look soft.

You want set edges with soft centers rather than waiting until the entire cookie looks firm.

The cookies continue cooking on the hot baking sheet after they come out of the oven, so pulling them slightly early helps preserve that chewy center.

Step 7: Cool

Let the cookies rest on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack.

Once they’ve had time to set, they’ll be easier to move without breaking.

Then grab a cold glass of milk and enjoy.

Tips for the Best Chewy Cookies

Use Room-Temperature Butter

Soft butter creams better with the sugar and helps create the right cookie structure.

Don’t Overmeasure the Flour

Too much flour can make cookies thick, dry, and cakey. Spoon the flour into your measuring cup and level it off instead of packing it down.

Don’t Overbake

This is one of the biggest secrets to chewy chocolate chip cookies. Pull them when the edges are set but the centers are still a little soft.

Save Candy for the Tops

Pressing some Reese’s Pieces into the dough balls before baking gives the finished cookies that bakery-style look.

Bake in Batches

If your oven has hot spots, baking one sheet at a time can give more even results.

Can I Use Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips?

Absolutely.

This recipe uses milk chocolate chips for a sweeter flavor, but semi-sweet chocolate chips are a great option if you want a little more contrast against the Reese’s Pieces.

You can also use:

• Mini chocolate chips
• Dark chocolate chips
• Peanut butter chips
• White chocolate chips
• A combination of chocolate chips

Extra chocolate chips are never a bad idea.

Can I Add Peanut Butter?

You can, but adding creamy peanut butter or natural peanut butter changes the balance of the dough, so I wouldn’t simply stir a large amount into this recipe without adjusting other ingredients.

If you want stronger peanut butter flavor, use peanut butter chips or chopped mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups instead.

That keeps the texture closer to the original cookie.

Easy Variations

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

Swap some of the Reese’s Pieces for chopped Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Add peanut butter chips with the chocolate chips for even more peanut butter flavor.

Mini Candy Cookies

Use mini Reese’s Pieces or chopped mini peanut butter cups for smaller bursts of candy throughout the dough.

Extra Chocolate Cookies

Add additional milk or semisweet chocolate chips.

Ice Cream Sandwiches

Use two cooled cookies with vanilla or chocolate ice cream in the middle for easy homemade ice cream sandwiches.

How Big Should the Cookies Be?

The original recipe uses teaspoonfuls of dough, which creates smaller cookies.

If you want large cookies with a more bakery-style appearance, use a larger cookie scoop and increase the baking time slightly.

Watch the edges rather than relying only on the clock.

Larger cookies should still have soft centers when you remove them from the oven.

What to Serve With Chocolate Chip and Reese’s Cookies

These are delicious on their own, but they’re also great with:

• Cold milk
• Hot chocolate
• Coffee
• Vanilla ice cream
• Chocolate ice cream
• Peanut butter ice cream

Warm cookies with melty chocolate chips and a scoop of vanilla ice cream are especially hard to beat.

More Cookie Recipes From Krystel’s Cooking

If you love these Reese’s Pieces cookies, here are some closely related recipes from Krystel’s Cooking worth trying next.

Peanut Butter Cookies

My Peanut Butter Cookies are a simple, classic peanut butter cookie made with pantry staples like peanut butter, butter, brown sugar, vanilla, and flour. They’re a natural next recipe for peanut butter lovers.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Biscoff Cookies

These combine creamy peanut butter, chocolate chips, and pieces of Biscoff cookies for a chewy cookie with both chocolate and warm spiced flavor.

Easy Peanut Butter Butterfinger Cookies

If you love candy-loaded cookies, these use peanut butter, chopped Reese’s cups, and Butterfinger pieces for an even more indulgent peanut butter-and-chocolate cookie.

Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

For a more classic chocolate chip option, my Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies have golden edges, soft centers, and rich nutty flavor from browned butter.

Easy Chocolate Chip Butterscotch Cookies

These combine chocolate chips and butterscotch chips in a soft, chewy cookie dough for another easy twist on classic chocolate chip cookies.

How to Store These Cookies

Let the cookies cool completely before storing.

Place them in an airtight container at room temperature for about 3–4 days.

For the softest texture, keep them tightly covered so they don’t dry out.

Can You Freeze the Cookie Dough?

Yes.

Scoop the dough into balls of dough and place them on a baking sheet.

Freeze until firm, then transfer to a freezer bag or airtight container.

When you’re ready to bake, you can bake the frozen dough balls directly from the freezer. Just add a couple of extra minutes to the baking time.

Can You Freeze Baked Cookies?

Absolutely.

Place cooled cookies in a freezer-safe container or freezer bag.

Freeze for up to about 3 months.

Thaw at room temperature before serving.

You can also warm one briefly in the microwave if you want the chocolate chips melty again.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I use Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups instead of Reese’s Pieces?

Yes. Chop mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups into small pieces and fold them into the dough. The texture will be a little softer and more chocolatey than candy-coated Reese’s Pieces.

Why did my cookies spread too much?

Your butter may have been too warm, or the dough may have had too little flour. If the dough seems very soft, refrigerate it briefly before baking.

Why are my cookies dry?

The most likely causes are too much flour or overbaking. Measure your flour carefully and remove the cookies while the centers still look soft.

Can I make the dough ahead of time?

Yes. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate the dough until you’re ready to bake. Let it soften slightly if it becomes too firm to scoop.

Can I use dark brown sugar?

Yes. Dark brown sugar gives the cookies a stronger molasses flavor and slightly chewier texture.

Can I add peanut butter chips?

Definitely. Peanut butter chips are a great addition if you want to emphasize the peanut butter combo even more.

How do I get a bakery-style cookie?

Use larger dough balls, press extra chocolate chips and Reese’s Pieces onto the tops, and remove the cookies while the centers remain slightly soft.

Final Thoughts

These Chocolate Chip and Reese’s Cookies are an easy way to take a traditional chocolate chip cookie and make it a little more fun.

You get buttery, chewy cookies filled with milk chocolate chips and colorful Reese’s Pieces, with soft centers and lightly golden edges. They’re quick, family-friendly, and exactly the kind of perfect treat that works for everything from an after-school snack to a party dessert table.

If chocolate and peanut butter are already near the top of your list of favorite flavors, this easy cookie recipe is definitely worth adding to your collection. chip and Reese’s cookies. Happy baking!

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