Soft and chewy, not too sweet, Reese’s Pieces Chocolate Chip Cookies make a perfect snack. The mix of Reese’s Pieces with chocolate chips gives these cookies just the right amount of satisfying chocolate and peanut butter. This recipe uses only one bowl to mix the dough, making clean-up easier.
These cookies will quickly become a family favourite. The combination of chocolate and peanut butter makes these cookies a perfect treat any day of the week.
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Stand Mixer or Hand Mixer To Make Cookies
For mixing the dough, you can use a stand mixer, but I prefer to use a hand mixer. Why? A stand mixer does the work for you, so yes, it is easier. But when I use my stand mixer, I find that because it does the work for me, I tend to overbeat the shortening and sugars. And overbeating leads to a crispy cookie. These cookies are meant to be soft and chewy. The creaming process of the shortening and sugars should only be 2-3 minutes. Stop beating when the mixture is creamy and just a little grainy.
Chilling The Dough Is A Must For These Cookies
The dough for these cookies has to be chilled for at least 2 hours, so these cookies are not spur-of-the-moment cookies, but the wait is definitely worth it. If the dough isn’t chilled before baking, the cookie will spread too much and become thin and crispy. If that is how you prefer your cookies, then you can skip the chilling process.
To make these cookies thick, rolling the dough into a cylinder as opposed to a ball, and placing it on one end, makes the cookies thicker. This process helps the cookie to stay thick, and there is less spreading.
Freezing The Dough For Later
The dough can also be rolled into balls and frozen for later use. Once the dough balls are formed, you can freeze them on a plate or cookie sheet. Once frozen, store in an air-tight container or freezer bag. Just remove the number of cookies you want from the freezer and let them sit at room temperature for 10 minutes before baking.
The Recipe
The recipe for these cookies is only available in our cookbooks, The Sweet Stuff available on Amazon and our Cookies and Bars Recipes (Now available in our shop, on Amazon Kindle and on our Shopify Store.
