Reese's Peanut Butter Skillet Cookies
These Reeses Peanut Butter Skillet Cookies are a cookie lover's delight. A soft peanut butter cookie with a surprise filling of Reeses cups and gooey chocolate ganache. Serve these treats while still warm for the maximum taste experience.
Equipment
- Hand Mixer or
- Bowls, measuring cups and spoons
- 1 Saucepan (small)
Ingredients
Peanut butter cookie dough
- 8 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter, room temperature (8 ounces)
- 1 Cup Brown Sugar
- 1 Cup Peanut Butter (Chunky or Creamy)
- 2 Large Eggs, room temperature
- 2 Cups All Purpose Flour
- ½ teaspoon Baking Soda
- ½ teaspoon Salt
Ganache filling
- ⅔ Cup Chocolate chips, bittersweet
- 2 Tablespoons Heavy cream may also use half & half or whole milk
- 2 Tablespoons Unsalted butter
- 24 Mini Reese's peanut butter cups
Instructions
Peanut Butter Cookie Dough
- Sift together flour, baking soda and salt. Set bowl aside.
- Add brown sugar and room temperature butter to a mixing bowl of a stand mixer. Using the paddle attachment mix together until light and fluffy (approximately 3 minutes), scraping side of bowl as needed. (note: a hand-mixer may also be used)
- Add the peanut butter to the butter/sugar and mix until combined, scraping the side of bowl as needed.
- Add room-temperature eggs to mixing bowl and mix until combined, scraping the side of bowl as needed.
- Add flour/baking soda/salt to mixing bowl and mix on low speed until combined.
- Form dough into a 8" disk, wrap in plastic and place in refrigerator for 30 minutes.
Ganache filling
- Place chocolate in a medium-sized heat-proof bowl.
- Put butter and heavy cream in a small saucepan. Place saucepan on the stovetop and bring to a low boil over medium heat, stirring often.
- Remove saucepan from the heat and pour over the chocolate chips. Let set for 5 minutes to soften chocolate. Stir until smooth. (note: if chocolate does not melt completely, heat in the microwave for 30 seconds at 50% power. Stir until smooth)
- Set aside and allow to cool for at least 15 minutes.
Assemble Cookie Skillets
- Preheat oven to 350℉
- Remove chilled dough from the refrigerator. Create 8 thin disks of dough (about 2 tablespoons each) to fit over the top of each skillet. Set aside.
- Press remaining dough into the bottom and up the sides of each skillet.
- Add a tablespoon of chocolate ganache filling to each skillet. Place 4 mini Reese's cups into the chocolate. Set aside remaining ganache to drizzle over the skillet cookies before serving.
- Place a disk of dough over each skillet. Press gently to seal to the dough already in the skillet. Using a toothpick, poke four holes in the top of each cookie.
Bake Skillet Cookies
- Bake in 350℉ preheated oven for 15 minutes. Tops will be slightly risen and browned.
- Set the skillets aside until the pans are cool enough to handle. Drizzle with chocolate ganache if desired.
Notes
The cookies are best served warm while still gooey on the inside. After baking, set the skillets aside until the pans are cool enough to handle. Top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, drizzle with chocolate ganache and sprinkle with chopped up Reese's cups.
Nutrition
Calories: 529kcalCarbohydrates: 58gProtein: 12gFat: 29gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 77mgSodium: 380mgPotassium: 273mgFiber: 2gSugar: 30gVitamin A: 417IUCalcium: 54mgIron: 2mg
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!