Reeses Pumpkin Peanut Butter Cookies

These easy Halloween cookies are the perfect kid-friendly activity!

Course Dessert

Cuisine Cookie

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 10

Total Time 25

Servings cookies

Calories 234kcal

In a large mixing bowl, cream together softened ½ cup unsalted butter, i.e. (1 stick), ¾ cup light brown sugar, ¼ cup granulated sugar, and ½ cup creamy peanut butter with an electric mixer for 30 seconds. Add 1 large egg and stir until combined.
On low speed, add in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and ¼ teaspoon salt. Add ½ teaspoon baking soda and stir for 10 seconds. Slowly add in 1 ½ cups all purpose flour and mix for 30 seconds, or until the dough is combined.
Scoop and roll into 2-tablespoon sized balls and place on a parchment-covered baking sheet. Lightly flatten the tops of each cookie so they are more like thick discs. This will help them bake more evenly.
Bake at 350℉ for 8-10 minutes.
Immediately after removing from the oven, press a Reeses pumpkin into the center of each one. Once the chocolate starts to melt (3-5 minutes), press two candy eyeballs and a half of a white chocolate chip to create the mouth. Allow for the cookies to continue to cool on baking sheet for 5-10 minutes until removing cookies from the baking sheet. To harden chocolate, place in refrigerator for 15-30 minutes.