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I’m not sure when cookies with pieces of candy in them were invented, but I feel like they got very popular when I was a kid in the 70s. In fact, I’m just going to go ahead and claim them for GenX. We may not have invented candy cookies, but we sure made them very popular.
I fondly remember my first “hidden treasure” cookie—a powdered sugar-covered cookie ball with a Hershey’s Kiss in the center. My mom made those every Christmas. And remember those first M&M cookies? Those were my second favorite type of Mrs. Fields cookies to get warm at the mall.
As every American who has ever trick-or-treated knows, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups are the best mass-produced candy in the US, which of course leads to numerous recipes which incorporate them.
These Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Cookies (recipe from Sally’sBakingAddiction.com) are perfect because you sink the candies into the hot cookies and then put them in the freezer for about 10 minutes to prevent too much of the chocolate melting. This results in the perfect integration of candy and cookie. The cookie dough itself has peanut butter in it and is rolled in granulated sugar before baking. It elevates the already perfect peanut butter cup to a whole new level.
This batch of cookies officially concludes my 2024 Christmas Baking Extravaganza, which may or may not have been partially motivated by election-related escapism. I hope you’ve enjoyed it!
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The Dorito Effect notwithstanding, candy inside or on top of cookies is a heavenly combo.
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Haha. The Dorito Effect! I ate only two last night, with non-fat milk, which I considered the height of self-restraint.
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That is heroic, Mary. Cookies are my frenemy so I keep them relegated to “not in the house.”
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Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups are the best candy in the entire universe.
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Totally! 💯
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Candy Cookies? Who knew these were even a thing? They look yummo. I spent the day making Pesto.
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Thank you! Maybe candy cookies are for cold weather Christmas only. Doesn’t sound like you’d be wanting to bake anything where you are! Do you put pine nuts in your pesto?
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Yes to the Pine Nuts, and lots of garlic.🎄🍹
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🥂 🎄
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M&Ms and Hersheys kisses in cookies were the best! I love Reeces peanut butter cups. One of the best discoveries ever. I’ve never had one in a cookie, but it sounds delicious!
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So good. They’re gone already.
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Great excuse to make more!
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