Directions
- 1Start by making the peanut butter cheesecake filling by combining cream cheese, peanut butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract in a bowl.
- 2Mix the cheesecake filling with a hand mixer until smooth.
- 3Scoop the peanut butter cheesecake filling into a piping bag.
- 4Pipe individual portions of the peanut butter cheesecake filling onto a parchment-lined baking sheet and freeze them.
- 5Whisk together the dry ingredients for the cookie base: all-purpose flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt.
- 6Set aside the dry ingredients.
- 7In a separate bowl, cream together the unsalted butter and cream cheese for the cookie base.
- 8Add eggs, vanilla extract, brown sugar, and granulated sugar to the wet ingredients and whisk until smooth.
- 9Fold in the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until a dough forms.
- 10Once the dough comes together, add peanut butter chips, milk chocolate chips, and crushed Reese's to the dough.
- 11Chill the dough for three hours.
- 12Make 4-ounce cookie dough balls with a frozen peanut butter cheesecake portion inside each.
- 13Before baking, add more peanut butter chips, chocolate chips, and Reese's on top of each cookie dough ball.
- 14Bake the cookies at 350°F for 18 minutes.
Ingredients
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 0.75 cup peanut butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 4.5 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 tsp cornstarch
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1.5 cups unsalted butter
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 3 tsp vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- peanut butter chips
- milk chocolate chips
- crushed Reese's
Equipment
whiskbowlhand mixerpiping bagbaking sheet
Tips
- The cream cheese in the cookie base is for texture purposes; you cannot taste it and you cannot substitute it.
- Adding extra toppings before baking makes the cookies beautiful without additional toppings afterwards.
- For best results, chill the cookie dough for at least 3 hours before baking.
- You can also order these cookies from the creator if you prefer not to make them yourself.
- If you are a chocolate peanut butter lover, make these cookies immediately as they are perfect for you!
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