Reese’s Peanut Butter Pudding Cookies

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Reese’s Peanut Butter Pudding Cookies — Soft, Chewy, and Decadent 🥜🍫

There are cookies, and then there are cookies that feel like dessert-level magic in your hands. These Reese’s Peanut Butter Pudding Cookies are exactly that: soft, chewy, and bursting with peanut butter flavor, thanks to the clever addition of instant vanilla pudding. Each bite melts in your mouth while holding just enough structure to pick up more cookies… because one is never enough.

Perfect for cookie lovers, snack attacks, lunchboxes, or a late-night sweet fix, these cookies take a classic peanut butter cookie and elevate it with creamy richness and irresistible chewiness.

History & Formation 🏺

Peanut butter cookies have been a staple in American kitchens since the 1930s, popularized during the Great Depression as a simple, affordable treat. Over the decades, bakers experimented with ways to make them softer, chewier, and more decadent. The addition of instant pudding mix is a modern innovation that transforms ordinary peanut butter cookies into ultra-soft, moist, melt-in-your-mouth treats.

The “formation” of these cookies revolves around the marriage of dry and wet ingredients — flour, baking soda, and salt combined with the buttery, peanut-butter-rich, pudding-infused mixture. Rolled in sugar or topped with a Reese’s candy, these cookies are as visually delightful as they are delicious.

Ingredients (Makes ~24 Cookies) 🍪

Dry Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 (3.4 oz) box instant vanilla pudding mix

Wet Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Topping / Optional

  • 24 mini Reese’s peanut butter cups, halved or whole
  • Extra granulated sugar for rolling (optional)

Step-by-Step Instructions & Methods 🥣

Method 1: Classic Oven-Baked Cookies

  1. Preheat oven: 350°F (175°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
  2. Mix dry ingredients: In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, and instant pudding mix. Set aside.
  3. Cream wet ingredients: In a large bowl, beat together butter, peanut butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy (about 2–3 minutes).
  4. Add eggs & vanilla: Beat in eggs one at a time, then add vanilla extract. Mix until smooth.
  5. Combine wet & dry: Gradually add dry ingredients to wet, mixing until fully combined. The dough will be thick and slightly sticky.
  6. Form cookies: Scoop 2 tablespoons of dough per cookie, rolling into balls. Optional: roll in extra granulated sugar for a classic look.
  7. Add Reese’s topping: Press a mini Reese’s peanut butter cup gently into the center of each cookie.
  8. Bake: 10–12 minutes, or until the edges are set but the centers remain soft. Do not overbake — the cookies will continue to set as they cool.
  9. Cool: Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.

Method 2: Skillet or Pan Cookies 🔥

For a slightly crispier edge and soft center:

  1. Preheat a nonstick skillet over low-medium heat.
  2. Form cookie dough balls as above.
  3. Flatten slightly and cook 5–6 minutes per side, covering briefly to ensure even cooking.
  4. Top with Reese’s cups after flipping halfway.

Serving & Enjoyment 🥄

These cookies are best served slightly warm, when the chocolate and peanut butter are soft and gooey. Pair them with:

  • Cold milk for the ultimate classic experience
  • Coffee or hot chocolate for cozy afternoons
  • Ice cream for a decadent dessert twist

Cookie lovers often describe them as “addictive, melt-in-your-mouth, peanut-buttery perfection” — a sweet spot between chewy and soft, nutty and chocolaty.

Conclusion & Love for Cookies ❤️

Reese’s Peanut Butter Pudding Cookies are more than a cookie — they’re an experience. They honor the humble peanut butter cookie of the past while embracing modern indulgence. Soft, chewy, and delightfully peanut-buttery, each bite is a tiny celebration of flavor and texture.

Whether you’re baking for family, friends, or yourself (because cookie love is self-love too!), these cookies will disappear fast, leaving behind smiles, crumbs, and a hint of chocolatey bliss.

Cookie lovers rejoice — these are the ones you’ll bake again and again, the ones you’ll sneak into lunchboxes, and the ones you’ll remember long after the last bite. 🥜🍫✨

If you want, I can also make an even bigger “storybook” version with historical anecdotes about peanut butter cookies, pudding mix hacks, and fun ways to serve them for holidays and parties — basically a full-featured cookbook entry.

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