Reese's Peanut Butter Sugar Cookies

By srumbel

Delicious Peanut Butter Sugar Cookies that are the perfect flavor and texture! They are topped with an incredible Peanut Butter Buttercream, sprinkled with REESE’S chocolates and drizzled with chocolate. These are sure to be a huge hit!
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Ingredients

• Peanut Butter Sugar Cookies
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/3 cup REESE'S Peanut Butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 3/4 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Peanut Butter Buttercream
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 Tablespoon REESE'S Peanut Butter
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1/8 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup chopped REESE'S Peanut Butter Cup Miniatures
• Chocolate Drizzle
• 1/2 cup HERSHEY'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
• 1 teaspoon shortening

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and peanut butter together until light and fluffy. Add sugar and brown sugar and cream with butter/peanut butter.
Beat in egg and vanilla.
Add in flour, baking soda and salt and mix until well incorporated.
Place dough on a clean floured surface to a ¼ inch thickness. Use a cookie cutter, I used a heart shape for Valentine's Day, and cut out cookies and place on a greased baking sheet.
Bake at 350 degrees F for about 8 minutes.
Repeat and continue to roll and cut out cookies until all dough has been used.
Remove baked cookies from cookie sheet and place on cooling rack until completely cool

Peanut Butter Buttercream

In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and peanut butter until light and fluffy.
Add powdered sugar, milk and vanilla and beat until well mixed.
Frost cooled sugar cookies.
Sprinkle chopped REESE'S Peanut Butter Cup Miniatures over the tops of the frosted sugar cookies.

Chocolate Drizzle

In a small microwave safe bowl, combine chocolate chips and shortening and heat in microwave in 30 second increments, stirring between each increment until smooth and melted.
Drizzle over the tops of sugar cookies.