If you are looking for fall themed cookies that are easy to make with kids, you’ll love these Reese’s Pieces cookies. This fantastic autumn cookie recipe is quick and easy and is sure to be a hit with the kids (and the adults!).
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Delicious Cookies With Reese’s Pieces
Warm, ooey, gooey, chocolate chip cookies get a burst of extra flavor when you add peanut butter Reese’s Pieces! And since they are colored orange, yellow, and brown, they are perfect for autumn.
Did you know there is no chocolate in Reese’s Pieces? When making Reeses Pieces recipes, a lot of people assume these candies have chocolate. But they are just peanut butter flavored, so I added in chocolate chips and M&Ms for chocolatey goodness.
If you want your cookies more peanut buttery, you can eliminate the chocolate chips and use more Reese’s Pieces.
This is a kid-friendly recipe and a great way to spend time with kids in the kitchen. You can even use this baking session to teach basic maths and measurement, making family fun an educational learning experience.
These Reese’s Pieces chocolate chip cookies are a yummy autumn treat that would be perfect for a harvest festival or fall-themed school snack.
Ingredients Needed for Reese’s Chocolate Chip Cookies
- ½ cup (1 stick) butter, softened
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 1 ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 3 heaping tablespoons of vanilla instant pudding mix
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- Pinch of salt
- ½ cup Reese’s Pieces (could also use autumn-colored M&Ms if you want these cookies to be peanut-free)
- ½ cup mini chocolate chips
How to Make This Reese’s Pieces Cookie Recipe
Making these autumn cookies is a breeze using a basic chocolate chip cookie recipe. They are easy cookies for kids to make and a great way for them to practice baking skills.
Start by preheating the oven to 350F, then line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large mixing bowl cream together the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar.
Beat in vanilla and egg until smooth.
In a small bowl combine flour, instant pudding mix, baking soda, and salt.
Add to butter mixture and stir until well combined. Then add the milk.
Add the chocolate chips and Reese’s Pieces and mix well. I used a combination of Reese’s Pieces and M&Ms for my cookies.
Scoop the cookies by the spoonful onto the prepared baking sheet.
Bake for 10-12 minutes.
This recipe makes about 16 Reese’s Pieces cookies. Feel free to double it if you need more!
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Autumn Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- ½ cup 1 stick butter, softened
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 2 tablespoons of milk
- 1 ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 3 heaping tablespoons of vanilla instant pudding mix
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- Pinch of salt
- ½ cup Reese’s Pieces could also use autumn-colored M&Ms if you want these cookies to be peanut-free
- ½ cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl cream together the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar.
- Beat in vanilla and egg until smooth.
- In small bowl combine flour, instant pudding mix, baking soda, and salt.
- Add to butter mixture and stir until well combined. Then add the milk.
- Add the chocolate chips and Reese's Pieces/M&Ms and mix.
- Scoop cookies by spoonful onto a prepared baking sheet.
- Bake 10-12 minutes
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Ohh! These look fab! Perfect for this time of year x
thanks Kim. Glad you like the recipe.
Would love to try this recipe for grandchildren. Where do you find "fall colored mini m&m's"?
Mary
Amazon! We got our's online at amazon.com
Question could you add oatmeal to the cookies to make them oatmeal chocolate chip cookies without it messing up the recipe
I think that would be okay...I've not tried it with oatmeal but you'd need to cut back on the flour a little to compensate for the added dry ingredient.
These are fantastic! Came out perfect!
Yum! I made these yesterday and everyone loved them. I did accidentally buy peanut butter m&ms but it was a happy mistake! I'm sure both ways are good. I think these will be my go to chocolate chip in the future, especially as you can obviously use whatever colors are seasonal for m&ms, not just fall. Mine were actually Halloween green, purple and orange.
oh fantastic, that sounds so good!
How many cookies does this recipe make?!
15
Did you folks use the milk chocolate chips or semisweet?
semi sweet
How would you store these and for how long?