In Utah, there is this yummy cookie shop called Over the Top Cookies. They take your regular cookies and make them extra special by covering them with yummy stuff like cut up candy bars. I like their Peanut Butter Cup Collision cookie and decided to make my own homemade version. Pretty darn good if I do say so myself. My cookie recipe is best if you can eat it the day of or the day after. I thought is might be fun to surprise Dad on Father’s Day with these cookies. I also made the same cookie but topped it with M&M baking pieces. My kids were in heaven with these cookies.
Over the Top Reese’s Peanut Butter Cookies
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
- 32 mini Reese’s peanut butter cups, each cut into 4 pieces
- Mix the ingredients down to the vanilla. Add soda, salt, and flour. Fold in chocolate chips.
- Using and ice cream scoop, scoop dough (these are big cookies). Place 6 scoops of dough on ungreased cookie sheet. Use your hand and slightly flatten each scoop of dough. Cook for 12 minutes at 350.
- Remove cookies from oven and lightly press 8 cut up pieces of the Reese’s peanut butter cups over the top of each cookie. Return to oven for 2 more minutes. Cool on baking sheet 2 minutes before placing on cooling rack. I think these cookies are best eaten warm. However, the still taste great the next day. Are best if eaten no later than the day after baking. Makes 18 cookies.
Variation: use mini or regular M&M pieces in place of the Reese’s pieces.
My husband and co-workers love these cookies!!! They get excited when I make them.
i featured these on my blog today for National Cookie Day!! Thanks so much for sharing the recipe!
This is the most amazing cookie recipe I’ve ever made, and most likely ever will. Whenever I decide to make a cookie now and take requests it is always this one. I’ve started to make them smaller, but I might as well make them big again because no one can stop eating them!
ooooh, deliciousness!!!
I made a batch of these and my family LOVED them. Thanks for the great recipe!
I just made these for Easter with the Easter M & M’s and they were delicious! They are big but a perfect size for gifts or parties. This recipe makes a lot of cookies so be prepared to have plenty of people to share with. I will continue using this recipe for all my family gatherings! Thanks for sharing!!
Thank you Laura for a wonderful cookie. They are excellent. I have made them and posted to share on my blog. Hope you can come and take a look. Thank you so much andi thewednesdaybaker.blogspot.com
WOW. If you’re thinking about making these, DO!! Amazing recipe and they look totally professional. Perfect size, perfect baking time. Makes a great gift. I stacked 6 of mine into a empty corn meal tube that i wrapped in wrapping paper. Adorable! Thank you SO much for a great recipe.
Made these to bring into work today. Got RAVE reviews. Some said it was one of the best cookies they’ve ever eaten. Thanks for sharing such a great recipe. This is going to be one of my go-to’s for sure.
These were probably the best cookies I’ve eaten in a long, long time. I’m making these to give out as Christmas gifts this year! Thanks for a great recipe!
WOW – These look great … almost too good to eat … almost! Thanks for sharing, I will have to give this recipe a try.
— Tatiana
Mmmm! These are so good!! I felt like a pro making these cookies because they’re as pretty as they are delicious! Thank you for the recipe. So happy to have found your blog!
These look terrific! I’m thinking about making them for a friend and only covering half w/ reese’s cups, would it just be a regular chocolate cookie chip w/o the extra topping?
Love this recipe and the other ideas for cookies!
I made these cookies last night! They are the best peanut butter cookies I have ever tried! I love your blog and all of your recipes are WONDERFUL!
These were a huge hit with the kids. They loved the size. Thanks for sharing.
These cookies look soooo good!
Oh wow! YUM! Those look fab!
xxMK
Delightful Bitefuls
Over the top? maybe. Worth it? Definitely! These look so yummy!
Oh wow, these look so good. I love a nice, soft peanut butter cookie and these look super moist. Now I gotta go get me some candy!
Oh wow, these cookies are just wow !!!
We don’t have cookies like these in France, but thanks god, I’ve your recipes !
thank you so much! we got these cookies at Christmas time as a gift and have been trying to remember how to do ever since!
Oh my oh my. Those look amazing. I can’t wait to try them!
yum! thanks for the recipe – these look amazing!
Yum! can’t wait to try! the almond Joy ones are my fav at Over the Top they are yummy cookies but kinda pricey!
I love anything with reese peanut butter cups. What a great idea!
These look fantastic and I will make these right away. Thanks for posting this! I make your mac and cheese and everyone likes it, there is none left over, EVER!
Dee~
Those look so good! My husband would love me if I made these – not that he doesn’t love me already…
Those look positively scrumptious!
Those look delicious, and like what you’d find in a bakery!
Snickered Out is on my Father’s Day baking list!
These look awesome. You shoudl repost these on Halloween so we are reminded how to use up all that extra candy!
They seem easy to make and look simply delicious! Thanks for sharing! : )
I love Over The Top cookies, especially their lemon one. I plan on recreating that one and posting about it soon. Yours look decedent!