Cookies. It's all about the cookies - Peanut Butter Temptations Cookies to be exact. Cookies are my absolute favorite thing to bake, and I am constantly experimenting with new cookie recipes and ingredient substitutions.

Why you are going to love our Peanut Butter Temptations
When Nestle Toll House introduced their new DelightFulls, my mind began racing! I love baking with Nestle Tollhouse chocolate chips at home, but what could I make with these tasty miniature peanut butter filled chocolate chips?! Because I love making things like Reeses peanut butter cup recipes, my first try was a recipe for these cookies that we will call Peanut Butter Temptations.
I have to admit that this spin on peanut butter cups are even more delicious than I thought they would be! Who needs old fashioned peanut butter cookies or chocolate chip cookies? Now you can have chocolate peanut butter cookies with a new view! You can still make your favorite Reeses peanut butter cups recipe, but this is an awesome variation of peanut butter blossoms or Reeses cup cookies!
This was inspired by my Peanut Butter Cookie Bars recipe on this site, and goes well with this Peanut Butter Chocolate Cupcakes recipe.
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How to Make Peanut Butter Temptation Cookies
I've been making this recipe for close to 20 twenty years. Yeah, I know. I just dated myself.
It's the "Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookie" recipe from ABC Distributing's "Grandma's Favorite Cookies" cookbook. Did you ever work in an office that received the ABC Distributing catalog? It was so full of awesome stuff!!
I made just a few changes to the original recipe to suit Angeline's tastes - she isn't a fan of pecans in her cookies. It's a shame because my favorite cookie is a chocolate chip and pecan cookie, which is the original recipe that this recipe for Peanut Butter Temptations cookies is based on.
If you love peanut butter, but a full-fledged peanut butter cookie is just a little too much for your taste, this Peanut Butter Surprise Cookie is going to rock your world.
The peanut butter melts within the Nestle Toll House DelightFulls chocolate chip and when you bite into the cookie, it's like silky peanut butter goodness exploding on your tongue!
Disclosure: There is no real explosion.
Nestle Toll House DelightFulls Filled Baking Morsels are available in the baked goods aisle at your local grocery store in 9 ounce bags. They are available in the following flavors:
- Milk Chocolate Morsels with Caramel Filling
- Milk Chocolate Morsels with Peanut Butter Filling
- Dark Chocolate Morsels with Mint Filling
- Dark Chocolate Morsels with Cherry Flavored Filling
I know that everyone loves Reese peanut butter cup cookies recipes, but you can skip the Reeses recipes with these new Delightfulls! Reeses peanut butter cup cookie cups can be saved for another day and a different flavor you are craving!
Here are the ingredients you need to gather to get started making this Peanut Butter Temptations Cookies Recipe:
- Milk and eggs - you can use whole, skim or low fat milk and either white or brown eggs
- pure vanilla extract - remember, pure vanilla extract will lend a much nicer vanilla flavor than imitation vanilla flavoring!
- baking soda and salt - we want those cookies to rise, after all!
- light brown sugar - light brown sugar creates a richer flavor than just regular white sugar, aka granulated sugar
- Crisco vegetable shortening - while you CAN use butter, I like vegetable shortening because it creates a much softer cookie inside!
- all purpose flour - make sure to use all purpose flour and NOT cake flour!
- Nestle Toll House DelightFulls peanut butter variety - we are going to use these in place of chocolate chips!
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How to Make this Peanut Butter Temptations Cookies Recipe
You are going to begin by preheating your oven to 375 degrees and lining a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Beat together your Crisco vegetable shortening, pure vanilla extract, your packed brown sugar and milk at medium speed until it is all thoroughly combined.
Next you are going to add in your egg, the teaspoon baking soda and salt, and then beat everything together until they are thoroughly combined.
Now you are going to stir together flour and then beat until combined. Now stir in the Nestle DelightFulls.
Scoop rounded tablespoonfuls into one inch balls onto your parchment paper lined cookie sheet and bake at 375 for 10 minutes. Allow them to cool on the pan for 2 minutes and then remove to a cooling rack to let them cool completely.
Top Tip for our Peanut Butter Temptations
If you prefer a crunchy cookie, bake for 11-12 minutes.
Variation of Peanut Butter Temptation Cookies
Now, I love this peanut butter temptations recipe as a cookie baked on a cookie sheet. However, some people would prefer to change things up and that's okay!
Adding creamy peanut butter - You can add ¼ cup peanut butter to make this more of a Reese peanut butter cookies recipe.
Using a muffin tin- You can try to make these cookies in paper bake cups or small muffin cups in a mini muffin pan. Just be sure to line small muffin tin with the liners or you will have to scrape the cookies out!
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Peanut Butter Temptations
Ingredients
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoon milk
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 ¼ cup light brown sugar firmly packed
- ¾ stick Crisco vegetable shortening or ¾ cup
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 9 ounce bag of Nestle Toll House DelightFulls peanut butter variety
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Beat Crisco, vanilla, sugar and milk at medium speed until thoroughly combined.
- Add egg, baking soda and salt, and beat until combined.
- Add in flour and beat until combined. Stir in DelightFulls.
- Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto parchment paper lined cookie sheet and bake at 375 for 10 minutes. If you prefer a crunchy cookie, bake for 11-12 minutes.
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shelly peterson says
Oh my these look wonderful. Next to chocolate and mint, chocolate and PB is my favorite together. I'm like you, I like pecans in my cookies but my kids do not.
Jenn says
Thank you! 🙂 My daughter loves peanut butter in her cookies but I prefer mint or pecans too! 🙂 I hope your kids like these, they're so easy to make!
nicole dz says
Peanut butter cookies are my favorite of all cookies hands down, these look so good my mouth is watering. Going to have to make these when no one is home lol.
Vero M says
I will definitely have to try these for the kiddies. They are so yummy looking 🙂
Kim @ the Baking ChocolaTess says
OMG! What's not to like? These look absolutely scrumptious!! Thanks for sharing and visiting from Inspire Me Monday. Pinning!
Maria says
These look so good! I've been wanting to try those Nestle filled baking morsels, I've seen so many different kinds but always forget to pick them up at the store. Next time 😉 These sound delicious!
Winnie says
These cookies look AMAZING !!
Pinning
Diane Roark says
I love the surprise you added inside these peanut butter cookies. Pinned! Thanks for stopping by and linking up to Wonderful Wed. blog hop.
Blessings,
Diane Roark
Cheri at Fabric and Memories says
visiting from home and garden thursday linky...I'll give these a try. PB's are always a favorite in my home!
Gentle Joy says
We love peanut butter cookies, but the surprise in the middle is even more special! 🙂
Amy @ Ms. Toody Goo Shoes says
Looks yummy! Thanks for linking up at Best of the Weekend!
Lou Lou Girls says
This looks incredible! I'm drooling right now. Pinned and tweeted. We are so thrilled to have you at our party. Please stop by on Monday at 7, so we can see your amazing projects. Lou Lou Girls
Michelle says
Pass me a glass of milk...I'm going in!
Thank you for sharing these tempting cookies with See Ya in the Gumbo this week!
Rose's DIY Crafts, at FineCraftGuild says
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Miz Helen says
These cookies need to be in my cookie jar, they look so good. Your post is awesome and thanks so much for sharing it with Full Plate Thursday!
Happy Spring!
Miz Helen
Sharon - Her Organized Chaos says
I have a weakness for cookies. Like a very bad weakness for cookies and this looks so wonderful. I would love if you shared this at Totally Terrific Tuesday this week. Thanks for sharing.
Sharon
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Alyssa @ Piece of Home says
Oh wow, I'm sunk! I love anything peanut butter and now these are just screaming out at me! Yum!
Tianna says
these look so delicious! Thanks for sharing the recipe 😀
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Angel says
Oh my! These cookies look soooooo good. I can almost taste the chocolate now. Thanks for sharing with us at Wake Up Wednesday Linky Party.
Angel
marylin says
Love Looks like your having a good time Keep me posted on new things ok?
Marylin Kauman
tam says
it says tablespoon salt,,,3/4 tablespoon baking soda is this right? teaspoon?? or is it tablespoon seems alot
Jenn says
Hi! It's actually a teaspoon! Thanks for catching that!