Hooray, thanks so much Kate! Remove cookies to racks to cool completely. DO NOT OVERBAKE. To make the swirls: Take the remaining 2 tablespoons of peanut butter and spoon it in dots all over the chocolate topping (see image in post or video for a visual) and drawing a toothpick through the peanut butter, make your swirly pattern. I substituted the shortening for butter. Other than that, we thought they were great! Above all, these Reese’s Peanut Butter Christmas Trees are really simple to make. These cookies are wonderful and as a baker myself, the dough is the easiest cookie dough I have ever worked with. I'll send you "30 Ground Beef Dinner Ideas" absolutely free! The cookie were delicious. So these cookies are perfect! What kind of cracker? Okay thank you! Taste is good,but rather a disaster. I love a soft cookie and these have a great soft texture. About a 1/2 can to a full bag of semi sweet chips. Follow the recipe as it is posted and you will not fail! Place chocolate covered Christmas trees on the parchment paper lined tray. These homemade Chocolate Peanut Butter Christmas Trees are just like your favorite Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups disguised as a fun and festive Christmas dessert!. Sign me up for Amanda's newsletter, Foodie in the Craft Room for free recipe and craft ideas! I liked these, but the cocoa was much stronger than the peanut flavor, like the ratio was off. Did you use natural peanut butter or peanut butter that has added sugar? Bake for 7 to 8 minutes, or until set and just beginning to brown. Line 8 x 8 inch dish with parchment paper, leaving the paper overhang the sides so you can easily lift it later and set aside. This site uses cookies to help us personalize content, ads and analyze our traffic - to learn more please read our Privacy Policy. Also had everything on hand. Also, specific directions for melting the chocolate? Secondly, you’ll need just A FEW INGREDIENTS: chocolate, peanut butter, butter and sugar. Use a small cookie scoop to make even sized peanut butter balls. This helps to thin it out for dipping. Please scroll down to simply print out the recipe! Press the mixture into prepared dish. Hi Florence, if you want to cut down the sugar, you’ll have to use graham cracker crumbs instead or the mixture won’t set. The dough was easy to work with. I made the size of my cookies a little bit larger than the recipe sujested and baked them a little longer. My family loves my soft peanut butter cookies and my Nutella peanut butter cookies, so I decided to create a chocolate version of this fave.That was easy to do by just substituting some of the flour with cocoa powder. My husband and I loved them. Using a fork, dip each tree into melted chocolate to cover completely. That was easy to do by just substituting some of the flour with cocoa powder. Anyone else have this issue? Images/text copyright Amanda Formaro 2020. Thanks so much for the recipe, this is my husbands favorite and I been making a similar recipe for years, thought I try something new (liked the way yours rolled out). Slice and serve. Come and meet the Creative Team! It was way too sweet and ruined the whole batch because I use regular peanut butter. Why so much? Thyme Theme by Restored 316. Hi was wondering how long do I leave them in freezer for to know they are firm enough? Thanks Barbara I’m glad you like it. If you are a fan of Reese’s, these homemade Reese’s Peanut Butter Christmas Trees will sweep you of your feet! First, this is SIMPLE AND EASY NO BAKE DESSERT RECIPE!!! You should have specified that you are using natural peanut butter instead of just creamy peanut butter. Add to creamed mixture at low speed. Combine flour, cocoa, salt and baking soda. My chocolate was to thick to dunk them, I had to just spread chocolate on top, really bummed me out! Glad you enjoyed them and love the M&M addition. If the peanut butter starts to thaw, the toothpick could release, so keep the balls as cold as possible. Pour over the base and smooth out using a spatula. Beat just until blended. You have to be careful when measuring cocoa. You can MAKE AHEAD this dessert, FREEZE and use for Christmas. It’s such an easy recipe and comes together nicely. Barbara. But, it’s time to make plans for Christmas, so I decided to make my homemade Reese’s in a shape of Christmas tree, this time. Bake for 7 to 8 minutes, or until set and just beginning to brown. I liked the texture but for our tastes I’ll cut back on the salt next time to maybe 1/2 tsp, but otherwise I thought they were good! This is definitely a keeper. I wonder how I could make this sugar free. Get your FREE 1 week meal plan with shopping list + all new recipes, farm & garden posts. Place them in the freezer for 45-60 minutes until completely firm. @2013 - 2018 OMG Chocolate Desserts. I raise pigs and always have rendered fat for cooking/baking and this recioe makes me want to try it in all my cookies instead of butter. The flavor was spot on, however, taste dry in your mouth. Will keep in the tin in the fridge for a week (see note 2). Christmas Tree Cheesecake on a stick is festive and fabulous Christmas treat. HI Barb, you can use salted butter and omit the salt in the recipe. How long can you freeze them for without losing quality? I added Peanut butter frosting on the top and it helped a lot. Hi Angela, powdered sugar sweetens the candies and make the mixture thick, but you can use other sweetener and add ground sugar-free cracjers to make it thick. But if you are a fan or Reese’s check these recipes, too. Love this recipe! 20 yummy chocolate chip cookie recipes plus tips for baking your best batch! Thanks for stopping by! All Rights Reserved. If you pack it into the measuring cup or scoop it out of the container using the measuring cup, it will be way more than the recipe intends. Try melting it in a double boiler. *. For those that had dry cookies, it could be the measurements are off, but if they aren’t, you can try 1 of the following: Hi Janet, powdered sugar is confectioners sugar. The peanut butter? The cookies will draw the moisture from the bread just like when storing bread with brown sugar, however be conservative because TOO much bread will turn your cookies to mush.