Chocolate Peanut Butter Pieces Cookies

This is an adaptation of a Betty Crocker recipe, a new family favorite!

1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup chocolate-flavored or regular peanut butter
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 egg
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/4 cups (about 12 oz) Reeces' Pieces

1. Heat oven to 350. Lightly grease a cookie sheet with shortening or spray with cooking spray. I use parchment paper, ungreased, on my cookie sheets.
2. In a large bowl, beat sugars and butter with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Beat in peanut butter, vanilla, and egg. Stir in flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Stir in candies. Drop dough by heaping tablespoons onto cookie sheet.
3. Bake 8 to 12 minutes or until edges are set. (Centers will be soft.) Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. Makes 2 1/2 dozen cookies. (Tip: flatten dough slightly before baking and add extra candies to dough for great looking cookies.)