Are you in the mood to bake something delicious? If you love candy bars, this from-scratch cookie recipe is for you! Combining some of the most popular candy, this candy bar cookies recipe can be made in less than 20 minutes!
Candy Bar Cookies Recipe
We’ve added an extra element by turning these candy bar cookies into sandwiches. That extra step is included in printable directions at the bottom of this post.
Ingredients:
- flour
- baking soda
- salt
- unsalted sweet cream butter
- granulated sugar
- light brown sugar
- vanilla extract
- eggs
- mini Reeses
- mini Snickers
- unsalted peanuts
- chocolate chips
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Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- In a small bowl add flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Using a standing mixer, mix together butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla extract and beat until creamy.
- Add one egg at a time, beating after each egg has been added.
- Slowly add the flour mixture. Continue to beat after each addition.
- Mix in 1/4 C each of the snickers, Reese peanut butter cups, peanuts, and chocolate chips.
- Drop dough by using a small ice cream scoop onto parchment-lined cookie sheets.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
- Remove from oven. Carefully add the remaining chopped candy and peanuts on top of the cookies.
- Return to the oven for 2 more minutes.
- Take out of the oven and let cool completely on wire racks.
If you’d like to add the extra step by making these candy bar cookies into sandwiches, follow these steps:
Frosting Ingredients:
unsalted sweet cream butter
peanut butter
whole milk
powdered sugar
Directions:
Using a standing mixer, cream together the butter and peanut butter until smooth and creamy
Next, add in the powdered sugar and milk and beat until stiff with peaks
Then, spoon the frosting into a pastry bag with a star tip.
Match the cookies in pairs according to their size.
Pipe the frosting on one of the cookies, then place the other cookie on top.
Print the recipe below!
Candy Bar Cookies Recipe
Try this simple homemade candy bar cookies recipe that's simple and delicious!
Ingredients
Cookie Ingredients: 2 1/4 C flour 1 tsp baking soda, 1 tsp salt, 1 C unsalted sweet cream butter, softened, 3/4 C granulated sugar, 3/4 C light brown sugar, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 2 eggs, 1 C Chopped mini Reeses, 1 C Chopped mini Snickers, 1 C unsalted peanuts, 1 C chocolate chips
Frosting Ingredients: 1/2 C unsalted sweet cream butter, softened, 1 C peanut butter, 3 TBSP whole milk, 2 C powdered sugar
Instructions
For the cookies: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. In a small bowl add flour, baking soda, and salt. Using a standing mixer, mix together butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla extract and beat until creamy. Add one egg at a time, beating after each egg has been added. Slowly add the flour mixture. Continue to beat after each addition. Mix in 1/4 C each of the snickers, Reese peanut butter cups, peanuts, and chocolate chips. Drop dough by using a small ice cream scoop onto parchment-lined cookie sheets. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven. Carefully add the remaining chopped candy and peanuts on top of the cookies. Return to the oven for 2 more minutes. Take out of the oven and let cool completely on wire racks.
Frosting Directions: Using a standing mixer, cream together the butter and peanut butter until smooth and creamy. Next, add in the powdered sugar and milk and beat until stiff with peaks. Then, spoon the frosting into a pastry bag with a star tip. Match the cookies in pairs according to their size. Pipe the frosting on one of the cookies, then place the other cookie on top.
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Sherry Bult says
Yep that will take care of my chocolate needs!! If I saw these in the store I would buy these cookies.