Candy Cookies
These Candy Cookies are studded with all your favorite treats! Crispy edges and a buttery interior! Make them using leftover Halloween candy!
Equipment
- hand mixer
- large bowl
- medium bowl
- Sheet Pan
- silicone spatula
- cookie scoop
- cooling wrack
Ingredients
- ¾ cup M&M's
- ¾ cup Twix chopped
- ¾ cup Snickers chopped
- ¾ cup Reese Peanut Butter cups chopped
- 2 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 ½ cups brown sugar
- ½ cup butter
- 3 eggs 2 whole eggs and 1 yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Prepare a sheet pan with parchment paper and set aside.
- Chop candy bars into bite sized or smaller pieces.
- In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- In a large bowl cream the butter and brown sugar together using a hand mixer on medium-high speed for about 3 minutes until light and fluffy.
- Next add the eggs, egg yolk and vanilla and mix on medium low speed until combined.
- Gradually add in the dry ingredient mixture on low speed and mix until combined.
- Using a silicone spatula, fold in the chopped candy.
- Scoop cookie dough with a medium cookie scoop onto the parchement-lined baking sheet. Add more M&M's to the top of the cookie dough balls.
- Bake cookies for about 10 minutes or until lightly golden. Transfer to a cooling rack to cool after 5 minutes of resting on the baking sheet.
Notes
expert tips
- These cookies are so fun to make with the kids! They will love unwrapping all the chocolates and mixing all the candy into the batter.
- These cookies are best the day they are made but can be stored for 3-4 days in an air-tight container on the kitchen counter.
- I love making the cookie dough balls and flash freeze them on a baking sheet and then storing them in the freezer in freezer bags to bake fresh when a craving strikes or as a quick treat for unexpected guests!
- Customize your cookies with your favorite treats! I love candy-coated chocolates for color and crunch. I also like to use a candy bar that has some caramel that melts into the cookie. Potato chips or pretzels are also fun additions if you like the salty-sweet combo!
Nutrition
Calories: 165kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 3gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.05gCholesterol: 19mgSodium: 168mgPotassium: 62mgFiber: 1gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 52IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 42mgIron: 1mg
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