Best Butterfinger Chunkies Recipes

BUTTERFINGER COOKIES

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These great cookies don't last long-make a double batch! -Carol Kitchens, Ridgeland, Mississippi

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 25m

Yield about 4 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
2 large egg whites, room temperature
1-1/4 cups chunky peanut butter
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 Butterfinger candy bars (1.9 ounces each), chopped

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg whites. Beat in peanut butter and vanilla. In another bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in candy bars. , Shape into 1-1/2-in. balls and place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake until golden brown, 10-12 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 122 calories, Fat 7g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 5mg cholesterol, Sodium 92mg sodium, Carbohydrate 15g carbohydrate (10g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.

BUTTERFINGER-CHUNK COOKIES

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Categories Cookies Dessert Bake Kid-Friendly Winter Bon Appétit Small Plates

Yield Makes about 24 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup (packed) dark brown sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 cups Butterfinger BB's candies (about five 1.7-ounce packages)

Steps:

Using electric mixer, beat butter and both sugars in large bowl until well blended. Add egg and vanilla and beat until fluffy. Beat in flour, salt and baking soda. Stir in Butterfinger BB's (dough will be moist). Chill cookie dough at least 30 minutes and up to 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. Using 1 rounded tablespoon dough for each cookie, drop cookie dough in mounds onto prepared baking sheets, spacing 3 inches apart (about 8 cookies per sheet; cookies will spread). Bake cookies until golden brown, about 12 minutes. Transfer parchment with cookies to rack and cool completely. (Can be prepared 4 days ahead. Store in airtight container.)