Best Candy Bar Cookies Recipes

HERSHEY'S® CHOCOLATE CANDY BAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Butter a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Mix flour, salt, and baking soda together in a bowl.
• Combine butter, brown sugar, white sugar, and vanilla extract in a separate bowl. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Mix sugar mixture gradually into flour mixture. Spread 1/2 the dough evenly into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until partially firm, about 10 minutes. Leave oven on.
• Cover the partially baked dough with chocolate bars, breaking up as needed to fit. Drop remaining dough over the chocolate as evenly as possible.
• Bake in the hot oven until golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes more. Let cool.

ULTIMATE CANDY BAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Place Butterfinger candy bars in a food processor; process until ground. In a large bowl, cream butter and 2 cups ground candy bars until blended. Beat in eggs. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture., Shape into 1-in. balls; roll in remaining ground candy bars. Place 2 in. apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake 8-10 minutes or until tops are cracked., Immediately press a piece of candy into the center of each cookie. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool. Freeze option: Freeze cookies, layered between waxed paper, in freezer containers. To use, thaw before serving.

CANDY BAR COOKIES!

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. Cream together the butter and the sugars until fluffy, beat in the eggs and vanilla. Add the flour with the baking powder and salt mixed inches Stir until blended. Fold in gently the chopped candy bars. If desired, add a cup of chopped almonds, walnuts, pecans or other nut.
• 3. Drop on a cookie sheet in the size you wish and bake until edges are browned nicely in the middle of the oven (ten minutes or less). Transfer to a cooling rack. From here they disappeared so I can't tell you shelf life but assume these will freeze nicely and ship well.

EASY SNICKERS® CANDY BAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Mix cake mix, peanuts, egg, and butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer until crumbly. Reserve 1 1/2 cups of the mixture; press remaining cookie mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan.
• Mix condensed milk and peanut butter together in another bowl. Pour over the cookie mixture in the pan. Sprinkle the reserved cookie mixture over the peanut butter layer. Drizzle caramel syrup on top. Sprinkle chocolate chips over the syrup and press lightly into the cookie mixture using the back of a fork.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool and cut into squares.

CARAMEL CANDY BAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine flour, oats, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
• Beat butter in a bowl using an electric mixer for 30 seconds. Add sugar and beat until fluffy. Beat in the oat mixture until crumbly; do not overmix. Reserve 1 cup of the crust mixture and press the rest into the bottom of a 9x13-inch rimmed baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until firm and browned, about 10 minutes. Leave oven on; remove crust and let cool in the pan for 10 minutes.
• Combine caramels and evaporated milk in a saucepan over low heat. Cook and stir until caramels melt and mixture is smooth, about 5 minutes. Spread over the prebaked cookie crust; sprinkle reserved crust mixture, nuts, and butterscotch chips on top.
• Bake in the hot oven until golden, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool in the pan on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

CANDY BAR SURPRISE COOKIES RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. In a large bowl, cream butter, sugars, and vanilla until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Add dry ingredients to wet, and stir to combine. Use an ice cream scoop to shape the dough into balls. Take a dough ball in one hand, and flatten it slightly. Place a mini candy bar in the middle of the cookie dough, and carefully fold the dough up and over the candy bar, completely enclosing it in dough. Reshape as needed. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and repeat with the remaining dough balls and candy bars, placing 12 cookies per baking sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes until just beginning to turn golden on the edges. Remove from oven, cool on sheet for a few minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool. Makes 2 to 2 1/2 dozen cookies.

MINI CANDY BAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper. Unwrap all the mini candy bars.
• Empty the 2 cake mixes into a large bowl, and stir eggs, vegetable oil, and water into the mixes. The batter will be stiff. Roll heaping tablespoons of dough into 1-inch balls. Push a mini candy bar into the cookie ball, and carefully cover the entire candy piece with dough. If any chocolate is visible, the cookie will leak. Place the filled cookies onto the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 11 minutes. Cookies will not look brown on top. Cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheets before removing to finish cooling on racks.

PEANUT BUTTER CANDY BAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9x13-inch baking pan with aluminum foil extending over the ends of the pan; coat with butter.
• Combine crushed cookies and butter in a bowl. Press crumb mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until crust is set, 6 to 8 minutes. Remove crust and leave oven on.
• Combine condensed milk, peanut butter, and vanilla extract together in a bowl, stirring until smooth.
• Sprinkle peanut butter cups, chocolate chips, peanuts, chocolate-covered peanut butter candy, and coconut over the baked crust. Drizzle condensed milk mixture over the coconut.
• Bake in the hot oven until lightly browned, about 27 minutes. Remove to a wire rack and let cool in pan. Pull aluminum foil to lift uncut brownies out of pan. Peel foil away from sides; cut brownies into bars.

COLORFUL CANDY BAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Beat cookie dough and flour until combined. Shape 2 teaspoons dough around each candy bar. Roll in colored sugar. , Place 2 in. apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until set, 9-11 minutes. Cool on pans 1 minute. Remove to wire racks to cool.

CHOCOLATE CHIP CANDY-BAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Melt butter, sugar, and brown sugar together in a microwave for 15 to 30 seconds on medium to low power, careful not to burn the butter. Let the butter-sugar mixture cool just a bit and blend in the egg and egg yolk. Add the maple, chocolate and orange extract, and the heavy cream. Stir and set aside. Sift dry ingredients together and fold into wet mixture carefully. Add chocolate chips, candies, oats and pecans. Chill dough in a freezer for a few minutes to make sure it is cold. Using an ice cream scoop, drop dough onto parchment-lined cookie sheet. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes and transfer to a wire rack to cool.

CANDY BAR COOKIES ON A STICK

Steps:

• Beat peanut butter, butter, and shortening in large mixing bowl on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.
• Add sugars and baking soda and beat till combined.
• Beat in eggs and vanilla till combined.
• Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer on medium speed, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Stir in any remaining flour with a wooden spoon.
• Insert a wooden stick into the side of each candy bar piece.
• Form about 2 tablespoons dough into a ball shape around each candy bar piece, making sure the candy bar is completely covered.
• If desired, roll the ball in decorative candies or colored sugar, gently pushing candies into the dough.
• Place cookies 2 1/2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake in 325 degree oven for 15-20 minutes or until golden and set.
• Cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes. Remove from cookie sheet and cool completely on rack.

ALMOST-CANDY EASY BAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix devil's food cake mix and margarine together in a bowl until crumbly. Lightly press mixture into a 9x13-inch baking pan. Pour sweetened condensed milk over crust. Sprinkle with butterscotch chips, chocolate chips, coconut, and walnuts.
• Bake in the preheated oven until coconut is browned, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool and cut into squares.

MY FIVE CANDY BAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Mix 1 tube of cookie dough, 1/3 cup peanut butter, and pretzels together in a bowl. Press into an even layer in the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until just golden and set, 12 to 15 minutes. Allow to cool slightly.
• Mix remaining tube of cookie dough, remaining peanut butter, and 1/3 cup peanuts together in a bowl. Press in an even layer onto a piece of parchment paper the size of your baking dish. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine condensed milk and caramels in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring frequently until smooth, about 5 minutes. Pour over the cookie dough crust in the baking dish and spread in an even layer. Top with the refrigerated cookie dough mixture and peel off the parchment paper.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes. Allow to cool slightly.
• Pour chocolate chips into a microwave-safe bowl; heat in the microwave until smooth, about 1 minute. Stir in remaining 2/3 cup peanuts and spread over cookie bars. Refrigerate until set, at least 20 minutes.

PEANUTTY CANDY BAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, beat brown sugar, peanut butter, butter and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon, until creamy. Stir in flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Stir in peanuts and candy.
• Drop dough by 1/4 cupfuls about 3 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 14 to 16 minutes or until light brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.

CANDY BAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream the butter, peanut butter and sugars in a large bowl until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine flour and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Refrigerate for 30 minutes., Preheat oven to 350°. Shape dough into 1-in. balls; roll in crushed Butterfinger bars. Place 2 in. apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until set, 8-10 minutes. Cool for 2 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks., Melt chocolate candy bar; drizzle over cooled cookies. Let stand until set. Store in an airtight container.

GIANT CANDY BAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream margarine, 1 cup granulated sugar and brown sugar in large bowl. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla. Beat.
• Combine next 4 ingredients in small bowl. Add to margarine mixture. Stir until just moistened.
• Add rolled oats and chocolate bar pieces. Stir well. Roll into 2 inch balls. Arrange 4 to 6 balls, about 4 inches apart, on greased cookie sheet.
• Dip flat bottomed glass into second amount of granulated sugar. Flatten cookies to 1/2 inch thickness, dipping glass in sugar as necessary. Baked in 375°F oven for about 11 minutes until golden. Let stand on cookie sheet for 5 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool. Repeat with remaining dough. Makes about 3 dozen cookies.
• VARIATION: For smaller cookies, roll dough into 1 1/2 inch balls. Arrange balls, about 2 inches apart, on greased cookie sheets. Flatten cookies slightly with flat bottomed glass dipped in second amount of granulated sugar. Bake in 375°F oven for 8 to 10 minutes until golden. Let stand on cookie sheets for 5 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool. Makes about 5 dozen cookies.
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PEANUT BUTTER AND CHOCOLATE CANDY BAR COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large mixing bowl stir together flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt. Using a pastry blender, cut in the butter and peanut butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Using a wooden spoon, beat in honey and milk until well combined. 2. For each cookie, pat 1 tablespoon of the dough into a 2-inch circle. Place 1 piece of candy in the center of the circle. Shape the dough around candy to form 1 1/2-inch ball. Place the balls 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. 3. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until edges are light brown. Transfer cookies to a wire rack; cool.

CANDY BAR-OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350F. Grease cookie sheets with non-stick cooking spray.
• 2. In large mixing bowl, combine brown sugar, sugar and softened butter; beat until light and fluffy. Add milk, eggs & vanilla; blend well. Add flour and baking soda; mix well. Stir in oats until well combined. Stir in candy bar pieces.
• 3. Drop dough by heaping tablespoons 2 inches apart. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until light and golden brown; remove from cookie sheet and cool on rack.

CANDY CHIP BAR COOKIES

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the oil, brown sugar, sugar substitute, peanut butter, egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; stir into the peanut butter mixture. Stir in M&M's., Spread in a 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack.

CANDY BAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix egg, sugar, brown sugar and butter in bowl until well mixed. Stir in flour, baking soda and salt until mixed. Stir candy bar pieces into dough.
• Drop spoonfuls of dough on cookie sheet.
• Bake at 375°F for 10 to 12 minutes or until cookies are light brown.