Leftover Halloween Candy Bar Cookies

What’s better than leftover Halloween candy?

Giant Halloween candy cookies packed with pieces of kit kats, peanut butter cups and walnuts! That’s what!

While I usually prefer a soft cookie like Nestle toll-house, I really enjoyed these. Crisp around the edges and chewy in the middle, they take a little more time to eat than your average, everyday cookie. One of them is all I need to feel completely satisfied. And I put all those lonely, unclaimed candy bars to good use. Made them feel wanted. I think they’re much better off this way!

A little trick for softening up hard cookies is to put a piece of bread or apple into the container, depending on how hard they are it can take up to 24 hours for them to soften, so give it time!

Candy Bar Cookies

(adapted from Epicurious)

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 + 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly

1 + 1/2 packed brown sugar

1 cup granulated sugar

3 large eggs

1 + 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

3 cups chocolate candy bars, chopped
(like kit kats, peanut butter cups, snickers, milky way, m&m’s)
2/3 cup walnuts, chopped

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.

2. In a medium bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.

3. In a large bowl beat together butter and sugars at high speed until pale and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Beat in eggs. Beat in vanilla.

4. Beat in flour just until blended. Gently mix in candy bars and walnuts, batter will be thick.

5. Scoop 1/4 cup batter for each cookie placing about 3 inches apart. Flatten mounds into 3-inch rounds using moistened palm of your hand. Bake, 1 sheet at a time, until golden, 10 -14 minutes. Cool cookies on wire racks.

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