As I sit and stare at the giant bowls of Halloween candy, I am faced with a stark reality - we have to eat all of that candy. We had so much fun thinking of things to do with our leftover Halloween candy wrappers that I started thinking about what I was going to do with all this candy. Why not bake a batch of Halloween candy cookies?
Every year I freeze the plain chocolate bars, but this year I thought it might be fun to bake something with the other chocolate bars. So, I combined my favorite cookie dough recipe with a few Kit Kat bars, Smarties, and a couple of Coffee Crisps. The end result is a spectacular Halloween candy cookie recipe.
Halloween Candy Bar Cookies
¾ cup unsalted butter
1 cup lightly packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
½ cup vegetable oil (I used grapeseed oil)
2 ¼ cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped Halloween candy bars
Begin by creaming the butter and sugar together in a large bowl. You can use an electric mixer or make these cookies by hand. Once creamed together it's time to stir in vanilla and the oil until it is fully incorporated.
In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Once whisked, pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and stir until combined. You should have a firm dough.
Chop your candy bars into small pieces, about the size of chocolate chips, and our into the cookie dough. Stir in the candy bars until the candy is evenly distributed.
Now, drop 1 tablespoon balls of cookie dough onto a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Place 1" apart as the cookies will spread a little as they bake. Bake the cookies in a pre-heated 350°F oven for 10-15 minutes, until the edges are golden.
Enjoy.
The best part about this recipe is how easy it is to freeze. Make a double batch, roll the dough into teaspoon balls, place on a baking sheet, and pop inside your freezer. Once the balls of dough are frozen, transfer them into a freezer bag and store them in your freezer. When you are ready to bake the cookies, pull them out and bake them on a parchment-lined baking sheet, following the same instructions as the original recipe. With these cookies, you can use up a lot of candy and have cookies close at hand, as we approach the busy holiday season.
Halloween Candy Bar Cookies
Ingredients
- ¾ cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup lightly packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup vegetable oil I used grapeseed oil
- 2 ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chopped Halloween candy bars
Instructions
- Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl. Once creamed, stir in vanilla and oil, until incorporated.
- Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl. Stir into the wet ingredients.
- Stir in candy bars...until the candy is evenly distributed.
- Drop 1 tablespoon balls of cookie dough onto a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Place 1" apart as the cookie will spread a little. Bake in 350°F oven for 10-15 minutes, until edges are golden.
Nutrition
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