I don't know about you, but my house is swimming in Halloween Candy! And since I don't work outside the home anymore, I don't have any unsuspecting co-workers to unload my excess on. So I have to figure out other ways of disposing of it that doesn't include me diving in and doing the breast stroke through all of the Snickers bars. I found this recipe a couple of years ago and it seems to fit the bill!
Halloween Candy Cookies
3 cups flour1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup Nutella*
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 eggs
20 REESE’S CUPS®, SNICKERS®, and/or MILKY WAY®s fun size bars, each cut in half
6 packages fun size M&M’S®**
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
In the bowl of a standing mixer combine sugars, butter, peanut butter, and Nutella, beat until well creamy. Mix in vanilla and eggs until just combined.
Add flour mixture in two additions, mix well. Shape a scant 1/4 cup dough around each candy bar half, making sure candy is completely covered. Place 4 inches apart on cookie sheet
lined with parchment paper or a Silpat mat
. Flatten slightly and place 3 M&M’S® on top of each.Bake for about 15 minutes. Cool 5 minutes on pan, then remove with a spatula to a rack to cool completely.
Makes 40 large cookies
Notes
I cut all the candy up into bite size pieces, throw it all in a bowl (the M&M's too), toss it in the freezer for 30 minutes (so the candy bars hold together while you mix them into the dough) and mix it all in the dough like you would chocolate chips, but to each their own!
* Don't have or like Nutella? Just use a full cup of peanut butter. The cookies pictured are peanut butter only. I ran out of Nutella.
** Any candy bars will work. I didn't care for any coconut based bars but I also don't like those candy bars either so.... Pin It
