candy cookies
These are a great way to use up Halloween candy, in a form that travels well. Using primarily brown sugar and real butter gives these cookies a lightly buttery caramel flavor. Bake them just until brown on the edges for chewy, slightly longer to be crisp. You can use almost any candy that’s chocolatey or would be good mixed into ice cream in these cookies – diced up candy bars, M&Ms, nuts, chocolate chips, toffee or any combination. I used a combination of peanut, peanut butter and regular M&Ms on this particular batch.
prep time
20 Min
cook time
15 Min
method
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yield
Ingredients
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 - 2 cups candy pieces
How To Make candy cookies
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Step 1Cream together butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla until fluffy.
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Step 2Add flour, baking soda and salt. Mix well.
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Step 3Use a sturdy spoon to stir in candy – the mixer would pulverize it.
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Step 4Scoop onto cookie sheets, spacing about 3 inches apart. They will spread a bit when they bake.
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Step 5Bake 9-12 minutes at 350 until edges are golden brown.
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Step 6Cool a couple minutes on the pans then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
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Step 7Secure an excellent hiding place to avoid the entire batch being devoured by wandering spouses and devious children before they even cool completely.
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