Halloween Candy Cookies

Emma Whitley
Emma fearlessly explores bold flavors and perfects her baking craft, sharing her delicious experiments with joy.
Published: 1/28/2020

Have infinite amounts of candy at your disposal? Extra Halloween candies find a new use in cookies.

Chop leftover Halloween candies and tuck the pieces into cookie dough in lieu of chocolate chips. Almost any candy will work—Butterfingers, Heath Bars, Milky Ways, Snickers, Kit Kats, M&Ms and even Twizzlers, gum drops, and jelly beans.

Serves: 4 Save

Ingredients (10)

  • 3 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3/4 teaspoon coarse salt
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) butter
  • 1 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 to 3 cup chopped candy bits(such as Butterfingers, BabyRuths, Heath Bars, Reese’sPeanut Butter Cups, Twizzlers,jelly beans, M&Ms, Lifesavers)

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F.
  2. Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a bowl. Set aside.
  3. Beat butter and sugars together with a mixer until very light, about 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add vanilla. Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture and mix just until combined, 5 to 10 seconds. Stir in candy bits.
  4. Drop dough by tablespoons onto baking sheet. Bake 15 to 20 minutes. Cool on baking sheet 2 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

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