Small Batch Candy Bar Cookies

By: Amecia Matlock

This cookie takes it to the next level with the taste and texture of a candy bar wrapped in a warm comforting cookie. It is completely customizable to your specific candy bar weakness and makes 2-3 large cookies.

Ingredients

• ¼ cup softened butter
• 6 tbsp. brown sugar
• 1 egg
• splash of vanilla extract
• ½ cup all purpose flour
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp corn starch
• ⅛ tsp salt
• Chopped nuts of choice (this recipe uses sliced almonds)
• Chopped candy bar of choice (this recipe uses peanut butter cups and peanut clusters)

Directions

• Use a mixer to blend together the brown sugar and slightly softened butter.
• Once whipped, add in vanilla extract and egg and stir together
• In a separate bowl whisk together the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder corn starch, and salt)
• Once sifted together, add the wet ingredients mixture and mix until fully incorporated
• Preheat oven to 350° and chill dough while you prepare the rest of the ingredients
• Roast the nuts. Roast sliced almonds in medium heat saucepan for 10-15 minutes. tossing every 3-5 minutes.

• Chop candy bars into small pieces
• I used an ice cream scoop to measure out my cookie dough and then slightly flattened it with the back of the spoon.
• Top the middle of the cookie with a generous amount of candy bar pieces
• Top it with a small amount of cookie dough and roll into a ball
• Dip the top half of your cookie dough ball into the roasted nuts
• Place cookies on a parchment lined or greased baking sheet and bake for 14-17 minutes, or until the middle is soft and the edges are crisp.
• Let cookies cool on baking sheet first, and then transfer to a cooling rack.
• Enjoy a guilty cookies in a guiltless amount!

Pairs well with a cold glass of milk

Let me know if you give this a try and how you make the recipe your own 🙂