I’m a peanut butter cookie fan for sure, but adding candy bars into the mix is a real bonus. During cookie making season (AKA the holidays) I always try to get a batch of these delicious candy bar cookies into the mix. They are always a hit and can be made and devoured any time of the year!
Candy Bar Cookies
Almost a decade ago I found Cherie’s Snicker Peanut Butter Cookies on my blogging friend Barbara’s blog. While I am topping these cookies with candy bars in the same fashion that she did, there are several ways to incorporate the candy bars into these cookies.
Ways to add candy bars to your cookies
- Place the dough balls on your cookie sheet and press a mini candy bar into the ball and bake. This is how my recipe reads below.
- Chop the candy bars into pieces and add it to the dough, roll into balls, flatten with fork and bake.
- Roll into balls, flatten pretty thin and wrap the dough around a whole Snickers mini and bake.
- If you have mini muffin pans, you can fill it with dough balls and press a mini candy bar into it and bake.
There are peanut butter chips in this recipe as well. They do make the cookies a little sweeter than they may have been otherwise. You can substitute chocolate chips if you prefer, or just leave them out altogether.
More Peanut Butter Cookie Recipes
I’ve experimented with quite a few peanut butter cookie recipes. I’ve made Nutella Peanut Butter Cookies, Chocolate Filled Peanut Butter Cookies, Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies (one of my faves!), and even Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies! Or, for a fun twist using peanut butter, I’ve even made my own homemade candy bars using graham crackers, peanut butter, and chocolate. SO good and SO easy!
Then there’s these huge and colorful Monster Cookies and my Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Bars, and of course the classic Peanut Butter Cookies. I love having a big arsenal of peanut butter cookie varieties. If you know of one I should try, please leave a comment below!
This post was originally published on November 23, 2009
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Candy Bar Cookies
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Print It Rate ItIngredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar packed
- 1 cup creamy or chunky, if you prefer peanut butter
- 2 large eggs
- 2 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 10 ounce package Reeses peanut butter chips
- 20 ounces mini size candy bars 60 mini candy bars (Milky Way, Snickers, Three Musketeers)
Before You Begin
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Line an insulated baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Cream butter and sugars until well combined. Add eggs and beat until fluffy. Add peanut butter and beat until well combined.
- Stir or whisk together flour, baking soda and salt. Add to creamed butter mixture and mix well. Stir in peanut butter chips.
- Roll into balls or use a cookie scoop.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes (mine took 11.5 minutes).
- Remove from oven and leave cookies on cookie sheet for 2 minutes to rest. Remove from parchment to cooling rack to cool completely.
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Nutmeg Nanny says
These look great! Every year my best friend makes the snicker variety but I'm loving the milky way dark idea…yum! I know these would be a hit on my Christmas platter….:)
Bridgett says
These look incredibly addictive!
Jelli Bean says
These look fantastic, but I could never make them due to serious lack of willpower. They look FABulous. Dorie's cookies look yummy too, but right now I'm addicted to chocolate biscotti. Keep up the good work!
Michelle says
This looks like a cookie that men would love and a good candidate for my cookie baskets for our local police and fire depts.
Patricia Scarpin says
Those are amazing, Amanda! Can't wait to try them myself – that gooey chocolate in the middle is killing me. ;)
Sweet as Coco says
Its always terrible when you have to eat the broken ones….I always hate that. ;P
I have been looking for this recipe for years…a friend of mine always made these and my sad attempt to duplicate a few years ago didnt pan out. Im going to add these to my christmas cookie list! Thanks!!
Cinnamon-Girl Reeni♥ says
These looked so good on Barbara's blog and they look just as yummy here! Cookies + candy bars = bliss!
Justin says
i never make cookies/bars like this with candy bars on top or inside, but i always get excited by the idea!
Amanda says
Oh yes, they make a slew of cookies! I didn't count, but I would guess 40 or more easy
camille says
So does this make a whole ton of cookies? I mean, a whole bag of peanut butter chips, a whole bag of mini-Snickerses… I'm definitely going to make them, I just want to know whether to cut the recipe down or what.
Seriously, these look ah-may-zing. They need to take up residence in my mouth.
Emily says
My boyfriend LOVES snickers so I will definitely be making these soon. They look delicious!
Heather says
Oh my, these look amazing! Definitely giving them a try this week!
Flourchild says
Oh Amanda I know these are good! I have made them with the snickers inside but not on top. I think they look so pretty and I can't wait to try them. They will look perfect on my Christmas cookie platter!
Nina says
Your cookies look *so* good! Love, love, love peanut butter cookies. Throw a candybar in there? ::swoon::
Ingrid says
Just yesterday I made brownies loaded with chopped snickers bars and topped with homemade caramel sauce. Great minds, Amanda! Your cookies look super good. I think warm, melty gooey candy bars baked into cookies and such much better!
~ingrid
Mags says
I love cookies with candy in them and I can picture these with miniature reeces cups…YUM!
Amanda says
Barbara said: "Sorry you had to eat those broken ones!"
BAHAHA! Oh don't worry, I got over it LOL ;-D
Barbara Bakes says
Your cookies look perfect! Thanks for the additional tips! I updated my post to include your tips. Sorry you had to eat those broken ones!
Jessica says
Oh I saw these on Barbara's site too and almost died! Peanut butter cookies are my favorite, and Snickers are my favorite candy bar. Can it get any better than this!!??
Chow and Chatter says
these look scrumptious