Halloween Candy Cookies

By Hklbrries

"Chop leftover Halloween candies and tuck the pieces into cookie dough instead 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."

Ingredients

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

Preparation

Step 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. Makes about 4 dozen cookies.

Nutrition Information:
Per cookie (using jelly beans)
100 calories
4 g fat
20 mg cholesterol
1 g protein
17 g carbohydrates
0 g fiber
120 mg sodium