Leftover Halloween Candy Cookie Bars
A brown sugar cookie bar dough loaded withchopped leftover Halloween candy, baked in one pan and cut into squares. Aneasy way to use up a whole bowl of mixed candy in one afternoon.
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened (2 sticks)
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 2½ cups chopped leftover Halloween candy, divided (chocolate bars only, seenotes)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9x13 pan with parchment paper, leaving overhang on the sides.
- Cream butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar together until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
- Beat in eggs one at a time, then mix in vanilla.
- In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Add dry ingredients to the butter mixture and mix just until combined.
- Fold in 2 cups of the chopped candy.
- Spread dough evenly in the pan and press remaining 1/2 cup candy into the top.
- Bake 25 to 30 minutes, until edges are golden and center is set but still slightly soft.
- Cool completely in the pan, at least 1 hour, before slicing into squares.
Notes
Use chocolate-based candy bars only (Kit Kat, Snickers, Twix, M&Ms, Reese's, Milky Way, Heath, Rolos). Chop Kit Kats extra small so the wafer doesn't soften too much. Skip gummies, hard candy, and taffy entirely. For a glass baking dish, lower the oven to 325°F.