Do you have too much halloween candy lying around? I don’t think there’s such a thing as too much candy, but if you want to turn that candy into something even better, this recipe is for you. This cookie is not the traditional compost/garbage/monster cookie–those names imply that you can add healthy stuff to the cookie. This is the Halloween cookie. There is nothing healthy about it, but there is way more candy-deliciousness. You pick you absolutely favorite candies and mix them into your favorite chocolate chip cookie batter. Pretzels or potato chips, although not something you get trick-or-treating, add a needed crunch. We mixed in Rolos, Sour Patch Watermelon, Twizzler Bites, Twix, Milky Way, Kit Kat, M&Ms, Hershey Kisses and Three Musketeers. The weirder the candy the better (Twizzlers were the favorite). My one suggestion —make sure there’s some chocolate-caramel candy mixed in, perhaps one of these new fancy candies that didn’t exist when we were kids.
Prep Time: 20 min
Cook Time: 12 min
Total Time: 32 min
Servings:
Ingredients:
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
¾ cup granulated sugar
¾ cup light brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tablespoons vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 ¾ cup all purpose flour
¾ cup pretzels
3 cups total candy mix-ins (chopped)
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugars with an electric mixer.
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2. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well. Add the vanilla.
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3. In a separate bowl, mix together the baking soda, salt, and flour. Slowly beat into the sugar mixture until just combined.
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4. Cut all the candy into small pieces. Mix them together in a separate bowl and fold them to the cookie batter with a spatula. Mix until evenly distributed.
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5. Put large spoonfuls of batter onto cookie sheets and cook for 10-12 minutes.
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6. Enjoy!
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Warning: Fighting about who gets to eat the cookie dough (or drunk baking) might result in this:
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