Description
Candy Bar Cookie Bars are a deliciously rich and chewy dessert featuring chunks of your favorite chocolate candy bars baked into buttery cookie dough. These bars are topped with additional candy pieces for an indulgent finish, perfect for satisfying any sweet tooth craving.
Ingredients
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Cookie Dough
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup brown sugar (packed)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chocolate candy bars (chopped plus more for the top)
Topping
- 1 to 1 1/2 cups chocolate candy bars (whole or chopped as desired)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit to prepare for baking the cookie bars.
- Melt Butter: In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the butter carefully, reducing microwave power to avoid splattering. Alternatively, melt in a saucepan over low heat.
- Mix Sugars and Butter: Add brown sugar and sugar to the melted butter and whisk vigorously until smooth, about 2-3 minutes.
- Add Egg and Vanilla: Whisk in the egg and vanilla extract until the mixture is smooth and fully combined.
- Incorporate Dry Ingredients: Stir in the flour, baking soda, and salt until just combined without overmixing.
- Fold in Candy Bars: Gently fold in 1 cup of chopped chocolate candy bars, reserving the remaining candy to place on top later.
- Prepare Baking Pan: Line an 8×8 inch baking pan with parchment paper for easy removal. Spread the cookie dough evenly in the pan.
- Bake the Bars: Bake for 28 minutes or until the cookie bars turn a light golden brown. Be careful not to overbake.
- Prepare Topping Candy: While baking, prepare the chocolate candy bars for topping by chopping or leaving whole as desired.
- Add Topping: After baking, either wait 5 minutes to let the bars cool slightly or place them immediately in the freezer if you prefer the candy bars not to melt. Then place the topping candy bars evenly over the baked bars.
- Slice and Serve: Chill the bars in the freezer for 20-25 minutes to set before cutting. Use a plastic knife for clean cuts. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- You can use any of your favorite chocolate candy bars such as Twix, Kit Kat, M&M’s, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Milky Way, Snickers, Hershey Bars, Almond Joy, Butterfinger, and more.
- For clean slicing, chill the bars in the freezer for about 20-25 minutes before cutting.
- Using a plastic knife helps to glide smoothly and make clean cuts without sticking.
- Lining the baking pan with parchment paper makes removal and cleanup easier.
- To prevent the topping candy bars from melting, wait 5 minutes before adding them or add them right after baking and immediately chill the bars in the freezer.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 250 kcal
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 32 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 40 mg
