Butterfinger Cookies
photo by lilsweetie
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
-
31 Cookies
ingredients
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 2⁄3 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter, room temp
- 2 egg whites
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 1⁄4 cups chunky peanut butter
- 1 cup flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
- 5 (2 1/8 ounce) butterfinger candy bars
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Lightly grease 2 cookie sheets.
- In a food processor, blend sugars, butter, egg whites, and vanilla until light and fluffy, stopping once to scrape down the sides of the work bowl, about 1 minute.
- Add the peanut butter and process using on/off pulses until combined, about 20 seconds.
- Add flour, salt and baking soda and blend until just combined using 2 to 3 on/off turns; do not over process.
- Transfer mixture to a large bowl.
- Cut candy bars into 1/2 inch pieces and stir into dough.
- Mound dough by 1 1/2 tablespoons onto prepared sheets, spacing 2 inches apart.
- Flatten slightly using fingers.
- Bake until dry in appearance and centers are slightly soft to touch, about 15 minutes.
- Cool on cookie sheets 3 minutes before removing (they will fall apart until the candy hardens up a bit).
- Transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
JustaQT
Camdenton, MO
In Memory of Maxie, a beloved pet who we love and miss so very much. Our sweet Maxie was a black lab who wss put to sleep because of stomache cancer. 1997 - October 31, 2007
In Memory of Cheech, a beloved pet who we love and miss so much. March 1996 - July 9, 2005
In memory of Tanner, a beloved pet I love and miss you. July 15, 1999 - February 14, 2004
I live in Missouri, USA.
I am a stay at home mom to 2 boys. Chance - January 1999 and Blake April 2005.
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