Candy Bar Cookies

Lauren Kay's Note:

This recipe combines two favorites, cookies and nestle crunch bars! Its also extreamly easy to make and a great alternative to chocolate chip cookies.

• Total Time: 23 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 12

Yield: 24.0 cookies

• ½ cup sugar
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 1⁄3; cup butter , softened
• 1⁄3; cup shortening
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 egg
• 1 ½ cups flour
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 4 ½ ounces Nestle Crunch bars , chopped into tiny chunks
• ½ cup chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon shortening

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed the sugars, butter, 1/3 C shortening, vanilla, and egg in a large bowl. Stir in flour, baking soda, and salt. Stir in the candy.
3. Drop dough by heaping teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 8-10 minutes or until light brown. Cool cookies for 1 minute, then remove to wire rack to cool completely.
4. Cover the cookie sheets with wax paper. In the microwave, heat chocolate chips and 1 T shortening for 1 minute; stir until smooth.
5. Dip about 1/3 of each cookie into the chocolate. Place on waxed paper. Sprinkle with additional candy bar, finely chopped, if desired. Refrigerate about 3 minutes or until chocolate is set.
6. Enjoy!

Reviews

[EMcooks]

This is a good cookie recipe. I had a big Crunch Bar and didn't know what to do with it (not wanting to eat the whole thing myself) and found this recipe. I substituted 3 Tbsp peanut oil and a large drop of imitation butter flavor for the shortening but otherwise followed the recipe. My cookies did take more like 14 minutes to cook.

[CoffeeB]

A great way to use up the small size nestle crunch bars I had on hand forever. A great twist. You might not even need to add the choco-chips if you're so inclined. I love making choco-chip cookies using shortening too as I feel it adds a nice crunch. :-)