Description
Delicious and easy Candy Bar Cookie Bars made with melted butter, brown and white sugars, vanilla, and your favorite chopped chocolate candy bars, baked to a perfect golden brown and topped with more candy for an irresistible treat.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookie Base
- 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
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit, preparing it for baking the cookie bars.
- Melt Butter: In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the butter carefully, reducing microwave power to avoid splatter. Alternatively, melt butter in a saucepan over low heat.
- Mix Sugars and Butter: Add brown sugar and sugar to the melted butter. Whisk or stir vigorously for 2-3 minutes until the mixture is smooth.
- Add Egg and Vanilla: Whisk in the egg and vanilla extract until the batter is smooth and homogenous.
- Combine Dry Ingredients: Stir in the flour, baking soda, and salt until just incorporated into the wet ingredients.
- Fold in Candy Bars: Gently fold in 1 cup of chopped chocolate candy bars, reserving extra pieces for topping later.
- Prepare Baking Pan: Line an 8 x 8-inch baking pan with parchment paper for easy removal and spreading, then spread the cookie dough evenly in the pan.
- Bake: Bake in the preheated oven for 28 minutes or until the cookie bars turn a light golden brown. Avoid overbaking to keep them moist.
- Prepare Topping: While baking, chop or slice your remaining chocolate candy bars into bite-size pieces or keep some whole based on preference.
- Add Toppings: After baking, place the candy pieces on top of the warm cookie bars. To prevent melting, wait 5 minutes after removing from oven before adding candy and immediately place bars in the freezer.
- Cool and Serve: Cut the bars into pieces once cooled and enjoy.
Notes
- You can use any chocolate candy bars you love like Twix, Kit Kat, Mini M&Ms, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Milky Way, Snickers, Hershey Bars, and many others.
- For easier cutting, chill the cookie bars in the freezer for 20-25 minutes before slicing.
- A plastic knife works best for cutting clean bars that don’t crumble.
- Lining the pan with parchment paper allows easy removal and cleaner edges.
- Be careful not to overbake to keep cookie bars soft and chewy.
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: 30 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 35 mg
