Shortcut Candy Bar Cookie Bars Recipe for That Halloween Candy (5 Ingredients, 35 Minutes) by Kathy Widenhouse

When you're craving sweets, it can be tempting to just grab a candy bar. But an even better idea is to make these easy candy bar cookie bars! This delicious dessert recipe uses a shortcut to simplify the recipe: a box of cake mix. So you only need five ingredients and about 35 minutes to get to candy cookie heaven!

Phot credit: Kathy Widenhouse

You could use leftover holiday candy (such as Halloween candy) in this simple candy bar cookie recipe. It’s so easy! Just five ingredients and, like other cake mix cookies, it’s a time saver because it saves you steps. All you need to make this recipe is a box of yellow cake mix, butter, eggs, brown sugar and your favorite candy bars.

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You can use most any kind of candy or candy bars for these cookie bars: Snickers, Almond Joy, Hershey's, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Kit Kat, Butterfinger, Twix, 3 Musketeers, Milky Way, etc. Choose your favorite or mix and match whatever candy you enjoy. The cookies will be in the oven in less than 10 minutes and everyone will love this sweet snack.

Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 8 minutes
Cook Time: 22 to 28 minutes
Total Time: 30 to 36 minutes
Servings: 16

Ingredients

• 15 ounces (1 box) yellow cake mix
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, melted
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 1/4 cups candy bars of any type, chopped (divided)

Here’s how to make it:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 13x9-baking pan with aluminum foil or parchment paper. Spray or grease the foil. Set pan aside.
2. In a large mixing bowl, using an electric mixer on low speed, combine cake mix, melted butter, eggs and brown sugar. Blend for 1 to 2 minutes until dough is moistened and dry ingredients have been well absorbed.
3. Set aside 2 tablespoons chopped candy bars. Add the remaining chopped candy into the cookie dough.
4. Pour the cookie dough into the prepared pan and spread it evenly. Sprinkle reserved chopped candy evenly over cookie dough surface.
5. Bake bars 22 to 28 minutes until set and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove the pan from the oven and allow it to cool completely on a wire rack. Cut into bars and serve. Store cookies in an airtight container using waxed paper or parchment paper to separate layers.

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