Halloween Candy Cookie Bars Recipe By Tasty Food

LEFTOVER HALLOWEEN CANDY COOKIES

Steps:

• Melt candy bars, sugar, and butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Remove from heat and cool slightly, about 5 minutes.
• Beat in eggs, one at at time, until smooth. Mix in flour and baking soda to create a sticky dough.
• Chill dough in the refrigerator until it can be easily scooped, about 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets with cooking spray.
• Roll 1 1/2 teaspoonful of dough into balls. Place onto prepared baking sheets 1 inch apart.
• Bake in the preheated oven until brown and fluffy, 10 to 12 minutes.

CANDY COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and line a 9x9" baking pan with parchment paperand lightly grease. Set aside.
• In a small bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
• In the bowl of a standing mixer, cream together butter, light brown sugar and granulated sugar until well combined.
• Add egg and vanilla to the butter/sugar mixture and beat until combined.
• Add dry ingredients and beat until all the ingredients are thoroughly combined.
• Add chocolate chips and mix until evenly distributed.
• Press a little less than half of the dough into the bottom of your prepared baking pan, leaving about a ½ inch gap between the cookie dough and the side of the pan (it expands during baking)
• Place Reese's cups (or any other candy of your choosing) evenly spaced on top of the first layer of dough.
• Top with the remaining cookie dough, making sure to completely cover the candy on both the top and sides.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes, until the top is golden brown.
• Let the bars cool in the pan for 30 minutes. Use the parchment paper to lift the cookie bars out of the pan, then cut into squares and serve.