Candy Bar Cookies

February, 19th 2022 By Recipes by Sugar

Recipe Credit: My Mother’s Kitchen, she created this recipe by scratch

Candy Bar Cookies are something I grew up having as a kid. I can remember helping roll the dough around the candy bar and rolling it in the sugar. My Mom actually refers to these cookies as Surprise Cookies, but I have always thought of them as Candy Bar Cookies. Either way, they are a great surprise to whoever gets to taste one of these.

Ingredients for Candy Bar Cookies

1 cup sugar, plus extra for coating
1 cup brown sugar
2 sticks butter, softened
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 and 1/2 cups flour
3/4 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
60 mini Milky Ways, Snicker Bars, or Andes Mints

Utensils Needed

Directions for Candy Bar Cookies

Prep Time: 1 hour and 15 minutes / Cook Time: 8 minutes x 5

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In a large mixing bowl, add both sugars and butter. Cream together until smooth.
Add the rest of the ingredients and stir well. I usually finish mixing it by hand as it is a very thick dough.
Once mixed, place in the fridge for one hour, up to over night.
Next, take dough out of fridge and unwrap the candy.
Now, take a small piece of dough and flatten it out. Place a piece of candy in the middle of the dough and wrap it up and roll into a ball.
Next, roll the ball in sugar and place on a cookie sheet.
Bake cookies for about 8 – 12 minutes. Pull out of oven when they start to crinkle on top.
Flatten cookies while still hot with a spatula.
You can eat while still hot. We always refrigerated the cookies and ate them cold.