Halloween Bucket Cookies

Who still has a bucket of Halloween candy laying around waiting to be eaten? We do.

It’s so tempting to just sit and splurge on all of it! I actually have been really good to not fall into the temptation. At the same time, I didn’t want to throw it all away to just take it to work. Everyone else was already bringing in their bags of candy to share with the office.

I decided to try a new spin on a cookie recipe. What if I chop up various candies and put them in my base chocolate chip cookie recipe and bake?!?

You need about 2 cups of chopped chocolates for the recipe. I used M&M’s, Hershey’s Kisses, KitKat, Reese’s Cups, Twix, Snickers, Hershey’s Milk Chocolate, and Reese’s Outrageous Bars.

Some of my favorite Halloween candies to enjoy are: KitKat, Twizzlers, Hershey’s Milk Chocolate, PayDay, and Nerds! What are some of your favorites?

Halloween Bucket Cookies

Author: Sweet Dash of Sass

Recipe type: Dessert

Serves: 4 dozen

Ingredients

2 cups flour
2 tsp. cornstarch
1 tsp. baking soda
½ tsp kosher salt
¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar
¾ cup sugar
1 large egg
2 tsp. vanilla
1½ - 2 cups of various chocolate candies, chopped

Instructions

Pre-Heat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, whisk cornstarch, baking soda, and salt together. Set aside.
In another large bowl, (or stand up mixer) cream together butter and sugars until smooth and creamy, about 3 minutes.
Add egg and vanilla, beat until combined. Slowly mix in dry ingredients.
Stir in 1½ cups of various chopped candies.
Using medium cookie scoop, place cookie balls (tablespoon size) onto baking sheet lined with parchment paper, about 2 inches apart.
You can top cookie balls with additional candy pieces and/or see various tip later on.
Chill dough in refrigerator until you are ready to bake to keep dough chilled.
Bake cookies 9-10 minutes, or until slightly golden brown around edges.
When cookies immediately come out, you can also add additional chocolates on top. This is when I do the Reese's, Hershey's Milk Chocolate bar pieces, or even Hershey Kisses.
Let sit on baking sheet for 4-5 minutes.
Transfer to wire rack for cooling and cool completely.
ENJOY!

Tip: You can easily freeze cookie dough balls and bake portions at a time. Once you create all your cookie balls, place them in a single layer on baking sheet and freeze for at least 30 minutes. Then, transfer the cookie dough balls to a freezer-safe bag to store in freezer for up to 3 months. When you are ready to bake the cookies, remove the number of cookie dough balls you want and place them a few inches apart on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake at 350°F for about 12-14 minutes or until they start to brown and crisp around the edges.

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