Best 7 Candy Bar Surprise Sugar Cookie Bars Recipes

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Indulge in a delightful treat that combines the best of both worlds – the classic sugar cookie and your favorite candy bars. These Candy Bar Surprise Sugar Cookie Bars are a perfect blend of chewy, soft cookie dough and rich, gooey candy bar pieces. With three tempting variations – Snickers, Reese's, and Milky Way – these bars offer a symphony of flavors to satisfy any sweet tooth. Each bite is an explosion of textures and flavors, making them irresistible for cookie lovers and candy enthusiasts alike. So, prepare to embark on a delightful baking journey and create these delectable treats that are sure to become a hit at any gathering.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

COLORFUL CANDY BAR COOKIES



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No one will guess these sweet treats with the candy bar center start with store-bought dough. Roll them in colored sugar or just dip the tops for even faster assembly. Instead of using miniature candy bars for the centers, you can also slice regular-size Snickers candy bars into 1-inch pieces. -Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 45m

Yield about 3 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 tube (16-1/2 ounces) refrigerated sugar cookie dough, softened
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
40 miniature Snickers candy bars
Red and green colored sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Beat cookie dough and flour until combined. Shape 2 teaspoons dough around each candy bar. Roll in colored sugar. , Place 2 in. apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until set, 9-11 minutes. Cool on pans 1 minute. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 93 calories, Fat 4g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 4mg cholesterol, Sodium 65mg sodium, Carbohydrate 13g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

CANDY BAR SURPRISE COOKIES RECIPE - (4/5)



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Provided by cecelia26_

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
Pinch of salt
30 About 30 mini chocolate candy bars, unwrapped (Milky Way, Snickers, 3 Musketeers, etc.)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. In a large bowl, cream butter, sugars, and vanilla until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Add dry ingredients to wet, and stir to combine. Use an ice cream scoop to shape the dough into balls. Take a dough ball in one hand, and flatten it slightly. Place a mini candy bar in the middle of the cookie dough, and carefully fold the dough up and over the candy bar, completely enclosing it in dough. Reshape as needed. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and repeat with the remaining dough balls and candy bars, placing 12 cookies per baking sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes until just beginning to turn golden on the edges. Remove from oven, cool on sheet for a few minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool. Makes 2 to 2 1/2 dozen cookies.

SUGAR COOKIE BARS MADE EASY



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Sugar cookies made easy! All the flavor of a regular sugar cookie, less than half the work. Great for serving with a meal or just a quart of milk! You can add food coloring to the topping if you like.

Provided by Sydni

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Bar Cookie Recipes

Time 50m

Yield 35

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 cups white sugar
1 cup butter, at room temperature
4 eggs
2 teaspoons almond extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 cups all-purpose flour
¾ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ cup butter, at room temperature
1 teaspoon almond extract
¼ teaspoon salt
4 cups confectioners' sugar
5 tablespoons heavy whipping cream, or as needed

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 13x18-inch baking sheet.
  • Beat white sugar and 1 cup butter together in a bowl until fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time, mixing after each addition. Add 2 teaspoons almond extract and vanilla extract; mix well.
  • Whisk flour, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and baking soda together in a bowl. Add to egg mixture and stir until just combined. Spread onto the prepared baking sheet.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the cookie comes out clean, 10 to 15 minutes; they won't look done. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  • Beat 1/2 cup butter in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add 1 teaspoon almond extract and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Add confectioners' sugar, 1 cup at a time, mixing until combined. Add heavy cream, 1 tablespoon at a time, until frosting reaches a smooth, spreadable consistency. Spread frosting over cooled cookie bars.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 251.6 calories, Carbohydrate 39.5 g, Cholesterol 45.1 mg, Fat 9.4 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 2.7 g, SaturatedFat 5.7 g, Sodium 149.8 mg, Sugar 25.6 g

FANCY SUGAR COOKIE BARS



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Looking for a quick and easy way to transform plain old refrigerated cookie dough into something special enough for unexpected guests? Try this treat from Shirley Dehler in Columbus, Wisconsin. "I dress mine up with chocolate chips, coconut and whatever nuts I have on hand for these fancy, mouthwatering bars in just minutes."-Shirley Dehler, Columbus, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 30m

Yield 2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 tube (16-1/2 ounces) refrigerated sugar cookie dough
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut
1/4 cup chopped pecans

Steps:

  • Let dough stand at room temperature for 5-10 minutes to soften. Press into an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown., Sprinkle with chocolate chips, coconut and pecans. Bake 10 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 137 calories, Fat 8g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 6mg cholesterol, Sodium 88mg sodium, Carbohydrate 17g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 1g protein.

SUGAR COOKIE BARS



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These sugar cookie bars, which are adapted from "American Girl Cookies," are happiness in a 9-by-13 pan. The addition of cream cheese in the batter makes them very tender and slightly tangy, a perfect counterpoint to the sweet buttercream frosting. You can, and should, experiment with frosting colors and use sprinkles with abandon. Whatever you do, do not overbake these beauties. When testing for doneness, you want a few moist crumbs to cling to the toothpick.

Provided by Margaux Laskey

Categories     snack, cookies and bars, dessert

Time 40m

Yield 20 bars (One 9-by-13 pan)

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 cup/225 grams unsalted butter (2 sticks), at room temperature, plus more for greasing the pan
2 3/4 cups/350 grams all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
1 (8-ounce/225-gram) package cream cheese, at room temperature
1 1/2 cups/300 grams granulated sugar
1 large egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
6 tablespoons/85 grams unsalted butter (3/4 stick), at room temperature
2 cups/245 grams confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon milk or heavy cream, plus more as needed
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice, plus more as needed
1 teaspoon vanilla extract, plus more as needed
1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
A drop or two of gel food coloring (optional)
Assorted sprinkles, for decorating (optional)

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly butter a 9-by-13-inch baking pan. Line the pan with parchment paper, running it up the two long sides of the pan and letting it extend past the rim by about 2 inches.
  • Make the bars: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour and salt. In a large bowl with an electric mixer, or in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter and cream cheese on medium speed until well blended, about 1 minute. Add the granulated sugar and beat until smooth, about 1 minute. Add the egg and vanilla and beat on low speed until well combined, about 1 minute. Turn off the mixer and scrape down the bowl with a rubber spatula. Gradually add the flour mixture, mixing on low speed just until blended, about 1 minute.
  • Using a spatula, scrape the dough into the prepared baking pan and spread it into an even layer. Bake just until the edges are starting to turn light golden brown, and a toothpick inserted in the middle has moist crumbs, 20 to 25 minutes. (Do not overbake! The bars should be quite moist, and almost slightly underbaked in the middle.) Remove the pan from the oven and set it on a wire rack. Let cool completely. When fully cooled, remove the bars from the pan using the overhanging parchment paper.
  • Make the frosting: Place the butter in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat the butter on medium speed until creamy, about 1 minute. Add 1 cup confectioners' sugar, beating on low speed until fully combined, then repeat with remaining 1 cup confectioners' sugar. Add the 1 tablespoon milk or heavy cream, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, the vanilla, salt and food coloring, if using, and beat on medium speed until the frosting is light and fluffy, scraping down the sides halfway through, about 4 minutes. Add more milk if needed to thin out the mixture. Add lemon juice and vanilla to taste.
  • Using a spatula, spread the frosting on top, then decorate with sprinkles, if using. Cut into 20 bars and serve.

ULTIMATE CANDY BAR COOKIES



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I created these after Halloween, when I had way too much candy left over. You can make them with any mini chocolate candy, but if you use peanut butter cups, throw them in the freezer just before unwrapping so the chocolate won't stick to the paper. -Tara John, Plymouth, Minnesota

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 40m

Yield 4-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 8

7 Butterfinger candy bars (2.1 ounces each), coarsely chopped
1 cup butter, softened
2 large eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
27 Reese's mini peanut butter cups
27 miniature Snickers candy bars

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375°. Place Butterfinger candy bars in a food processor; process until ground. In a large bowl, cream butter and 2 cups ground candy bars until blended. Beat in eggs. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture., Shape into 1-in. balls; roll in remaining ground candy bars. Place 2 in. apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake 8-10 minutes or until tops are cracked., Immediately press a piece of candy into the center of each cookie. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool. Freeze option: Freeze cookies, layered between waxed paper, in freezer containers. To use, thaw before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 124 calories, Fat 7g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 17mg cholesterol, Sodium 92mg sodium, Carbohydrate 15g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.

CANDY BAR COOKIES!



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Yummy, soft cookies flavored with your favorite candy bar! Reeses Peanut butter cups, Snickers, Caramello! If you like toll house cookies, but wish they were a little softer, these are the ones for you! My daughter loved the Reese's Cups quartered into them. For folks with orthodontia or sensitive teeth, these are perfect!

Provided by shrrley

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 20m

Yield 36 cookies, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup salted butter
3/4 cup dark brown sugar
3/4 cup white sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 cups flour
6 ounces roughly chopped candy bars (use amount and kind you prefer)

Steps:

  • 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • 2. Cream together the butter and the sugars until fluffy, beat in the eggs and vanilla. Add the flour with the baking powder and salt mixed inches Stir until blended. Fold in gently the chopped candy bars. If desired, add a cup of chopped almonds, walnuts, pecans or other nut.
  • 3. Drop on a cookie sheet in the size you wish and bake until edges are browned nicely in the middle of the oven (ten minutes or less). Transfer to a cooling rack. From here they disappeared so I can't tell you shelf life but assume these will freeze nicely and ship well.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 345.1, Fat 16.4, SaturatedFat 10, Cholesterol 75.9, Sodium 350.6, Carbohydrate 46, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 25.9, Protein 3.9

Tips:

  • Use high-quality chocolate bars for the best flavor. You can use your favorite brand or type of chocolate bar.
  • Make sure the butter and cream cheese are softened to room temperature before you start baking. This will help the ingredients mix together smoothly.
  • Don't overmix the dough. Overmixing can make the cookies tough.
  • Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes before baking. This will help the cookies hold their shape.
  • Bake the cookies until they are just set. Overbaking can make the cookies dry and crumbly.
  • Let the cookies cool completely before frosting them. This will help the frosting set properly.

Conclusion:

Candy bar surprise sugar cookie bars are a delicious and easy-to-make treat that is perfect for any occasion. They are also a great way to use up leftover candy bars. These cookies are sure to be a hit with your family and friends.

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