Looking for a fun new cookie recipe or just a way to use up all that Halloween candy? Don’t miss this candy bar cookie recipe.

I could have easily titled this post Confessions of a Spontaneous Seasonal Shopper. You see, if there’s a new seasonal item on shelves, I HAVE TO TRY IT. I fall for trying every new flavor Oreo that comes out, everything pumpkin spice and 90% of all jelly beans. I also buy all of the pillows and decor items Home Goods puts out on its shelves, but that’s a post for another day…

All of the fall candy is on sale on my local grocery store, so when I saw Chocolate Caramel Apple Milky Way bars I had to try them. On their own? Way to sweet. I decided to use them up in a candy bar cookie recipe. Incorporated into a cookie? Pretty darn good.

Today I am sharing my candy bar cookie recipe. Purchase mini candy bars for the recipe, or use up all that Halloween candy that NEVER seems to be gone…

Candy Bar Cookie Recipe

After nearly a lifetime of cookie experimenting, I have found a base recipe that I use in about 90% of all the cookies I make. It’s the starter for my Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookie that’s been a real hit, as well as the Coconut Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies I made all summer. The recipe is so good that I’ve even made plain cookies. Shhhhh! Don’t tell.

While you could absolutely chop up your candy bars into bits, I love the look of these little minis sitting atop the cookies. Plus? This cookie recipe is so good I enjoy having a majority of the cookie without anything mixed in. To recreate the cookies just as I have, simply bake the cookies as directed in the recipe and then set the candy bar on top of the warm cookie. The chocolate will melt and do all of the work necessary to keep the little candy bars firmly in place.

The recipe yields about two dozen perfectly baked cookies, so you will have plenty to share with your friends (or all the teenage boys in the neighborhood, which is where mine went).