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5-Ingredient Butterfinger™ Cookie Bars

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5-Ingredient Butterfinger™ Cookie Bars
  • Prep 15 min
  • Total 3 hr 30 min
  • Servings 16
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Better with Butterfinger™—that was our motto for this cookie bar. We started by crushing the peanut butter candy bars and mixing them in with chocolate chip cookie mix, then decided to go all in by sprinkling more crushed Butterfinger bars on top—you know, for good measure.
by: Tablespoon Kitchens
Updated Mar 14, 2018

Ingredients

  • 1 pouch (17.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ chocolate chip cookie mix
  • Butter and egg called for on cookie mix pouch
  • 4 bars (1.9 oz each) Butterfinger™ candy, chopped (about 1 1/2 cups)
  • 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 9-inch square pan with cooking spray.
  • 2
    In large bowl, mix cookie mix, butter, egg and 3/4 cup of the chopped candy with spoon until soft dough forms. Press evenly in pan.
  • 3
    Bake 24 to 27 minutes or until top is golden brown. Sprinkle remaining chopped candy on top. Bake 2 minutes. Cool 15 minutes.
  • 4
    In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips uncovered on High 30 to 60 seconds or until chips can be stirred smooth. Transfer to small resealable food-storage plastic bag. Cut small hole in 1 corner of bag. Drizzle melted chips on top of bars.
  • 5
    Cool completely, about 2 hours 30 minutes or until chocolate is set. Cut into 4 rows by 4 rows. Store in airtight container at room temperature.

Expert Tips

  • tip 1
    Placing the bars back in the oven after they’re topped with chopped Butterfinger™ bars allows the candy to melt slightly on top, which helps it adhere better when the bars are cooled.
  • tip 2
    The secret for cutting bars easily is to line pan with heavy-duty or nonstick foil. When it is time to cut bars, just lift baked bar with foil out of pan, and cut. This also makes cleanup extra easy.

Nutrition Information

270 Calories, 13g Total Fat, 2g Protein, 35g Total Carbohydrate, 23g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Bar
Calories
270
Calories from Fat
120
Total Fat
13g
20%
Saturated Fat
7g
36%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
25mg
9%
Sodium
150mg
6%
Potassium
80mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate
35g
12%
Dietary Fiber
1g
4%
Sugars
23g
Protein
2g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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