What's better than regular peanut butter cookies? Peanut butter Butterfinger cookies!!! You'll love these chewy cookies speckled with chunks of Butterfinger candy bars! They melt in your mouth and go perfectly with a tall glass of milk! Sure to become one of your favorite cookie recipes!
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
- The pieces of Butterfinger candy bars add something special to these peanut butter cookies! They just might end up being your new favorite cookie!
- These give you the perfect excuse to pick up your favorite candy bar to bake a batch of cookies!
- Great way to use up extra Butterfinger bars from leftover Halloween candy!
Ingredient Notes
- Peanut Butter - These cookies are best with creamy peanut butter, but you could also use chunky peanut butter. The natural peanut butter will work as well.
- Egg - While there are 2 eggs pictured, oops, this recipe calls for 1 egg.
- Butter - I used salted butter, but you could use unsalted butter as well.
- Flour - All-purpose flour.
- Butterfinger Bits - If you can't find the Butterfinger bits at the store, you can chop up 5-6 Butterfinger candy bars instead. You'll need 2 cups of chopped Butterfinger pieces.
Couple Things You'll Need
Step by Step Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line baking sheets with parchment paper or spray with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, cream butter, white sugar, and brown sugar.
- Mix in the egg, vanilla extract, and creamy peanut butter.
- Add the baking soda and salt. Mix well.
- Add the bag of Butterfinger baking bits and the flour.
- Scoop cookie dough balls onto a prepared baking sheet with a medium cookie scoop.
- Use the bottom of a glass to slightly flatten each cookie. You may need to flour the bottom of the glass between cookies.
- Bake these delicious cookies at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes. Don't overbake, or they'll lose their chewy texture.
- Cool on a wire rack and store at room temperature in an airtight container.
Recipe FAQs
How many cups of Butterfinger bits are in an 8-ounce bag?
2 Cups, so if you can't find these prepackaged candy bar bits, you can just pick up 5-6 Butterfinger candy bars and chop them up into small pieces.
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Chewy Butterfinger Cookies Recipe
What's better than regular peanut butter cookies? Peanut butter Butterfinger cookies!!! You'll love these chewy cookies speckled with chunks of Butterfinger candy bars! They melt in your mouth and go perfectly with a tall glass of milk!
Ingredients
- ½ Cup Butter
- ¾ Cup White Sugar
- ¾ Cup Brown Sugar
- 1 Egg
- 1 ¼ Cups Creamy Peanut Butter
- 2 teaspoon Vanilla
- ½ teaspoon Baking Soda
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 8 oz Butterfinger Bits 8 oz Bag
- 1 Cup Flour
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line baking sheets with parchment paper or spray with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter with white and brown sugar.
- Add the egg, vanilla, and peanut butter.
- Mix in the baking soda and salt.
- Add the Butterfinger bits and the flour.
- Mix well.
- Scoop cookies by the tablespoonfuls or with a #40 cookie scoop onto the prepared baking sheets.
- Lightly flatten the cookie dough portions.
- Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes.
- Cool completely on a wire rack.
- Store in an airtight container or Ziploc bag.
Notes
- If you can't find the Butterfinger bits at the store, you can chop up 5-6 Butterfinger candy bars instead. You'll need 2 cups of chopped Butterfinger pieces.
Nutrition
Calories: 106kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 2gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 3mgSodium: 218mgPotassium: 57mgFiber: 0.5gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 5IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 17mgIron: 0.4mg
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Mindee
Best cookies ever!!!