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Homemade Twix Bars Cookie Recipe

Published: Dec 3, 2022 by Mindee · This post contains affiliate links and as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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Everybody loves twix candy bars with their shortbread layer cookie base, creamy caramel and chocolate coating! Wouldn't you love to know how to make twix bars at home! Now you can! These twix cookie bars are easy, make with homemade caramel and drizzled with melted chocolate!

Twix cookie bars lined up and drizzled with chocolate.
This easy recipe cut into delicious twix bars of a shortbread cookie layer, chewy caramel and rich chocolate!
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  • Why You'll Love This Recipe
  • Twix Ingredients and Substitutions
  • Couple Things You'll Need
  • How to Make
  • Recipe FAQs
  • Related Recipes
  • Homemade Twix Bars Cookies

Why You'll Love This Recipe

  • This copycat recipe for homemade candy bars always receives rave reviews!
  • These cookie bars are made without corn syrup and a nut-free option!

Twix Ingredients and Substitutions

  • Butter - I used salted butter. If using unsalted butter add ½ teaspoon of salt to the recipe.
  • Flour - All purpose flour, never self rising flour.
  • Heavy Cream - There's not a good substitute for heavy cream in this recipe.
  • Caramels - This recipe calls for 2 (11 oz) bags of Caramels. I usually buy the Kraft brand and both the unwrapped squares and the bags of caramel bits come in 11 oz bags. You can use either kind for this recipe.
  • Chocolate - You can melt chocolate chips or you can use chocolate melting wafers. Dark chocolate and semi-sweet chocolate sets up firmer than milk chocolate.
  • Parchment Paper - Parchment paper is kind of crucial to this recipe. These cookie bars set up pretty firm and would be difficult to get out of the pan without a barrier between the bar and the pan. Aluminum foil would work in a pinch too.
Twix ingredients needed for this recipe.
Everything you need to make this twix recipe!

Couple Things You'll Need

How to Make

  • Start by making the buttery shortbread crust layer.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Line a 9x13 baking dish with parchment paper. I find that using small office clips to hold the parchment in place works really well. See picture 4.
  • In a large mixing bowl or in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment cream the butter, white sugar, and powdered sugar.
  • Add the vanilla extract.
  • Beat in the flour.
  • Press dough into an even layer in the prepared baking dish.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
  • The edges and top should just barely be slightly golden brown.
  • Cool on a wire rack for 30 minutes before adding the caramel layer.
Make shortbread layer and press the cookie base into a baking dish.
Make and press the shortbread cookie dough base into a prepared baking dish!
  • Unwrap the caramel squares if necessary.
  • In a medium saucepan over medium heat melt the caramels with the heavy cream.
  • Stir here and there while the caramels melt to prevent scorching.
  • Once the caramel mixture is completely smooth remove it from the heat and pour over the shortbread base layer.
  • Place the twix dessert in the fridge to chill completely (about 30 minutes) before slicing and adding the chocolate layer.
Make homemade caramel to pour over the cookie crust.
Pour hot caramel sauce over the cooled crust!
  • Lift the entire dessert out of the baking dish. I used a spatula to loosen it a little and then it popped right out.
  • Set on a large cutting board.
  • Using a sharp knife, cut in half lengthwise.
  • Then slice the halves into sticks or bars a little more than ½ inch in width.
  • Space the bars out across a sheet of wax paper or parchment paper on a baking sheet.
  • Melt the chocolate in a melter pot or in a microwave-safe bowl.
  • Once melted and smooth, drizzle the chocolate topping across the tops of each bar.
  • This is easiest to do by putting the melted chocolate in a piping bag.
  • Place in the fridge to set the chocolate.
  • Now they're ready to eat!
  • To store, pack them in an airtight container and keep in the fridge.
Cut into twix bars and drizzle with melted chocolate.
Melt the chocolate, slice into bars and drizzle the chocolate over the cooled caramel layer!

Recipe FAQs

What is the crunchy cookie part of a Twix bar?

It's a layer of buttery shortbread cookie.

How can I make these salted caramel flavor?

A sprinkle of flaky see salt across the top of the hot caramel will do the trick!

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Homemade Twix Bars Cookies

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  • Author: Mindee
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cooling and Chill Time: 1 Hour
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
  • Yield: 36 Twix Bar Cookies 1x
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American
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Everybody loves twix candy bars with their shortbread layer cookie base, creamy caramel and chocolate coating! Wouldn't you love to know how to make twix bars at home! Now you can! These twix cookie bars are easy, make with homemade caramel and drizzled with melted chocolate!


Ingredients

Units Scale

Shortbread Layer

  • 1 cup Butter (this is 2 sticks)
  • ½ cup Granulated Sugar
  • ¾ cup Powdered Sugar
  • 1 Tbs. Vanilla Extract
  • 2 cups Flour

Caramel Layer

  • 2 (11 oz) Bags of Caramels
  • 6 Tbs. Heavy Cream

Chocolate Coating

  • 1 -½ cups Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Line a 9x13 baking dish with parchment paper. I find that using small office clips to hold the parchment in place works really well. See picture 4.
  • In a large mixing bowl or in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment cream the butter, white sugar, and powdered sugar.
  • Add the vanilla extract.
  • Beat in the flour.
  • Press dough into an even layer in the prepared baking dish.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
  • The edges and top should just barely be slightly golden brown.
  • Cool on a wire rack for 30 minutes before adding the caramel layer.
  • Unwrap the caramel squares if necessary.
  • In a medium saucepan over medium heat melt the caramels with the heavy cream.
  • Stir here and there while the caramels melt to prevent scorching.
  • Once the caramel mixture is completely smooth remove it from the heat and pour over the shortbread base layer.
  • Place  in the fridge to chill completely (about 30 minutes) before slicing and adding the chocolate layer.
  • Lift the entire dessert out of the baking dish. I used a spatula to loosen it a little and then it popped right out.
  • Set on a large cutting board.
  • Using a sharp knife, cut in half lengthwise.
  • Then slice the halves into sticks or bars a little more than ½ inch in width.
  • Space the bars out across a sheet of wax paper or parchment paper on a baking sheet.
  • Melt the chocolate in a melter pot or in a microwave-safe bowl.
  • Once melted and smooth, drizzle the chocolate topping across the tops of each bar.
  • This is easiest to do by putting the melted chocolate in a piping bag.
  • Place in the fridge to set the chocolate.
  • Now they're ready to eat!
  • To store, pack them in an airtight container and keep in the fridge.

Notes

  • You can use the squares of caramels you have to unwrap or you can use the caramel bits.  Both Kraft brand bags of caramels come in 11 oz bags.

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Comments

  1. Carrie Robinson

    January 19, 2022 at 3:55 pm

    Oooooo... I bet these are so much better than store bought! Can't wait to make these. 🙂

    ★★★★★

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  2. Heather Perine

    January 19, 2022 at 3:34 pm

    Oh my gosh.. storebought have nothing on these homemade ones!! A 1000x better! Gobbled these up 🙂

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  3. Maria San Juan

    January 19, 2022 at 3:05 pm

    Lovely! Would love to try this! Thanks for sharing!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Bev

      June 08, 2022 at 5:41 am

      Could you freeze these?

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      • Mindee

        June 08, 2022 at 5:51 am

        Yes, but without the chocolate drizzle. The chocolate drizzle may discolor or pop off altogether when frozen. I would also allow the cookie bar part to thaw completely before adding the chocolate so it adheres properly.

        Reply
  4. Greg

    January 19, 2022 at 2:42 pm

    I love these!! Just can't snacking on them!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  5. Rika

    January 19, 2022 at 2:39 pm

    I can't believe how easy it is to make my own Twix bars! And I love how I can adjust the sweetness according to my liking! Thank you!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  6. Rachel

    January 19, 2022 at 2:21 pm

    Wow, I never thought to make my own twix bars at home! Now that I know how easy it is, I'll definitely be making them often!

    ★★★★★

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