Description
Delicious cookies made with peanut butter and chopped Butterfinger candy bars, perfect for any sweet tooth.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3/4 cup butter, softened (1 and 1/2 sticks)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 cup peanut butter, don’t use natural pb
- 1 large egg
- 1 and 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 and 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 16 ounces Butterfinger, chopped
Instructions
- In a large bowl or stand mixer, beat the softened butter until smooth and creamy.
- Add granulated sugar and packed brown sugar; beat for about 2 minutes until fluffy.
- Add peanut butter, mixing until combined.
- Add egg and vanilla, beating until combined.
- Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, and kosher salt; stir the dry ingredients slightly before mixing into the dough.
- Turn the mixer on to combine the dry ingredients into the dough, being careful not to overmix.
- Fold in the chopped Butterfinger until just incorporated.
- Cover the bowl and chill the dough for 15 minutes to an hour (up to 24 hours).
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Shape the dough into 2-inch balls and place them on the baking sheet.
- Bake for about 10 minutes until the edges are set but the center is not shiny.
- Let cookies set on the pan for at least 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
Notes
- Using Jif peanut butter is preferred.
- Cookies taste better once they’ve cooled to room temperature.
- Store leftovers in a tightly sealed container for up to 3 days.
- Dough can be frozen for up to 3 months, bake straight from frozen.
- Baked cookies can also be frozen for up to 4 weeks.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 19g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 15mg