I stole this recipe for Butterfinger Cookie Bars from tastesbetterfromscratch.com. Baking with candy is a great Halloween treat or a good way to take advantage of the post holiday candy sales! The cookie part starts out as a basic sugar cookie with brown sugar added in. Chopped Butterfinger candy bars are mixed into the dough and pressed into a baking pan to be baked. After cooling, a frosting is made with peanut butter, butter, vanilla and powdered sugar. The frosting is spread onto the cookie bar and more chopped Butterfinger candy bars are sprinkled on top.
“Nobody better lay a finger on my Butterfinger!” – Bart Simpson (see more quotes in the Quotes tab)
Coarsely chop Butterfinger bars (15 fun size bars) to yield 2 cups.
Preheat oven to 350 F. Add 1 cup butter, 1 cup brown sugar and ½ cup granulated sugar to a mixing bowl and cream together until smooth and light. Next add ½ tsp vanilla and 2 eggs, mix well.
Then add 2 ½ cups flour, 1 tsp baking soda and ½ tsp salt and mix on low speed until combined.
Stir in chopped Butterfinger bits.
Smooth mixture into a lightly greased 9×13 baking pan.
Bake 24 – 26 minutes, until center of bars it JUST set. Remove from oven and cool completely.
Make the frosting by using an electric mixer, to beat ¾ cup creamy peanut butter and ½ cup softened butter on medium until completely smooth. Add ½ tsp vanilla and mix together. Reduce speed to low and add in 1 ½ cups powdered sugar and 1 – 2 tbsp milk.
Beat the frosting for 1-2 minutes or until light and fluffy, then spread onto cooled cookie.
Sprinkle ½ cup chopped Butterfinger bars (4 fun size bars) on top of the frosting.
Slice and serve.
Butterfinger Cookie Bars
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ tsp vanilla
- 2 large eggs
- 2 ½ cups flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 cups Butterfinger bars 15 fun size bars, coarsely chopped
Frosting:
- ¾ cup creamy peanut butter
- ½ cup butter softened
- ½ tsp vanilla
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 1-2 tbsp milk
- ½ cup chopped Butterfinger bars 4 fun size bars
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 F. Add butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar to a mixing bowl and cream together until smooth and light. Add vanilla and eggs, mix well. Add flour, baking soda and salt and mix on low speed until combined. Stir in chopped Butterfinger bits. Smooth mixture into a lightly greased 9x13 baking pan. Bake 24 – 26 minutes, until center of bars it JUST set. Remove from oven and cool completely.
Frosting
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Using an electric mixer, beat the peanut butter and butter on medium until completely smooth. Add vanilla and mix together.
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Reduce speed to low and add in remaining ingredients, beating until fully incorporated. Increase speed to medium-high and beat the frosting for 1-2 minutes or until light and fluffy.
Recipe Notes
I sprinkle the chopped Butterfinger on top of the frosting, the picture shows on top not mixed into frosting.