Candy Bar Skillet Cookie

Have leftover candy from Halloween?  This recipe has got you covered!  Why not put it into a skillet cookie to share instead of sneaking it up to your room to consume mass quantities privately, probably in a dark room with the curtains closed and door locked?  (Or wait, is that just me?)

This is a basic cookie dough recipe that you can add any and all of your favorite candies to: I love Snickers, Twix, M&Ms (both plain and peanut), peanut butter cups and some chocolate chips to be slightly reminiscent of a good ol’ chocolate chip cookie.  All of these melt into a deliciously masterpiece of chocolate, caramel and peanut butter, with a little crunch in there for contrast with the peanuts and hard shells from the M&Ms that don’t quite melt.  Just stay away from hard candies so everyone can keep their teeth intact!

This fast dessert recipe to takes less than 10 minutes to pull together-the butter is melted and combined with brown sugar, so no creaming for 5 minutes (and no remembering to take the butter out of the refrigerator to soften!).  This results in a silky-smooth, thick cookie dough batter, and a slightly more dense final cookie but you need that stiff batter to hold all of the candy you’re going to put in.  The final result is the perfect melding of crispy and soft, sure to satisfy both the crispy, crunchy cookie lovers just as much as team soft and chewy.  The edges are golden-brown and crisp, and the center stays soft, melty and a little gooey.  I made these twice; the first time I baked it for about 28 minutes and it was a little too all-around crisp for my liking.  The second time around, I baked it for exactly 25 minutes and it was leaps and bounds better!  I highly recommend removing and testing at 25 minutes, depending on your oven performance.

Serve warm or at room temperature…cut into squares or serve whole in the skillet to dig in with spoons.  Ice cream not required, but highly encouraged.

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