Loaded Cookie Bars

I MAKE THESE WAYYYYY TOO MUCH 🫣😍😍😍😍

I've made this recipe for years and it's always a big hit! Very easy and customizable. I've made them at the Ronald McDonald House and the families seemed to love them!
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I made this recipe the day after Halloween and it came out delicious! I love that it gave me a different way to bring leftover candy into work and every person loved it!

I did make one substitution, I have celiac so I used GF flour instead of regular flour. Usually GF flour absorbs more moisture in recipes so bakes can be dry. In this case, the recipe needed to bake for longer (not sure why). So my first try, the loaded bars came out completely raw in the middle. For my second try, I put 9 extra minutes on the timer and they came out perfect! I made sure to tent with foil about 30 minutes into the baking process so it would not brown too much on top.

I’ve made these several times. I substituted the cookies and candies with one cup each of chocolate chips, craisins and chopped pecans. I just use all-purpose flour. I follow all cooking directions accordingly. They’re scrumptious.

All I can say is they are the best blondie bar! The best! Perfect! Thank you so much! Now I can use up all the leftover chocolate candy!

Sorry for all the typos!

THE BEST BAR COOKIES EVER! I’ve been making all kinds of gourmet cookies for 44 years! I always looked for a bar cookie like this! They are absolute perfect! The dough is just delicious on its own and has the perfect firmness to add 3 cups of any kind of chopped up candy. I had a bunch of leftover baking items and made a mix of chocolate covered cashews, caramel covered raisins, covonut flakes, candy corn, m & m’s in plain, peanut, hazelnut, amd caramel filled, toffee bits, and leftover chunks of a Cadbury chocolate bar. More than 3 cups weigh it down too much. 3 cups or less is fine., I used my kitchenaid mixer and mixed all the wet ingredients including the salt., It was a liquid mixer when done. Then added the Floyd and baking powder and blended just until it was all mixed up amd no white areas., I then poured in 3 cups of the candy mix and mixed for about 20-30 seconds., it’s a bit of a stiffer dough then normal chocolate chip cookies. I just buttered my 9x13 non stick pan, and scooped out all the dough into the pan evenly., I baked right away in my preheated oven at 350 degrees in middle rack, for 23 minutes. I have a whirlpool gold small wall oven. Took it out and cooled 345 minutes then cut into 16 bars. Super thick and a hunk of a cookie! They are delicious, and so easy to make, and no special ingredients needed! By far the best cookie ! I’ll be cutting up some butterfinger bars and just adding those next time. Also I did not use parchment paper on ine of the batches, and it still worked out fine and didn’t stick to the bottom. These would be outstanding with just macadamia nuts and some chocolate chips and coconut, and then eat just out of the oven with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!

The same thing happened to me! I have no idea what went wrong. I just re-read the recipe and it seems I did everything exactly, but obviously not because everyone else has been successful.

OH MY GOSH, these were so delicious! I used M&Ms, peanut butter cups, dark chocolate chips, semi-sweet chocolate chips, and Reeses pieces... and YUM! They were perfectly soft on the inside. This is officially my go-to recipe for cookie bars.

Recipe was so yummy! Definitely a great way to use up Halloween candy! I think we found a new tradition!

Great way to use up all the Halloween candy!