Colorful Candy Bar Cookies Recipe

Reviewed on Jan. 04, 2013 by kokoko

Mine did not make as many as the recipe said it would, but they did come out okay. Some leaked, but husband said it was just the caramel from the candy and it was tasty! A little time consuming, but worth it. Son put his in the microwave on the second day for about 10 second and boy, that them even better!

Reviewed on Jan. 04, 2013 by kokoko

Mine did not make as many as the recipe said it would, but they did come out okay. Some leaked, but husband said it was just the caramel from the candy and it was tasty! A little time consuming, but worth it. Son put his in the microwave on the second day for about 10 second and boy, did that add to it!!!

Reviewed on Dec. 31, 2012 by Steier

After reading some of the reviews, I was afraid I might be disappointed with the results on this cookie. Instead, I was quite happy. The cookie, though they didn't look round like the pictures, came out tasting quite good. I liked them even better the next day!

Reviewed on Dec. 29, 2012 by dweichert

Good concept, but hard to get to work. Mine were flat. Candy oozed out. Were hard after a day or two.

Reviewed on Dec. 29, 2012 by marilynmcduffie

They turned out hard as rocks.Did what the recipe called for,and will not make again.

Reviewed on Dec. 28, 2012 by sprout716

These are great cookies and were a hit at the party I took them to. Thw picture is prior to baking so don't expect them to remain in a ball as they aren't supposed to. After reading the many reviews here of people having trouble I almost didn't make them but I'm glad I did. I used pillsbury box sugar cookie mix and added the extra flour noted in the recipe. The box says it makes 3 dozen cookies and that is pretty much what I got out of the recipe. To help prevent oozing I froze the candy and refrigerated the dough for 15 to 30 minutes. The cookies came out wonderful. My 4 year old loved rolling in the colored sugar which I made myself at home with foodcoloring to save some money. Definitely will make again to take to cookie exchanges or for an office party!

Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2012 by AmberNH

These turned out perfectly for me. I DID have to use a whole tube of cookie dough and doubled the flour. I made sure the cookie dough was a bit thicker when I wrapped them around the snickers bar to avoid them falling apart like a lot of the reviews said happened.

Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2012 by Manglemyer

The first time I made them they flattened out but still tasted great. The second time I dropped them into a mini muffin tin before baking and the appearance was much better and everyone enjoyed them more. I will always use this method in the future. Just make sure you don't try to remove them from the pan until completely cool.

Reviewed on Dec. 19, 2012 by JessBella6

Delightful

Reviewed on Dec. 19, 2012 by FineDings

Mine, too, fell flat. I froze the candy. I added more flour. To no avail. However.. I was able to salvage them .. by cooling them on the parchment, not on a rack. As they cooled, the candy also firmed up, so it didn't leak! Very tasty even if not so pretty as the recipe's picture. Sure would love to know how to keep them round! Maybe it's the brand of cookie dough? I tried Pillsbury's .. both regular and the peppermint.. same results.

Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2012 by stxbohunk

These would have been much better with a chocolate kiss or mini Dove in the middle. The Snicker makes them taste like a regular chunky peanut butter cookie to me. I used a whole tube of sugar cookie dough and 1/2 cup of flour, too much flour, dough way too dry. I had to squeeze dough together by hand to get it to stick. The snickers oozed out of mine, guess I didn't have enough cookie dough wrapped around - Not too bad tasting tho not something I will make again.

Reviewed on Dec. 17, 2012 by csublet

These were awesome! From some of the posts here I can see where I started with some similar problems. I used a scratch sugar cookie dough with extra flour. After forming a few balls I baked a test batch and found the dough needed more flour. Once I got the right dough consistency (make notes!) the cookie kept its shape perfectly! I used about a tablespoon of dough for each cookie and after wrapping the candy I rolled it in my hands to make them round. Once I got a system, I was able to bang these out with no problem. Will make these a regular in my Christmas baking!

Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2012 by peggymc716

I liked the simpleness of the cookie but could not figure out how to keep the cookies round like the picture showed.

Reviewed on Dec. 12, 2012 by Fran.Pa

I followed the recipe exactly but made a double batch since 1/2 a tube of cookie dough did not seem enough. The double recipe barely made 24 cookies. They were wonderful when fresh, but the next day they were as hard as a rock. I had made them for my daughter and her friends and they would not even eat them because they were so hard, I had to throw them away. Would like a version that would work better. I am going to try modify the recipe and see if I can make it work because I really did like these.

Reviewed on Dec. 11, 2012 by lm276207

My mother-in-law calls these "Sin Cookies" ....they are so good, and the little that did leak out just made them even more ooooey-gooey!

Reviewed on Dec. 01, 2012 by gardenenthusiast

I loved the idea of a candy filled cookie and it looked very easy to make. But I'm very disappointed they flattened out and looked nothing like the picture no matter what I tried. If there is a solution to the flattening out problem, I might try it again. But overall it was a waste of time making these.

Reviewed on Nov. 30, 2012 by pickygirl

easy and sooooo yummy!

Reviewed on Nov. 29, 2012 by duaba

I thought these would be great for shipping, but they were a disappointment. I was very careful, even testing oven temp when 1st try didn't turn out well. Cookies cracked, candy oozed. My husband, who loves cookies and snickers, rated this one a "don't bother making these again" failed experiment.

Reviewed on Nov. 17, 2012 by kountrykook

Awsome and easy, going to make it every year

Reviewed on Nov. 07, 2012 by Roxyfox

very easy and quick to make. i used a variety of mini candy bars inside of mine.

Reviewed on Oct. 23, 2012 by bob hall

by reading all of the review, and see that will work for others, and than it will work me, to make it more flavorful or lot better for me to do, that will be hard to on this! Anyway, excellent to do a SCRATCH on recipes. The more I play with my food, the more I love cooking, to make a recipe that will work for me, that is!! Than I can do the happy food dance that I like to do!! I've will added this to my recipe book with my additions. THANK YOU!! YOU all have to read the review first to do it right !!!!

Reviewed on Jun. 02, 2012 by TaylorAshley

I just made these and I must say it was just about a failure. I'm not sure what went on, but they flattened out and the candy oozed. I was not impressed, but they did taste good however. I doubt I make them again,but I would like to know what I did wrong.

Reviewed on Mar. 02, 2012 by btakpowers

I would only make them again because my kid's loved them. I found them lacking in flavor and didn't like the texture.

Reviewed on Jan. 22, 2012 by rednancy

I will make this recipe again and again. My family loves it!

Reviewed on Jan. 07, 2012 by Charmedgirl

Made this for Christmas and used Pilsbury's Peppermint Sugar Cookie refrigerated dough for the holidays. They were a big hit with my family. Used different types of candy bars and cut them in half. The cookies flattened out, yet no candy leaked out. Will definitely be making these again.

Reviewed on Dec. 26, 2011 by kime777

I used my sugar cookie recipe. Theres were a big hit!

Reviewed on Dec. 25, 2011 by troberts1

I made the cookies again with almond joy and reese's cups. I used self rising flour again. I think that may help the candy from oozing because it didn't. I liked the reese's cup ones the best. I swirled hershey's chocolate syrup on them while they were still warm! They were pretty tasty!

Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2011 by kcicciarelli

I might try making these with malted balls (whoppers) and packaged sugar cookie dough. If they fall flat and the candy melts I'll let you know.

Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2011 by marybrehm

Basically these were blobs of dough with melted candy oozing out of them. They looked nothing like the picture. Tried using a different oven rack and added more cooking time. No luck. Tasted good, but I wouldn't serve them to anyone.

Reviewed on Dec. 20, 2011 by shellbell66

really good turned out perfect this is my first time making them and i am very impressed i didnt use the refrigerated tube kind of sugar cookie tho i used the box make your self kind and added the 1/4 c. flour....perfecto!!!!!!

Reviewed on Dec. 19, 2011 by troberts1

I used self rising flour because I didn't have the all purpose. They didn't fall flat, but they didn't look like the pretty little balls in the picture either. If you look closely @ the picture, they seem to be uncooked! I cut the candy bars in inch pieces, then quartered them because i had read the reviews already about the candy oozing. They did fine. I also used a utensil for cookie dough similare to a small ice cream scooper, so I only got 7 cookies, but they were delicious!

Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2011 by blueshell

I thought these were good....use 1/2 candy bar to prevent oozing. they did flatten out, but got 2 thumbs up from my family!

Reviewed on Dec. 17, 2011 by sstetzel

Beenaroundawhile

or maybe it's just me whose a complete idiot..

I'm sure you're not an idiot.  These recipes are all tested here in Taste of Home's Test Kitchen before they're sent out into the world and sometimes they don't quite work the same way for some reason.  I read tons of these reviews everyday and when I see a recipe like this that folks are struggling with I flag it & send it back to the Test Kitchen so they can run through it again.  It doesn't always get retested right away but generally they'll play with it and come back with notes to help home cooks like you through the rough spots!

Keep Cooking!

Sue

Reviewed on Dec. 17, 2011 by Beenaroundawhile

Is anyone else out there who is tired of following a recipe exactly and it doesn't turn out? I'm beginning to think I didn't get "the memo". Have to agree with majority of reviews...turned out flat and ugly! Sure wish websites could address the numbers of frustrated home cooks who have problems - or maybe it's just me whose a complete idiot...!

Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2011 by sallylue2

Tastes good, but went flat and the candy came out like other reviewers said. I only got 32 out of the full tube of dough. I have made this before with my own chocolate chip dough and they were fine. I think you just need to put more dough around them.

Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2011 by sTEVElEE

I don't know what happened but, the cookies spread out, and I only got 6 cookies out of half a roll of cookie dough???I will try once more. What's the secret?

Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2011 by emarkwell

Thanks for the tip! Will have to try that next time. Did you use the full 8 oz's?

Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2011 by emarkwell

The cookies are delicious! I froze the candy bars before baking these and I didn't have any issues with candy ooz out. Just make sure you keep a close eye on them. They didn't turn out like the round ones in the pic but they were still pretty. Will make again to try and perfect

Reviewed on Dec. 13, 2011 by dxmcca2

Mine did go flat but still tasted great.

Reviewed on Dec. 12, 2011 by Bkswan

The problem with the directions is that it doesn't indicate how much dough you should use except 1/2 of a tube. I used 8 oz and they kept their shape. Everyone loved them. I used the mint candy bar like was suggested the dip those in the green sugar for those with peanut allergies.

Reviewed on Dec. 11, 2011 by sypsyp

Did not like these at all. They went flat and the candy oozed out.

Reviewed on Dec. 09, 2011 by rblue1950

My adult party guests as well as my grandchildren enjoy the surprise inside of this traditional-appearing sugar cookie. Personally, I can't resist the sugary, but salty peanut combination. Really easy to make!

Reviewed on Dec. 08, 2011 by dianalynn15174

I had trouble with the candy coming out of the cookie when baked. I even used more of the cookie dough and it still leaked.

Reviewed on Dec. 08, 2011 by ErvaR

So Amy do yours stay in balls. If so how do you do it. thanks

Reviewed on Dec. 07, 2011 by judydl49

I agree cookies went flat and not fully baked at 350. Test cooks evidently didn't try the recipe

Reviewed on Dec. 07, 2011 by AmyADavidson

I asked for requests for this year's Christmas baking and, independently, each person asked for these cookies (hubby, and two boys) plus excited inquiries from other mother's going to this year's cookie exchange, "You are going to make those candy bar cookies, right?". They are incredibly easy and are eaten quickly!

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2011 by ErvaR

My cookie flattened out and the candy just flattened out with it. But it tasted wonderful. Making again and I froze the candy and added a little more flour so we shall see. They are baking now. Ok they are better this time but definately do not stay in the cute little balls that the picture shows.

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2011 by annsway1

Refrigerated the candy first. No problem with flattening

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2011 by jen74

I used an extra amount of the cookie dough mixture to wrap each Snickers piece. This prevented them from becoming flat and i had no candy leak out. The down side is that since i used extra dough, it made less than the serving amount the recipe suggested. But they looked great and weren't flat!!!

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2011 by jen74

I used extra dough to wrap each Snickers piece. This prevented them from becoming flat and i had no candy leak out.

Reviewed on Dec. 05, 2011 by eileen45

These cookies were way too sweet. However, my daughter invented a different version of this cookie. She wrapped the cookie dough around a Hershey Candy Cane Kiss and shaped it into the same shape of the kiss, sprinkled it with regular sugar and it was very good. Tasted like a mint sugar cookie.

Reviewed on Dec. 05, 2011 by bikergirl61@comcast.net

looked and sounded easy enough but they flattened out, the heavier candy fell out while on the cooling rack and stuck to the parchment. now left with holey cookies. definitely will not make again!

Reviewed on Dec. 05, 2011 by jackofalltrades

Can't believe this is so easy and delicious! You can use any candy bar you choose!

Reviewed on Dec. 03, 2011 by buell64

What's the secret from keeping them from going flat?

Reviewed on Dec. 03, 2011 by buell64

I went exactly by this recipe and the cookies fell flat. Taste good, but look horrible.

Reviewed on Dec. 02, 2011 by pattann

I have been making these cookies for years, but use my peanut butter cookie recipe, then drizzle white and milk chocolate over top. Very good.

Reviewed on Dec. 02, 2011 by donaldt

My cookies flattened out. Any one with any suggestions. Also some candy oozed out.

Reviewed on Dec. 02, 2011 by donaldt

My cookies flattened out. Any one with any suggestions. Also some candy oozed out.

Reviewed on Dec. 02, 2011 by donaldt

My cookies flattened out. Any one with any suggestions. Also some candy oozed out.

Reviewed on Dec. 02, 2011 by donaldt

My cookies flattened out. Any one with any suggestions. Also some candy oozed out.

Reviewed on Dec. 02, 2011 by donaldt

My cookies flattened out. Any one with any suggestions. Also some candy oozed out.

Reviewed on Dec. 02, 2011 by OhLiz

Amazingly easy! Big hit with everyone! I also used other candies and where great too! Definitely making these again this year :)

Reviewed on Dec. 01, 2011 by dboyd

I made these cookies last year and will make them again this year. They were a big hit

Reviewed on Nov. 15, 2011 by rlentz7

I've made these several times with different candy, all receiving raves. My favorite is with Mint Three Musketeers. I normally just dip the tops in colored sugar.

Reviewed on Jul. 16, 2011 by MandisaFan

I made this cookies with my own sugar cookie dough and they came out flat. I would suggest using refridgerater cookie dough,if you do use your own sugar cookie dough add more flour.