Description
Peanut butter Butterfinger cookies are getting ready to be your new favorite sweet treat! Super soft cookies loaded with peanut butter flavor and tiny bits of crunchy Butterfinger candy. You won't be able to have just one - trust me!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 Cup Butter - softened
- 1 Cup Brown Sugar
- 1 Egg
- 1 Cup Peanut Butter
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
- 1 1/4 Cup Flour
- 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1/4 Teaspoon Salt
- 1 Cup Crushed Butterfingers Candy Bars
Instructions
- In a stand mixer add the butter and sugar. Beat on medium for 2-3 minutes until light and fluffy.
- Add in the egg and mix until just combined. Add in the peanut butter and vanilla and just mix until blended.
- Add in the flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix on low until combined and no flour streaks remain.
- Scrape down the sides. Add in the crushed Butterfinger candy bars and mix one last time just until combined and the candy is evenly distributed.
- Using a cookie scoop, scoop out onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Place in the fridge and chill for at least 2 hours but up to 72 hours (wrapped in plastic wrap if chilling longer than 2 hours).
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Arrange 12 cookies on a parchment paper-lined cookie sheet and place them in the preheated oven for 8-10 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and let cool on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes and then place onto a cooling rack. Enjoy!
Notes
- Add 1/2 cup of chocolate chips to the dough in addition to the Butterfinger candies if you want some extra chocolate goodness!
- Keep leftovers stored n an airtight container for 4-5 days.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- 2 hours:
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 124
- Sugar: 8.1 g
- Sodium: 80.3 mg
- Fat: 7.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 12.7 g
- Fiber: 0.6 g
- Protein: 2.6 g
- Cholesterol: 12.6 mg
