Are you looking for a soft and chewy peanut butter cookie recipe? These Chewy Butterfinger Cookies are easy to make and delicious. They also have chocolate chips inside. There's nothing better!
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Who's ready for another cookie recipe!! Are you a fan of butterfinger candy bars? I made an easy cookie recipe with butterfinger bits and if you're a fan of butterfingers, then these Chewy Butterfinger Cookies are just for you. Peanut butter lovers look no further for the best recipe. Now why would you want to make butterfinger cookies? Because these little baking bits are so easy to pop into your cookie dough. There is no amount of butterfinger bits that could make this cookie not good. It's always going to be delicious no matter what you add. Are you a fan of chewy cookies or crunchy cookies? You're going to add this cookie recipe to your favorite things list really soon! Peanut butter cookies just got an upgrade with these baking bits.
What did I use in these Chewy Butterfinger Cookies ?
These butterfinger baking bits which I picked up at Walmart in the baking aisle. I have a previous chocolate chip cookie dough recipe I used here and I just popped a few scoops into the cookie dough balls. I also added some extra chocolate chips which pair well with chocolate chips. Add a scoop of peanut butter to make these cookies peanut butter butterfinger cookies. You could also crush up actual butterfinger bars and add that to your cookie dough. There are so many options! Using your cookie scoop, pick up about 2 tbs of cookie dough to make these cookies the size you see above. If you want something smaller only scoop once. To maker your cookies even better, pop your cookie dough into a large bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Cool the cookie dough in the fridge for an hour before you cook.
Make sure your cookie sheet is prepared with parchment paper before you begin the cooking process. Parchment paper is a great way to bake cookies. Once everything is cooked and ready, bring your cookies to room temperature before you eat. And to store them properly pop the cooled cookies into an airtight container.
If you're brave, pop your hand in the oven and add some extra bits and chocolate chips to the top of the cookie dough. You can make these cookies extra big if you use add two cookie scoops into your hand and roll the dough together. What else do I love about these cookies? I'm not a huge peanut butter fan and the peanut butter flavor isn't to overwhelming. Are you a fan of peanut butter cookies? Would you give this recipe a try? Leave a comment below and a rating to let me know what you think.
Find the recipe below
Chewy Butterfinger Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups All-purpose flour
- 1 cup Butter (melted on the stovetop and cooled)
- 1 cup Brown sugar
- ½ cup Sugar
- 1 egg + 1 egg yolk
- 1 ½ teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon Baking powder
- 1 teaspoon Baking soda
- Pinch of salt
- ½ cup Chocolate chips
- ½ cup Butterfinger bits
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350
- Set up your baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside. If you don't have parchment paper, lightly grease your baking sheet.
- Add the melted butter and sugars to your mixer and mix it up until fluffy. Follow this step up with the eggs and vanilla extract.
- In a medium bowl on the side, add in your flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, chocolate chips, and butterfinger bits. Whisk everything and add this to your wet ingredients slowly. I did this ½ cup at a time. Scrape down the bowl between each ½ cup of flour you add.
- Using a cookie scoop, place your cookie dough on your parchment lined baking sheet. Cook for 17 minutes and cool on the sheet or a wire rack.
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