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When friends hand you leftover Halloween candy, you make cookies!

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We wound up giving out our Halloweeen candy this week and had none leftover.. luckily, friends and work hand soem leftover, so I swiped the m&ms and made cookies with them on a football friday. They are very flat and very soft. I am not happy they came out that way, but my work friends seem to enjoy them.

A reminder to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount. Also chill the individual doughs for a few hours to avoid too much spreading. And preheat the oven to 375 degrees for 20 minutes before baking.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 1/2 cups butter flavor crisco
  • 2 1/2 cups brown sugar
  • 4 tbs milk
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 4 cups flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tbs cornstarch
  • 2 cups m&ms

Directions – in a bowl, cream criaco, brown sugar, milk and vanilla. Add eggs. Blend in dry ingredients. Mix in m&ms. Scoop out 1/4 cups of dough. Chill a few hours. Preheat oven to 375 degrees for 20 minutes so it cycles to the right amount. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Stagger cookies – a row of 2, a row of one, another row of two, another row of one. Bake 12 to 14 minutes. Cool completely. Mine were quite gushy, so I chilled them in the fridge to firm them up. Store in covered container.

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Using leftover Halloween candy

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Chocolate stuffed cookies

Someone left a whole bag of extra Halloween candy in our green room at work, so I took it. And I used the peanut butter cups to stuff in chocolate cookies. I have to figure out what to do with the heath bars and whoppers.

Our oven is on it’s way out, but it’s under warranty, so we are getting a new one for free. I ordered it,so I hope our current oven lasts until the new one is delivered. Baking has been an adventure the last 2 plus months!

Remember to spoon your flour and baking cocoa from your container into your measuring cup so you get the right amount. I like to chill the individually stuffed cookies for at least a few hours. Also, preheat your oven for 20 minutes before baking so it gets to the right temperature.

  • Ingredients
  • 5 tbs Crisco
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 1/3 cups chocolate chips, melted
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/4 cup baking cocoa
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • Leftover Halloween candy!
Added a peanut butter chip on top

Directions – in a microwave safe bowl, microwave chocolate chips in 30 second increments until you can stir smooth. I another bowl, cream sugar, Crisco and brown sugar. Add eggs and vanilla. Blend in melted chocolate. Fold in dry ingredients. Scoop out 2 tbs dough and cover a piece pf leftover Halloween candy. Chill at least a few hours. Preheat oven to 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Line a cookie sheet with nonstick baking liners. Stagger cookies on the sheet. Bake 12 to 15 minutes. Cool completely. Store in covered container.

Oreo is another stuffed cookie option

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