Almost a week after Halloween and I still have plenty of candy left.
We always buy candy as if you have hundreds of kids stopping by and the most we had were about 35 kids and this year were just 21.
We’re lucky some kids take 2-3 (some even 5) candy, otherwise we’re have candy tossed greens for dinner till Thanksgiving.
I had to come to the rescue. And by that I mean making these peanut butter candy bars, eat half of them and mail the rest to family.
I’m mean like that sometimes. Now I have some snickers to play around with later today after my little lady bugs wakes up.
These peanut butter bars are packed with 2/3 cup of chopped Reese’s peanut butter cups and topped with about 10 fun-size Twix and just a drizzle of melted chocolate.
If you have more Reese’s cups on hand you can chop and top the bars with them. Of course you can use whatever candy you have on hand.
These little square bars are made with a mixture of dairy butter and creamy peanut butter, whole wheat flour and brown sugar.
They are crumbly, melting in your mouth as soon as you bite into them.
The addition of chocolate candy makes them even more irresistible, who doesn’t love peanut butter and chocolate in one bite, and on top you have the crunchy Twix biscuit. A perfect combo of textures.
Mind the photos, I was clearly in a hurry to sink my teeth into them.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup room temperature butter
- 2/3 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2/3 cup chopped candy
- 5-6 fun size Twix candy or any other candy
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350F. Line a 7X7 pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a mixing bowl cream the butter and peanut butter. Slowly add the sugar.
- When all the sugar is incorporated add the flour and baking soda and stir until just combined.
- With a spatula stir in the chopped candy and press the dough into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 27-28 minutes until soft to touch and puffed. Top it with the chopped candy and leave it in the hot oven for one more minute.
- Remove from the oven and cool completely before cutting into squares.
If you like these peanut butter candy bars you might also like
Milky way cookies at Patty’s Food
Snickers caramel apple salad at Chef in Training
Candy Bark at Brown Eyed Baker
Peanut butter cookie cream cheese candy bars at Picky Palate
Rolo pretzel M&M cookies at Something Swanky
Peanut butter cookie bars at Shugary Sweets
Sending love your way,
Roxana
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These bars look so good, I think I will be making some today!
Oh Roxana I love how you’re using up your leftover candy! And since you used wheat flour I can pretend these are almost healthy, yup, I’m going with healthy! Love these!
These look like the BEST way to use up all that candy!!! I’m good with candy tossed greens btw! And I accept packages any time of the year;-)
OMG these look delicious and sinful and rich and mmmmmmmmmmm!!!! Lucky family members to get these goodies in the mail!!
Yum!! I posted a leftover candy recipe today, and another one just came out of the oven
Love playing with candy!
Great way to use up that leftover candy! (Not that I ever have any leftover.)
These bars look like a perfect way to make a candy lover very happy!!!
Thanks for mentioning the cookies I made with my Halloween candy, although I would buy candy just to use in cookies any day;-) I’m thinking about starting a new Pinterest board just for baking with candy…what do you think?
Peanut butter is SO addicting!
Yum! Yum! Yum! I love peanut butter and Twix. Great use for the leftover candy.
I think I need to run out for some Twix just so I can make these bars! Love!!
Oh, even the idea of peanut butter in these is making me drool!
OMG! These look amazing!
I do happen to have lbs of candy leftover;)Now this is what I want to do with it:)
Insane delish!! I love this sweet treat loaded with my fav candy~Twix!! I have a ton of these babies left…making them for Movies at the park on Saturday!! Thanks!!
Roxana,I am just dying for these!
I’m going to try Lora’s (Cake Duchess) homemade Twix bars and make these. They are to.die.for! The peanut butter freak in me is freaking
These look to die for! Love that you snuck in whole wheat flour
Oh these look sinfully delicious, I love pb bars and especially with all those candy bars.
AMAZING. I love peanut butter and chocolate. Great recipe.
OMG – these bars are divine! The only problem is that I would eat the whole pan of these delights in a couple days. Pinning now!
Could these be any more sinfully amazing looking!!!
Thanks for the shout out!
These look so fun! I love the idea of turning leftover candy into treats like this…fun!
Oh wow…these look really tempting. I mean irresistible. I love peanut butter. I’m printing this out to make one day. Christmas is just round the corner. Maybe I should make this for Christmas. I know my friends are going to love it. Thanks very much for sharing. By the way, I came from Faith’s blog. I made her saffron rice and it was delicious. I had it with curry….mmmm.
would reg flour work instead of wheat?
Of course it will
Roxana, these bars look awesome!
I know I’m late to the party on these, but OMG Roxana, delish!
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