Peanut Butter Butterfinger Cookies

Posted on by aimee

Recipe adapted from Sugar Cooking

We all have some kind of food or treat that reminds us of our childhood. One of those treats for me are Butterfingers. As a kid my paternal grandfather used to watch my younger brother and I a lot. There was a restaurant right down the street from him house and we used to walk there for breakfast as a treat. If we behaved (which we always did of course ), he would let us pick out a candy bar to eat after breakfast. I don’t remember what my brother would choose, but I would always get a Butterfinger, and to this day they remain one of my favorites.

When I started this blog I knew I wanted to make some sort of creation that involved these candy bars. I have a Butterfinger cupcake on the list, but when I saw these cookies I knew I had to try them. The combination of the peanut butter and the candy bar compliment each other really well. When you chop these up they will crumble into flakes, similar to how they tend to dissolve in your mouth. I actually like how there really aren’t any “chunks” of candy bar in the cookie, but instead just flavor and texture. I personally just used these in my favorite peanut butter cookie recipe, and you could easily do the same. If you don’t have a favorite yet I think this one works really well. These cookies got rave reviews and I can’t wait to make them again! Enjoy!

Peanut Butter Butterfinger Cookies
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1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
2 Tbsp milk
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 3/4 cup flour
5 miniature Butterfingers ( or approximately 1 1/2 regular sized Butterfingers)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.Cream together shortening, sugars, and peanut butter. Add egg, vanilla and milk. In a separate bowl combine the salt, baking soda, and flour, then add to dough. Chop Butterfingers. They will fall apart and become very crumbly instead of in individual pieces. Add to dough and mix with spoon. Using a cookie scoop or spoons, form into balls and place onto cookie sheets.Use your fingers to flatten cookies just a little.  Bake 10 minutes.

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  • http://gingerbreadcake.wordpress.com Lindsey @ Gingerbread Bagels

    OH MY GOODNESS!! Butterfingers are my absolute favorite candy and now in a cookie?! I have to make these, thanks so much for the recipe!

  • http://www.thepleasuremonger.wordpress.com The Pleasure Monger

    These look amazing! I’ve never had Butterfingers before, but if I manage to get them in the UK, I’ll make these!!

  • http://www.platedgoldroses.com/forever_roses.php Rose Forever

    Wow. Butterfinger is my all-time favorite! My kids do love butterfinger too! I bet the moment I try these cookies, this is for sure that my kids will love these cookies! Thanks a lot for sharing this recipe. Will try this for the weekend!

  • http://www.mybigplush.com/store/Plush_White_Tiger.php Melanie Tiger

    Butterfinger are my favorite since I was a child. Now my kids has also been favorite these butterfingers I can’t wait to make this recipe when they come from school tomorrow.

  • http://www.toypianostore.com/Schoenhut_Spinet_Piano.php Mel Schoenhut

    This one sounds delicious. Butterfingers in a cookie recipe looks yummy and indulging. The almonds, caramel, and chocolates of butterfingers will make the cookies yummier. Thanks for this recipe.

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