When I was a little girl, I really thought that my Grandma Davitt, invented Scotcheroo cookies. I have the original recipe card that I wrote out and the title is “Grandma Davitt’s Rice Krispies Cookies.” Only when I was older did I find out that lots of people had this special secret recipe.

The recipe below is for half a batch of the original recipe, which makes enough to fill 8 x 8 pan.

The original recipe instructions say to mix the chocolate and butterscotch chips together, then melt them and spread over the cookie layer. To give the cookies an autumn theme, I melted them separately. I spread the melted chocolate chips over the cereal layer, then drizzled the melted butterscotch chips on top.

To add little pops of color, I topped them with Monster Mix sprinkles. Scotcheroos are another of my favorites! The memory of making them with Grandma Davitt makes them extra special!

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Autumn Scotcheroos

Delicious no-bake dessert made with Rice Krispies cereal, peanut butter and chocolate chips.

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time5 minutes mins

Total Time15 minutes mins

Course: Cookie

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Chocolate, Peanut Butter, Rice Krispies

Servings: 12

Author: Mary Beth

Ingredients

Cookies

• 1/2 cup white corn syrup
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 3 1/2 cups Rice Krispies cereal

Frosting

• 3/4 cup chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup butterscotch chips
• 1-2 teaspoons vegetable oil, optional
• autumn sprinkles, optional

Instructions

Cookies

• Lightly spray 8 x 8 inch pan with non-stick vegetable spray.
• Bring sugar and syrup to boil in a saucepan, stirring occasionally. Add peanut butter, vanilla and salt. Stir until blended.
• Put Rice Krispies cereal in large mixing bowl. Pour peanut butter mixture over cereal and mix together. Press into 8 x 8 pan. Use spatula, lightly sprayed with no-stick vegetable spray, to lightly press into even layer.

Frosting

• Melt chocolate chips in the microwave or on stove on a low setting. When melted spread over cookies.
• Melt butterscotch chips in the microwave or on stove on a low setting. If necessary, add 1-2 teaspoons vegetable oil, as needed to thin butterscotch chip mixture to drizzle consistency. Drizzle over chocolate layer. Top with sprinkles, if desired.
• Option – Melt chocolate and butterscotch chips together and spread on top of cookie layer.

July 4th is almost here! Time to gather the family and have a BBQ, play games and eat lots of food – including cookies! These holiday M&M cookies are a favorite!

You can vary the type and color of M&Ms and chips to suit the holiday or your special occasion. For these I added 1 cup of the Peanut Butter Red, White and Blue M&Ms, 1/2 cup of the mini-Red, White and Blue M&Ms and 1/2 cup of white chocolate chips to the cookie dough.

Right after they come out of the oven add a few more M&Ms and chips to make them look extra pretty.

Place on a cooling rack until completely cool.

Get ready to serve them to your crew! Happy Holiday! Stay Safe & Healthy!

Use the recipe below, using Red, White and Blue M&Ms.

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M&M Cookies

M&M cookies are always a favorite, but using holiday M&Ms make them extra fun!

Prep Time20 minutes mins

Cook Time10 minutes mins

Total Time30 minutes mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Cookies

Servings: 32

Author: Maria Lichty

Ingredients

• 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 cups M&M milk chocolate candies*
• Flaky sea salt, for sprinkling
• Extra M&Ms, for pressing into cookies, optional

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a large baking sheet with a Silpat baking mat or parchment paper and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and sea salt. Set aside.
• Using a stand mixer, cream butter and sugars together for about 1 minute. Add in the eggs and vanilla and mix until combined. With the mixer on low, slowly add in the dry ingredient. Stir in the M&Ms.
• Form the cookie dough into balls, about 2 tablespoons of dough. Place on prepared baking sheet, about 2 inches apart. Note-you can chill the dough for 30 minutes or up to 72 hours in the refrigerator before baking.
• Bake cookies for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are slightly golden brown. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with flaky sea salt. You can also gently press extra M&Ms on top of the cookies to make them extra pretty. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 2-3 minutes. Transfer to a wire cooling rack and cool completely.

Notes

For these Valentine cookies I used 1 cup of Valentine M&Ms and 1 cup of white chocolate chips.  I used an additional 1/4 cup of M&Ms and 2 tablespoons of white chocolate chips to decorate the tops after decorating. The sprinkles are just for fun…they don’t stick very well – but it makes the cookies pretty when you serve them.

This recipe is from Two Peas & Their Pod blog, https://twopeasandtheirpod.com

It is hard to beat a good chocolate chip cookie – unless you take the same dough and add peanut butter M&Ms – and brown butter! Baking with brown butter is a game changer – it adds such a wonderful depth of flavor. If you haven’t tried it, you are missing out.

Bar cookies are so easy – just mix, put in your pan and bake. No scooping and waiting for each batch to bake. I used the recipe below with a few exceptions – I only made half a batch and I did not sprinkle the flaked salt on top.

I also gently pressed in a few extra M&Ms on top of the dough before I popped the baking dish in the oven. The extras just make your cookies look so pretty. Try this with holiday M&Ms too.

This makes a quick snack to make for your family – they will love these chewy cookie bars.

And it is always fun to share! Have fun baking this weekend!

For the recipe and lots of beautiful photos, click on the link below:

https://www.howsweeteats.com/2021/03/peanut-butter-cookie-bars/