Do you have leftover Halloween candy? Did you know you can use that candy to make fun and delicious cookies?

Grab your favorite combinations of your Halloween candy – you might have to snack on one or two as you sort through all of it!

You will need about 2 cups of roughly chopped up candy. You could divide the dough in half and add different candy combinations to each half. That way you can make everyone happy! I added a few dark chocolate chips to the mix.

Chop up some extra candy to put on top right after you take them out of the oven. It makes them so much prettier – and more candy has to make it better – right? If you add Ghoul’s Mix, regular M&M’s or Reece’s Pieces to the top it will make them more colorful and festive. Our Halloween candy combinations did not have any of those this year – oh well. You could also add sugar eyeballs or sprinkles to the decorations.

Yum!!! Like an extra special chocolate chip cookie add dressed up for a party! But since the party is over…you get to enjoy them all to yourself…but probably should share! After all two more holidays – with lots of food coming up!

For the recipe, directions and ideas for wonderful candy combinations, click on the link below:

https://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/halloween-candy-cookies/

Reece’s Peanut Butter Cups are one of the most popular Halloween Candies. If you have extra ones, The Ultimate Peanut Butter Cookies and the Chocolate Chip Brownie Bars below are delicious ways to use them.

Have fun being creative and coming up with delicious desserts to make with your Halloween Candy!!! Have a Happy Week!

Look at these! You can almost taste the peanut butter and chocolate! Hands down – these are the absolutely best peanut butter cookies I have ever eaten!

But then if you have peanut butter, peanut butter chips, Reese’s Pieces and chopped peanut butter cups in the cookie dough – you are bound to have delicious cookies!!!

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and prepare baking sheets. In a medium bowl, stir together oats, flour, baking soda and salt. Cream together the butter, peanut butter and sugars. Beat in the egg and vanilla and mix until combined.

Measure the the peanut butter chips, Reese’s Pieces and chopped peanut butter cups.

Gently stir all those goodies into the batter.

Scoop the dough into round balls, about 2 tablespoons each. Bake for 10-12 minutes, until lightly browned.

To make your cookies extra pretty, gently press in additional chips, candies and peanut butter cups on top of the cookies. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for about 5 minutes, or until set, then transfer to a cooling rack.

Don’t these look amazing? So many good flavors in each cookie – and they are the perfect texture! You can add a bit of flake sea salt, if you desire.

Enjoy this wonderful peanut butter cookie! Once you make it, you will know what it is called the Ultimate Peanut Butter Cookie! Happy Fall!

Print Recipe

Ultimate Peanut Butter Cookie

Peanut butter cookies loaded with oatmeal, peanut butter chips, Reece's Pieces and peanut butter cups – the ultimate peanut butter cookie.

Prep Time30 minutes mins

Cook Time12 minutes mins

Total Time42 minutes mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Bar Cookies, Oatmeal, Peanut Butter

Servings: 24 cookies

Author: Maria Lichty

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3/4 cup peanut butter chips
• 3/4 cup Reece's Pieces
• 3/4 cup chopped peanut butter cups
• flake sea salt, optional

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line two large baking sheets with Silpat mats or parchment paper. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the oats, flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
• Using a stand mixer or hand held mixer, beat the butter, peanut butter and sugars together until creamy and smooth, on medium speed. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula, if necessary. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract. Mix until well combined.
• Add in the dry ingredients and mix on low until just combined. Don't over mix. Gently stir in the peanut butter chips, Reese's Pieces, and chopped peanut butter cups.
• Scoop the cookies into round balls, about 2 tablespoons of dough per cookie, and place on the prepared baking sheets, leaving 2 inches in between the cookies. Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the cookies are lightly browned around the edges, but still soft in the middle.
• Remove cookies from the oven and sprinkle the cookies with sea salt, if desired. You can also gently press additional chips, candies and peanut butter cups on top of the cookies to make them look extra pretty. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for about 5 minutes or until set. When set, transfer cookies to a wire rack and cool completely.

The recipe was for Healthy Peanut Butter Banana Muffins – but maybe I should have changed the name after sprinkling chocolate chips all over the top. When I have ripe bananas on the counter, I start looking for a new recipe to try.

I think bananas and peanut butter are a perfect match and together they pack these muffins with flavor. The recipe calls for oat flour. You can make your own by processing old fashioned oats in the blender until they resemble flour. Maple syrup adds a touch of sweetness.

These Peanut Butter Banana Muffins can be a healthy snack or make ahead breakfast. Next time you have ripe bananas, give these a try! Enjoy!

The link below has the recipe and complete instructions: