Leftover Halloween Candy Cookies

by Dorothy Reinhold on November 1, 2016


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Scouring the interwebs for kooky, funny, weird, scary or disgusting Halloween recipes is an October guilty pleasure. There are so many fun ideas to try for yourself, adapt to your own needs, and experiment with.

Over the years, I have had some wacky Halloween fun, including

Leftover Halloween Candy Cookies recipe on ShockinglyDelicious.comLet’s add some cookies, and this year they’re practical. They’ll help you use up your leftover Halloween candy.

Leftover Halloween Candy on ShockinglyDelicious.comGo wild, trick-or-treaters. Go out and hunt down the big game, and bring it home to me. I know what to do with it.

Leftover Halloween Candy Cookies

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour, 30 minutes

Yield: 45 cookies

A chewy and crispy, deeply rich chocolate cookie is the vehicle to convey leftover Halloween candy to its final destination.

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup whole-wheat pastry flour
  • 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 6 large egg whites
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups packed dark brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped and melted
  • 1 cup or more leftover Halloween candy (make sure to cut up larger chocolates like Reese’s peanut butter cups or Heath bars. M&M’s, Reese’s pieces, Junior Mints, Mini Musketeers and other candies work great)

Directions

  1. Position rack in the center of the oven; preheat to 350° F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
  2. Whisk all-purpose flour, whole-wheat flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Beat egg whites in a large bowl with an electric mixer until foamy, about 1 minute. Beat in granulated sugar in a slow, steady stream. Scrape down the sides, then beat in brown sugar 1 tablespoon at a time. Beat until smooth, about 3 minutes. Beat in vanilla and melted chocolate. Stir in the dry ingredients with a wooden spoon until just incorporated.
  3. Drop the batter by tablespoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheet, 1 1/2 inches apart.
  4. Add some candies to the top of each cookie. I kept the types of candies separate, but your could certainly mix them all up if you like.
  5. Bake the cookies until flat yet springy, with slightly cracked tops, 10-12 minutes. Cool on the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Let the pan cool for a few minutes before baking another batch; replace parchment paper if torn or scorched.
  6. Makes 45 cookies.

Notes

Don’t want to use candy? You can substitute 2/3 cup raisins, dried cherries or dried blueberries into the cookie batter along with the flour mixture. Or use 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans or walnuts.

Recipe source: Slightly adapted from Leftover Halloween Candy Cookies on Burnt Apple, who got them from "Eating Well."

https://www.shockinglydelicious.com/leftover-halloween-candy-cookies/

Leftover Halloween candy makes the best cookies, and is a dandy way to use it up. This classic recipe solves your November candy problems. | ShockinglyDelicious.comI ran across this recipe from Traci, who writes the food blog Burnt Apple, out of Utah. She’s on a mission to make recipes over into healthy, great tasting budget-friendly meals, a plan I can really get behind. She’s challenged by 3 kids and a husband with diabetes, so she tries to make meals work on many levels.

I was tempted by her Monster Eye Tacos, which look chilling for Halloween, and her Glow in the Dark Drinks (where did I put my black light?), but I must have had cookies on the mind, because these Leftover Candy Cookies stuck firmly in my mind.

Secret Recipe Club button on Shockingly DeliciousI was assigned her blog as part of Secret Recipe Club, a sort of secret-Santa project for food bloggers. We are to quietly explore and cook for a month from this secret blog, and today is our reveal day of the recipe we have chosen to present.

Thanks, Traci, for a delicious month of reading and cooking!

Meanwhile, browse the photo array below to see what else the Secret Recipe Club cooked up this month.

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Kiano October 27, 2015 at 8:14 pm

Love love loved m&m cookies growing up. Don’t know why I never bothered to try to make them before

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Dorothy Reinhold October 28, 2015 at 11:38 am

Kiano,
Decorating the tops of cookies with M&Ms doesn’t get any easier!

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Carrie @Frugal Foodie Mama October 27, 2015 at 10:18 am

I LOVE these cookies! What a great way to use up extra trick or treat candy. 🙂

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Dorothy Reinhold October 28, 2015 at 11:42 am

Carrie,
I especially loved the peanut butter cup cookies, with the slices of cups on the top.

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Julie @ Texan New Yorker October 27, 2015 at 9:59 am

What a great idea! These may come in very handy for me next week – we just moved to a new neighborhood and I have no CLUE how many trick or treaters we’ll get. I may be over-prepared. Thanks for posting!

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Dorothy Reinhold October 28, 2015 at 11:42 am

Julie,
Better to be OVER prepared than under, eh?

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Susan | LunaCafe October 27, 2015 at 5:02 am

What a great idea! Plus, I love to scoop the cookie dough into small balls and freeze them. Spread all that candy out over a longer period of time. 🙂

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Dorothy Reinhold October 28, 2015 at 11:43 am

Susan,
That’s a GREAT idea!

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Marye October 27, 2015 at 4:29 am

I absolutely love this idea! It is definitely a great way to get rid of some of the excess!

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Dorothy Reinhold October 28, 2015 at 11:43 am

Marye,
IF you can keep yourself from picking at it while you’re baking, eh?

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Kimberly @ The Daring Gourmet October 26, 2015 at 8:14 pm

This is such a great idea and the perfect way to use up all those leftover candy bars!

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Christine October 26, 2015 at 7:31 pm

You are so clever! This is such a great way to use leftover Halloween candy!

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Sue Lau October 26, 2015 at 1:05 pm

Great idea for those endless tricks and treats!

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Dorothy Reinhold October 26, 2015 at 4:04 pm

Sue,
Seriously, my son came home with 11 pounds of candy last year. ELEVEN!

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Hapatite October 26, 2015 at 11:07 am

such a great idea! I think brownies would be good too~

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Dorothy Reinhold October 26, 2015 at 4:09 pm

Hapatite,
Absolutely right!

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Lauren @ Sew You Think You Can Cook October 26, 2015 at 10:50 am

Always a winner!

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Dorothy Reinhold October 26, 2015 at 4:05 pm

Thanks Lauren!

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Beth October 26, 2015 at 7:50 am

Parents and kids everywhere will love these cookies!!

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Dorothy Reinhold October 26, 2015 at 4:05 pm

I just ate one for lunch, Beth. And was very happy about it!

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Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie October 26, 2015 at 7:25 am

Great recipe this month! Perfect for Halloween candy leftovers/ Even if I don’t have leftovers I’d be tempted to buy more just to make them.

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Dorothy Reinhold October 26, 2015 at 4:06 pm

Erin,
And we all know that Halloween candy goes on half-price sale the day after Halloween. Hint hint.

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Wendy, A Day in the Life on the Farm October 26, 2015 at 6:52 am

You know a recipe is good when it travels through 3 or more blogs. Great SRC choice

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Dorothy Reinhold October 26, 2015 at 4:06 pm

Wendy,
The best recipes are passed from hand to hand, eh?

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Kacey @ The Cookie Writer October 26, 2015 at 6:18 am

I am loving all the Halloween recipes out there! Like you, I indulged in at least one recipe using leftover candy because, let’s be honest, there is going to be a ton of it! These cookies are perfect and I would have a hard time sharing!

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Dorothy Reinhold October 26, 2015 at 4:07 pm

Kacey,
It is astounding how much Halloween candy lolls around the house. Staring at me. Beckoning me.

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Faith (An Edible Mosaic) October 26, 2015 at 5:59 am

Oooh, these are the perfect use for leftover Halloween candy! I don’t have kids, but I usually have leftovers from passing candy out to trick-or-treaters, so this is perfect!

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Dorothy Reinhold October 26, 2015 at 4:08 pm

Yep Faith, even if you don’t have a trick-or-treater, you’ll have a bowl of candy leftover, I imagine. At least I always do.

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SallyBR October 26, 2015 at 4:44 am

You could not pick a better recipe for this time of the year! I thought about Halloween when I first got my assignment but life was way too hectic and I could not quite “coordinate” things…. there’s always next year! 😉

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Dorothy Reinhold October 26, 2015 at 4:03 pm

Thanks Sally! Next year for sure!

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KarenBurnsBooth October 26, 2015 at 4:35 am

What a GREAT idea for left over sweeties! GREAT recipe for SRC reveal day! Karen

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Dorothy Reinhold October 26, 2015 at 4:03 pm

Thank you Karen!

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Karen @ Karen's Kitchen Stories October 25, 2015 at 11:55 pm

I love Traci’s blog! What a great seasonal choice, although leftover and candy are not typically in my vocabulary =)

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Dorothy Reinhold October 26, 2015 at 4:03 pm

Karen,
I know what you mean. Leftover CANDY? Who are we kidding?

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Lynsey @ Lynsey Lou's October 25, 2015 at 9:11 pm

Halloween is right around the corner and these will be a great way to use up ALL that candy my little man gets. Happy reveal day.

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Dorothy Reinhold October 25, 2015 at 9:59 pm

Lynsey,
Absolutely right! My son got 11 pounds last year! No kidding.

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Dorothy Reinhold October 28, 2015 at 11:41 am

Jolly,
I know, I know. 🙂

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