Twix Cookies
Chewy cookies dotted with chocolate chips and bits of classic Twix candy bars.
Recipe Makes: 18 cookies
Equipment
- stand mixer bowl (or large mixing bowl)
- stand mixer (or hand mixer)
- silicone spatula
- plastic wrap
- oven
- 2 large cookie sheets
- parchment paper
- cookie scoop with release handle
- wire cooling rack(s)
Ingredients
- ¾ cup unsalted butter (at room temperature)
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg (at room temperature)
- 1 large egg yolk (at room temperature)
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon fresh baking soda
- ½ teaspoon fresh baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chopped Twix bars
- ¾ cup semisweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup chopped Twix bars
Instructions
- Add ¾ cup unsalted butter, ¾ cup granulated sugar, and ⅓ cup packed light brown sugar to mixing bowl. Beat ingredients together on medium speed until fully incorporated into light, fluffy mixture.
- Once creamed, add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 large egg, and 1 large egg yolk to mixing bowl. Beat ingredients together until just combined.
- Add 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour, ½ teaspoon fresh baking soda, ½ teaspoon fresh baking powder, and ½ teaspoon salt to mixing bowl. Beat ingredients together until combined into thick cookie dough.
- Add 1 cup chopped Twix bars and ¾ cup semisweet chocolate chips to cookie dough. Fold candies into dough until thoroughly incorporated.
- Cover bowl with plastic wrap and place bowl in refrigerator. Chill cookie dough 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 350° Fahrenheit. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Using cookie scoop with release handle, scoop cookie dough out of bowl in 1-tablespoon portions. Roll cookie dough quickly between palms of hands to smooth into ball, then place cookie dough ball on prepred baking sheet.
- Repeat process until all cookie dough has been portioned into individual cookie dough balls. Arrange cookie dough balls on baking sheet 2 inches apart.
- Place cookie sheets in preheated oven. Bake cookies 6 minutes, then carefully rotate cookie sheets. Bake cookies 6 minutes more or until edges of cookies just begin to brown.
- Carefully remove cookie sheets from oven. Immediately place pieces of remaining ½ cup chopped Twix bars on top of warm cookies, then set cookies aside to cool 15 minutes.
- After 15 minutes, carefully transfer cookies to wire cooling racks. Let cookies rest until completely cooled, then serve as desired.
Recipe Notes
- Brown Sugar: For more intense brown sugar flavor, use dark brown sugar.
- Leftovers: Store cooled cookies in an airtight container at room temperature up to 4 days.
Recipe costs provided are approximate. Actual cost per recipe & serving will vary by location, store, brand, etc. Approximate cost shown does not include costs for any optional ingredients.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 cookie | Calories: 320kcal | Protein: 4g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 43mg | Sodium: 153mg | Potassium: 92mg | Total Carbs: 41g | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 25g | Added Sugars: 0g | Sugar Alcohols: 0g | Erythritol: 0g | Allulose: 0g | Net Carbs: 40g | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 41mg