Now that we have all survived the whirlwind of October and Halloween…what are we going to do with all that candy?!? I don’t know about your kiddos, but after a few days, the fun of the Halloween candy stash kinda wears off! This year, I decided to take some candy from each of my kids and use it as tribute for my new favorite Halloween tradition!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of unsalted butter
• 3/4 cup of granulated sugar or sugar substitute
• 3/4 brown sugar or brown sugar substitute.
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 2 1/4 cups of all purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 cups of chopped Halloween candy
• 1/2 cup of chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup of chopped pretzel sticks
• Sea Salt to top (optional)

Directions:

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
• Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
• In a saucepan, melt your butter over medium heat (approx. 5 minutes). Stir occasionally, until brown specks start to appear. Remove from the heat, and let it cool.

• While butter is browning, chop your candy and pretzel sticks, then, set aside.
• Add in optional chocolate chips.

• Combine browned butter, sugar, and brown sugar in a stand mixer and mix until light and fluffy.
• Add in eggs, one at a time.
• Add in the vanilla.
• Mix in flour, baking soda, and salt.
• Stir until dough forms.
• Add candy and chocolate chips to dough, but don’t overmix.
• Chill dough in fridge for at least 30 minutes.
• Remove chilled dough and let it sit for 5 minutes to make it easier to scoop.
• Scoop dough onto baking sheet.
• Bake for 12 minutes.
• Allow to cool some, then transfer to cookie racks.
• Top with optional sea salt.
• Enjoy!

Tips:

• While you are browning the butter, you will notice a nutty smell. This is totally normal!
• We used sugar-free chocolate chips…I know it’s kinda ironic!
• We prefer monk fruit sugar for our sugar substitute!
• I did change my mixer attachment to the dough hook to prevent overmixing the dough!

My kids and I really enjoyed making these cookies! We were able to use up a good bit of Halloween candy and make a fun and yummy treat!

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