I don’t know about you guys, but I hardly had any trick or treaters come to the door last week…which means that I was left with A LOT of leftover Halloween candy. In order to prevent myself from eating it all (chocolate is my weakness), I started looking up recipes for baked goods that incorporate candy. I found a Kit Kat Cookies Recipe that looked pretty good and gave it a try!
Unfortunately, now I have these incredibly delicious Kit Kat Cookies that I have to avoid eating…I should have just left well enough alone with the plain old candy!
You can find the original Kit Kat Cookies Recipe here, but I made a few changes to suit my tastes. For instance, I used a cup of milk chocolate chips and a cup of dark chocolate chips…because I freaking love dark chocolate!
Ever since I found a bag of Nestle Dark Chocolate Chips at Walmart two months ago, I’ve been adding them into everything I can!
I personally L O V E chewy cookies. I kind of hate crispy cookies. So I added an extra egg yolk to my dough.
Did you know that the white part of the egg is what firms a cookie up and makes it crispy? When you just use a yolk, it adds moisture and yields a more chewy cookie. Yum! I’ve only ever tried adding one extra yolk, so I don’t know what would happen if you added TWO extra ones.
And of course, if you don’t like chewy cookies, you can just omit that extra egg yolk altogether.
I chopped my Kit Kat bars into five pieces, but you can chop them smaller or larger if you like. I wanted big enough pieces that I would actually get a piece of Kit Kat bar in a bite, but if you just want the flavor in the cookies, it would be fine to chop them up smaller. If you’re making larger cookies, you can chop them into larger pieces too, of course.
Chocolate Chip Kit Kat Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
2 sticks of unsalted butter, room temperature (or you can microwave then for 25 seconds to soften up)
2 eggs plus 1 egg yolk
1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup milk chocolate chips
1 cup dark chocolate chips (or you can just use two cups of milk chocolate chips)
1 1/2 cup chopped Kit Kat bars
3 cups of all purpose flour
Directions
Beat the sugar and butter together until nice and creamy, then beat in eggs and extra egg yolk, one at a time. Add in salt, baking soda and flour and beat lightly until thoroughly combined. Stir in the chocolate chips and Kit Kat bars – don’t beat them in, just stir with a spoon so that they don’t get broken up.
Refrigerate the dough for about two hours.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line cookie sheets with parchment paper. Scoop the dough by heaping tablespoons and roll into balls, placing about two inches apart on the cookie sheet. Bake for 8 minutes for tender and chewy cookies, or up to 10 minutes for crispier cookies.
Allow to cook for about ten minutes before devouring!
This recipe makes about two dozen cookies, depending on how big you make them!
I love chewy cookies, too! I’m impressed with how tall you got these to bake. And Kit Kats are AWESOME! Good job, Jenn! 😀
Thank you!! 🙂 The hardly fell at all when I baked them, I was actually worried that they were going to be raw inside when I pulled them out of the oven! LOL!
I love my chocolate chip cookies (and candy cookies) thick and chewy like these. They look delicious and I’m pinning as I type!
I guess I’d need several days of hard work outs if I made these, because I’d eat them all LOL.
Wow–this recipe blew my mind! I love kit kats! And to chop them up and put them in cookie dough? Amazing. I am going to save the recipe and attempt them. Very nice pics as well.
What a creative AND yummy recipe!
Super YUM!! I made similar cookies last week, but used random packs of Halloween chocolates instead. I dubbed them Mish Mosh Surprise cookies!
As I clicked to open up to see recipe I was saying to myself.. DON”T Do it! These look SO SO SO Good!!! I am gonna have to make them for sure!!!
Um, yum!! We actually don’t have any candy leftover, but these cookies look so good, I am going to go buy Kit Kats! 🙂
I never thought to use kit kats in cookies, but it sounds delish!
These look really awesome, but my daughter just would not have it, if I chopped up her fave candy bars… just not have it…lol
These look so good! We have some leftover Halloween candy too. I should use it up in a recipe.
I’m totally going to hold you to saying you were going to make me cookies when you get home from the wedding 😛
I want to make these and surprise my husband tomorrow when he gets home from traveling but not sure I’ll have time.
Wow I love cookies but you have just made them even better! I am definitely going to be making these very soon – thanks for sharing a great idea!
I do not think I have ever had a kit kat in a cookie. Those look amazing! Great photos!
These look soft and delicious!
Mmm I’ll take a dozen! Cookies are my weakness – especially chewy!
What a great use of leftover candy.
My kids would LOVE this! I’ll have to make them closer to Christmas for a special holiday treat. 🙂
I think I have a few Kit Kats stashed away, I need to make these cookies! Thanks for linking up with What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!
Wow, these look awesome. I could eat one right now.
Thanks for sharing,
Bev
These cookies look so chewy and delicious!
Pinning!
Wow these look delicious!
These look so good! My little boy would just go crazy at the thought of putting candies in cookies! Saving this! YUM!
Your Chewy Chocolate Chip Kit Kat Cookies look like very special cookies that need to be in my cookie jar! Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and hope you have a great week!
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Miz Helen
Thanks for sharing on Marvelous Monday this week – sharing on FB and pinning. Love Kit Kat Bars!
Candy in chocolate chip cookies is such an awesome idea and I love that you chose Kit-kats. My mother in law is obsessed with them and would go nuts over these cookies!!!!
I love “Nestle Dark Chocolate Chips” too – and these cookies look fantastic! Love that you added in the dark choc. chips!
Oh my, Kit-Kats are one of my favorite chocolate bars recently. These look absolutely wonderful. Thanks for the tip on how to make cookies chewy, I have got to try that!
I would love if you could stop by and share on my weekly recipe linky, Kids and a Mom in the Kitchen. I am always looking for new recipes to Pin and to try with my children.
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Have a great day!
Jenn, these look so good, and your photography is beautiful. I am so glad you brought these to Treasure Box Tuesday! I am sharing them on Google+ this afternoon! ♥
I suddenly need a glass of milk. 🙂
I cant wait to try this recipe! Cookies so delicious!
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What a great idea to use a favorite candy bar in addition to chocolate chips. 🙂
These are wonderful cookies!!
I’m definitely making them SOON !!
Pinning
Definitely will be trying these! I am a major sucker for soft chewy cookies and Kit Kats are my fave! YUM. Thanks for the share.
Wow!!! These look delicious! I love Kit Kats!!! Found you at Saturday Night Fever via Yummy Healthy Easy! I’m a new follower on Facebook!
I’d love if you’d share these at our link party going on now!
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