Description
Put all that extra Halloween candy to delicious use!
Ingredients
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- ¾ cup unsalted butter
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 cups flour
- 1 ¼ tsp baking soda
- ½ cup milk chocolate chips
- 1/3 cup chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)
- 1 ¼ cup mixed candies (M&Ms, Raisinettes, crumbled pretzels, chopped candy bars, etc. See above)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper or Silpat pads.
- In a bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, and salt.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream butter and sugars.
- Add eggs, vanilla extract, and almond extract. Mix.
- Add the flour mixture bit by bit.
- With mixer on the lowest speed, briefly mix in the candies.
- Use two soup spoons to scoop dough out for individual cookies. Roll the dough into golf ball-sized balls and place them 2 inches apart on the cookie sheets.
- Bake for 10-14 minutes until golden brown.