These Snickers Cookies are homemade peanut butter cookies stuffed with a bite sized Snickers bar. The soft and buttery cookies are perfectly complemented by the chocolate, peanuts and caramel of the Snickers candy bar.
These Snickers Cookies are one of my favorite simple cookies to make. The recipe is very easy and relatively quick, but I love that I can also use store-bought cookie dough but still elevate it with the addition of the Snickers. Sorry Crumbl, we don't need Crumbl Cookies anymore!
If you want some more delicious cookie recipes check out my Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies, Deep Dish Cookies, or Chocolate Filled Cookies.
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
- The textural contrast of the soft cookies with the gooey caramel, the richness of the chocolate, and the crunchy of the peanuts is heavenly.
- They take the classic chocolate Snickers bar and elevate it into a new delicious dessert.
- This cookie recipe is simple but delicious and always a crowd pleaser. Just like my Biscoff Butter Cookies.
- It's candy stuffed inside of a cookie! If you love stuffed cookies try out my Brownie Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies.
Ingredients
Ingredient Notes
- Be sure to use creamy peanut butter and not crunchy. I also use peanut butter in my Peanut Butter Blossoms.
- All-purpose flour. Measuring the flour correctly is very important. I suggest weighing your flour out. If you want to use a measuring cup, make sure you spoon the flour into the cup and level it off with a knife. Don’t use the cup to scoop directly from the flour.
- I think it is easier to use bite-sized Snickers bars but if you can only find the larger ones you can just cut them down to the correct size.
See the recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements.
Substitutions and Variations
- You can use store bought cookie dough to make these cookies even easier and quicker.
- The peanut butter can be substituted for a different nut butter.
- Swap out the Snickers for a small peanut butter cup for an extra peanut butter flavor. Like in my Reese's Cookie Skillet.
- Add a chocolate drizzle on top to decorate the cookies and add more flavor.
- Bake these stuffed cookies as cookie bars instead. Press the cookie dough into an 8x8 pan and press the snickers in all over the dough. Also check out my Oreo Bars.
- Add cocoa powder and chocolate chips to the cookie dough to make triple chocolate cookies. Much like my Hot Cocoa Cookies!
This recipe has not been tested with other substitutions or variations. If you replace or add any ingredients, please let us know how it turned out in the comments below!
Step-By-Step Instructions
STEP 1: In a large bowl cream the butter, peanut butter, and both sugars until creamy and smooth. Add the vanilla and combine. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing fully after each addition.
STEP 2: In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Whisk to combine.
STEP 3: Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture and mix until just combined. Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes. (If you're a cookie dough lover try my Edible Cookie Dough Recipe.) Preheat the oven to 375 degrees (F). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat. Set aside.
STEP 4: Scoop about 1 tablespoon of peanut butter cookie dough and roll around 1 bite-sized snickers bar. Repeat with the remaining dough and space the cookies about 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet. Bake the cookies for 8-10 minutes. Remove the snickers stuffed peanut butter cookies from the oven. Allow the cookies to cool completely.
Expert Baking Tips
- Chill your cookie dough. I know skipping this step is tempting (you want your cookies as quickly as possible and I can’t blame you for that!) but don’t do it! Chilling cookie dough prevents the cookies from overspreading. This can cause them to be thinner, and crispier, and change the overall flavor of the end product.
- Use an oven thermometer. Most ovens run either hot or cold. Using an oven thermometer ensures that you are baking your marshmallow cookies at the perfect temperature.
- Don’t use cold ingredients. Ensure that all of your cold ingredients are at room temperature before making your cookies. The ingredients will combine much easier.
- Weigh your ingredients. One of the most common baking mistakes that I see is measuring incorrectly, especially with flour. The best way to get accurate measurements every time is to weigh them with a kitchen scale.
- Use a cookie cutter to shape your cookies after baking. If you shake a cookie cutter around the cookies when they are fresh out of the oven they will be perfectly round and more visually appealing.
Recipe FAQs
The butter was probably too warm when you baked the cookies. This is why I recommend resting the dough in the fridge for 30 minutes before baking.
You sure can! I recommend scooping the cookie dough while it is soft, rolling it around the Snickers bar and then placing it in the fridge for up to three days or in the freezer for up to two months.
Room Temperature: The cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
Refrigerator: If stored correctly in an airtight container the Snickers Cookies will last up to 1 week in the fridge.
Freezer: I recommend scooping the cookie dough, rolling it around the candy bars and freezing it on a baking sheet, then transferring them to an air-tight container. That way you can pull out one or two cookies whenever you’d like them. I leave them sitting out at room temperature for about 30 minutes and then bake them normally. The dough will last up to 2 months.
You can also bake the cookies and then store them in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 2 months.
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Recipe
Snickers Cookies
Ingredients
For Cookies:
- 2 sticks (226 grams) unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 cup (270 grams) creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup (198 grams) granulated sugar
- 1 cup (213 grams) brown sugar packed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 2 ½ cups (300 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 30 unwrapped bite-sized snickers
Instructions
For Cookies:
- In the bowl of a stand mixer cream the butter, peanut butter, and both sugars until creamy and smooth.
- Add the vanilla and combine. Add eggs one at a time, mixing fully after each addition.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Whisk to combine.
- Add dry ingredients to the butter mixture and mix until just combined.
- Chill dough for at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees (F). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat. Set aside.
- Scoop about 1 tablespoon of dough and roll around 1 bite-sized snickers bar.
- Repeat with remaining dough and space about 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake the cookies for 8-10 minutes. Rotating the pan halfway through.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.
Notes
- Chill your cookie dough. I know skipping this step is tempting (you want your cookies as quickly as possible and I can’t blame you for that!) but don’t do it! Chilling cookie dough prevents the cookies from overspreading. This can cause them to be thinner, and crispier, and change the overall flavor of the end product.
- Don’t use cold ingredients. Ensure that all of your cold ingredients are at room temperature before making your cookies. The ingredients will combine much easier.
- The provided nutrition information is an estimate. The calorie accuracy is not guaranteed.
chezbrody says
so good and worked so well! super tasty recipe all around!
ShaRon says
I made My cOokies with mini PEANUT BUTTER SNICKERS thAt i puRchased from Dollar tree…Omg they WERE DELICIOUS! Very simple recipe! Thanks…..
Ellie Haley says
I’m so glad you liked them! They are a family favorite!