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I’m putting this recipe out because I was reminded of how much I love these cookies when I read a recent recipe from one of my favorite food websites, Gingerbread Bagels. The article was called; “Butterfinger Chocolate Covered Strawberries“. What a great idea.
But as I left a comment on that article, I realized I should put my wife’s recipe for Butterfinger cookies out. If I’m so absolutely addicted to them, I know others will be.
In fact, I’ve taken them to a company pot luck dinner a couple of times, and there were a few people that were gorging themselves on them just as I do, and then asked for the recipe. There’s just something about them that makes you want to eat more than you know you should be eating at one time.
So here it is. Be careful now, they’re highly addictive!
Butterfinger Cookies
Ingredients
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup sugar
2/3 cup brown sugar
2 egg whites
1 1/4 cup crunchy peanut butter
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup flour (doesn’t sound right, but it’s all you use)
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
5 (2.1 oz.) Butterfinger bars – chopped
Note: My wife takes a knife and cuts the Butterfinger bars about every 3/4 to 1 inch along the bar. I like the big chunks in there the best. I don’t think they would be the same if you chopped the bars into very small pieces. (As in almost crushed).
Preparation
Cream the butter and sugars together. Add the egg whites, and beat in the peanut butter and vanilla.
Stir in the flour, baking soda and salt. Now add in the chopped candy bars.
Bake the cookies at 350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes.
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Okay – Crunchy peanut butter AND Butterfingers? Be still my beating heart! Those are incredible!
Of coarse, it has to be crunchy peanut butter. In fact, I happen to know that we used extra crunchy!
I just ate a couple more of them about an hour ago. There’s just something about the way the Butterfingers melt into the cookie.
Glad you like it.
These cookies + me = one happy tummy. I love making cookie dough, baking a few, then freezing the rest of the balls for later. I would love to have these in there!
Nice alternative to traditional Christmas cookies.
Oh, I love butterfinger cookies, but mine don’t have peanut butter. I’ll have to try Lindsey’s version
Mmmmn! I think these might be the perfect cookies to leave for Santa.
Only if you can manage to have leftover! They really are addicting.
Peanut butter is the perfect addition!
Crunchy peanut butter and Butterfingers have made their way to my shopping list. I can tell that these will be a huge family favorite. Thanks so much for sharing your wife’s recipe with us (and thank her for letting you do so!).
I love Butterfingers!! Those cookies sound amazing. Too bad they aren’t going to be on my diet for awhile. Still, printed out the recipe for when they will be again.