Leftover Halloween Candy Cookies

Turn your kids' leftover Halloween loot into chewy, colorful cookies that disappear faster than candy corn!

15 min Serves 14 Medium American

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This recipe uses a boxed yellow cake mix as a shortcut base, mixed with oil and eggs, then loaded with chopped Halloween candy. The dough is scooped, topped with more candy, and baked until golden. The result: soft, buttery cookies packed with chunks of chocolate, caramel, and nougat.

Directions

Heat your oven to 350°F and line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.

Cut your Halloween candy into small, bite-sized chunks.

In a large bowl, combine the yellow cake mix, canola oil, and eggs, stirring until smooth.

Fold in 1 1/2 cups of the chopped candy until it's evenly spread through the dough.

Using a large cookie scoop (about 3 tablespoons), drop the dough onto the prepared sheets, spacing each ball about 2 1/2 inches apart.

Press the remaining chopped candy into the tops of each dough ball.

Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until the edges are just lightly golden. Let the cookies rest on the sheets for a few minutes, then move them to a wire rack to cool completely.