Somedays, you just need a cookie. You are late for work, lost your homework, burnt dinner, you know what I mean. When you are having one of those days, this is the cookie that you want. Buttery, sweet, chocolatey. Crisp on the outside, and soft and chewy on the inside. These cookies are the only cookies that I have ever made that do not taste good straight out of the oven. They need to cool completely to let the Heath Bars get crunchy again. They are worth waiting for, believe me.
This recipe comes from my friend Shawna of styleberryBLOG, hers calls for 2 cups of chocolate chips and 1 cup of nuts, but I wanted Heath Bars, so that is what I used.
1 cup room temperature butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons hot water
3 cups flour
1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 bag mini Heath Bars (unwrapped)
Put all of the mini Heath Bars in a ziploc bag and crush them with a rolling pin. I like big and little chunks in my cookies, so I left some big pieces. Set aside.
Cream together the butter with both sugars. Cream until very light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
Add the eggs one at time, and the vanilla. Scrape the bowl.
Add 2 cups of flour. Dissolve the baking soda in the hot water. Add the baking soda mixture, the last cup of flour, salt, and cream of tartar to the bowl.
Add the Heath Bars and mix until just combined.
Using an ice cream scooper, add scoopfuls to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 10 minutes. Let cool.
Have a Happy Labor Weekend!
Ingredients
- 1 cup room temperature butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons hot water
- 3 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 bag mini Heath Bars (unwrapped)
Instructions
- Put all of the mini Heath Bars in a ziploc bag and crush them with a rolling pin. I like big and little chunks in my cookies, so I left some big pieces. Set aside.
- Cream together the butter with both sugars. Cream until very light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
- Add the eggs one at time, and the vanilla. Scrape the bowl.
- Add 2 cups of flour. Dissolve the baking soda in the hot water. Add the baking soda mixture, the last cup of flour, salt, and cream of tartar to the bowl.
- Add the Heath Bars and mix until just combined.Using an ice cream scooper, add scoopfuls to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 10 minutes. Let cool.
I am Bree. I love to cook. Even more than I love to take pictures.
And somedays you need a cookie after breakfast to wash down the rest of your coffee. I’d gladly take one of these right now!
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Heath Bars have always been my favorite candy bar, even when I was a kid. These cookies are right u my alley!
me too! Love Heath Bars.
There is something about a cookie that really does comfort the soul. More often than not, I find myself wishing I had made extra cookie dough so I could pop a few in the oven. And I love heath bars, so I bet these cookies are divine.
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You should freeze some dough balls to bake off whenever you need a cookie fix. Just plop them on a cookie sheet and bake them off whenever you need a warm cookie.
These look delicious! I’ve already sent my husband to the store twice today, but maybe he needs to make a run for Heath bars…hmm.
Lynsey recently posted..The Little Things
Are we married to the same person? Mine has been to the store 3 times today too!
I’m a big fan of heath bars and excited to try out these cookies!
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Me too Rebecca, Heath is my favorite candy.
love your idea!! I have to make some cookies for the hubs to take to work this week & was planning to double the batch–you bet half will be Heath!! YUMMY!!! thanks for the idea!
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Why, oh why, did I visit you at 8:15 at night!?
I have about three of the ingredients necessary to make these.
My dilemma is do I go out now for the rest or in two hours from now, when I can no longer fight the urge to make them!?
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Thanks for sharing the step by step procedures. That is really awesome.
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you are welcome.
Oh what a quandry=I have Heath chips in the pantry…..would they taste as good as crushed candy bars……….?
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Honestly, I do not think so. The chocolate is missing with the Heath Chips, and you need some chocolate. If you use them, add some chips too.
so i woke up yesterday and saw this. i sent my husband to the store for heath bars and made them within the hour. they are really good! we also used some to make icecream sandwiches for dessert. thanks!
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glad that you liked them Natalie!
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Made these today and am flabbergasted. They are divine no matter what way you go, lighter and chewier or darker and crispier. Simply sublime. Didn’t change anything except living abroad meant I had to use Daim bars instead of Heath bars, but they seem to have less crap in them and they taste about the same, so worked just fine. I would be interested to know the actual weight of a “bag of mini Heath Bars.” I guestimated and went with 12oz and it was wonderful. This will be my go to cookie recipe from now on! Thanks so much for sharing Bree!
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thank you Elizabeth! I didn’t know either, I used the size bag that you get for trick-or-treating. I think that it equaled about 3 cups of chopped Heath.
I will have to try these.. I usually make a Toffee Oatmeal Cookie, using the Heath Bits, oats, and cinnamon! I absolutely love toffee in all forms
Me too! Love Heath anything.
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i just recently made some heath cookies with addition of marshmallows and white chocolate (same recipe base as this one.) and then i made this (your) exact recipe tonight with just the heath, because the thing is, i even prefer heath over chocolate chips. but of course u can always do both (like u did-by using heath bars and not just toffee bits.) anyway this recipe is excellent.I love the cream of tartar
Thank you! I love this cookie recipe. They might not be the prettiest cookies I have ever made, but they are always delicious.
I made these for a bake sale today, I love them! Thanks for a wonderful recipe. Heath bars are a majorly underrated candy!
I am so glad that you liked them, this is a great recipe that you could make about a million different ways.
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I needed some type of dessert for a speech meet, and I had on hand a bag of heath bar bits. I found your recipe and decided to try it out– and I’m so happy I did. It was wonderful and made some seriously delicious cookies. Thanks for the recipe!
You are so welcome! I love these cookies too.