Reader Penny shared this recipe for Health Candy Bar cookies, a festive holiday cookie. Which got me to think about Heath bars. Out of all the candy bars I could eat, Heath would be down the list. But Heath bar pieces seem to have really gained in popularity at those yogurt mix-in places or marble slab ice cream parlors. Heath, with its almond, milk chocolate, and toffee blend makes for a good mix-in or, in this case, cookie add-in. But why not a Kit Kat Cookie? Or a Nestle Crunch Cookie? Or, come to think of it, a "Krackel Cookie." Krackel bars, in my humble opinion, are very underrated. Snickers are overrated. The lowly Krackel bar tastes a lot like a Nestle Crunch bar, but for some reason I like it better. Both bars are milk chocolate with crisped rice, but the Krackel seems thicker and ricier.
I'm not an Almond Joy fan at all, why stick a big nut right in the middle of a perfectly good candy bar? But Mounds bars I have a developed a late in life affinity for....Man, I wonder if one could make a Mounds Bar cookie? You'd have to like coconut.
And, by the way, would you find these candy bar cookies in an Amish kitchen? Perhaps. Candies are a popular way to celebrate the holiday season and if an Amish baker has some bars sitting around I imagine it doesn't take long for them to end up in batter.
A couple of other notes about this recipe. Walnuts are optional, I'd probably leave them out. I just don't understand why people dump nuts into everything. Ruins most things, I think (although I am grudgingly coming around that they do add some nice crunch to some things)
This recipe also calls for Heath bits, which you can buy in the grocery in the baking aisle, but I'd be tempted to buy a bunch of Crunch bars, crush them and use this recipe to make Crunch or Krackel cookies. Feel free to experiment!
So, without further delay, let's look at this Heath Candy Bar Cookie recipe:
🍪Heath Candy Bar Cookie Ingredients
- ⅓ cup soft shortening
- ⅓ cup butter
- ½ cup white sugar'
- ½ cup brown sugar ( packed )
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 ½ cups flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup chopped walnuts ( optional)
- 1 cup Heath chips
📋Cookie Instructions
- Mix shortening, butter and both sugars until well blended.
- Add egg and vanilla then add the rest of the ingredients, mixing well.
- Drop dough by rounded teaspoon on cookie sheet.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes or until lightly brown but still soft.
🍫More Amish Candy Bar Creations
As I said, candybars are not a stranger in Amish kitchens. Let's go through the Amish365 archives to see what other candy creations we can find!
Okay, these would be high, high up on my list. Kit Kats equal bliss....
These are better than the store-bought kind!
Twix bars are amazing, underrated...so much better than a plain ol' milk chocolate bar.
Reese's Stuffed Peanut Butter Bars
This recipe is Heaven, best of the best because Reese's are the best!
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Heath Candy Bar Cookies
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup shortening softened
- ⅓ cup butter
- ½ cup white sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar packed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 ½ cups flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 /2 teaspoon salt
- ½ cup walnuts, chopped optional
- 1 cup Heath chips
Instructions
- Mix shortening,butter and both sugars until well blended
- add egg and vanilla
- add the rest of theingredients mixing well
- Drop dough by roundedteaspoon on cookie sheet
- Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes or until lightly brown but still soft.
Kathleen Davis
Health Bars Cookies are yummy I have been making them for years and years.
Kevin Williams
Well, then when this pandemic is over, I'll have to drop by!
Ruth Fisher
Kevin, I have a recipe for Mounds cookies. In fact I made the dough and formed the cookies yesterday and put them in the freezer to bake when we finally have our family Christmas. If you would like the recipe let me know and I will send it to you. Ruth Fisher
Kevin Williams
Oh wow, I did not know there was such a thing, by all means, share the recipe!:)
Peggy
Hi Kevin,
I grew up in Pennsylvania but now live in Canada. Heath Bar was always my favorite. We have Skor bars up here-similar- but not quite as good. Is there anyway that the Heath bar can be replicated at home?
Kevin Williams
I love Canada and I remember seeing Skor bars there...I have seen recipes online for homemade Heath Bars, here is one of them.