These Snickers Cookies Bars are made with a shortbread base, caramel, chocolate, and peanuts. It’s the best Christmas cookie recipes ever! This cookie bars recipe tastes just like Snickers and they are just so delicious.
Snickers Cookies Bar
Snickers Cookies Bars are perfect for the holiday season. If you love Snickers (what’s not to love?), then you’ll love this amazing cookie bar recipe!
HAPPY NATIONAL COOKIE DAY! It’s the best day of the year. What could be better than logging into social media and seeing amazing cookies in your feed ALL DAY LONG? For one day, the entire world celebrates the best food there is: COOKIES! To celebrate, I’m sharing these amazing Snickers Cookies Bars.
You guys know I’m not the best baker; it’s one aspect of cooking that will always make me a little nervous! But I’m sharing this easy cookie bars recipe with you because it’s super simple. It’s a Snickers in cookie form! What could be better? Start with a layer of shortbread cookie, then add a layer of peanuts and caramel, and top it off with a layer of pure chocolate. YUM! It tastes just like a Snickers bar, but even better because it’s a cookie bar!
Get ready for a major sugar rush with this delicious candy bar cookie recipe. You won’t be able to stop eating them!
This Snickers Cookie Bar recipe is the perfect combination of cookie, caramel, peanuts, and chocolate. Just like the candy bar but in cookie form!
Easy Cookie Bars Recipe
I’m super excited about this Snickers Cookie Bars recipe because it’s so easy. I mean, I wouldn’t make it if it weren’t! And of course it’s all about the ingredients, because that’s what makes food so tasty after all.
How to Make Snickers Cookies Bars
Where to start with these delicious cookie bars… You’ve got the (SUPER EASY) Shortbread crust, the (SUPER GOOEY) caramel and peanut center, and the (SUPER RICH) chocolate topping. Does that sound like heaven or what? Let’s get to baking!
- Make the shortbread layer: Combine sugar, butter, flour, salt, and vanilla.
- Press the mixture into the bottom of a 9 x 9 baking dish (lined with parchment paper).
- Bake for 20 minutes at 350°F and then remove from oven.
- Make the caramel layer: Put caramels and heavy cream in a microwave safe bowl, and microwave for 2 minutes, stirring regularly.
- Stir the peanuts into the caramel, then pour the mixture in an even layer over the shortbread. Let cool for 10 minutes.
- Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave, stirring every 30 seconds.
- Pour chocolate over the caramel in an even layer.
- Let the cookie bars sit in the refrigerator. The chocolate should cool and harden completely before serving.
I’m so obsessed with these Snickers Cookies Bars! The perfect treat! Check the recipe card and video for more detailed instructions.
Twix Cookie Bars
To be honest, these cookie bars taste a bit like a cross between Twix and Snickers. That shortbread base just reminds me so much of Twix candy bars. So if you don’t like peanuts, you can totally leave them out and make these Twix Cookie Bars instead! Win win in my opinion, although I do like the extra texture and taste of the peanuts. And did I mention the Gooey Caramel yet? So good!
Happy National Cookie Day! Be sure to celebrate by eating these Snickers Cookies Bars, or tons and tons of your favorite cookies.
Watch the Video and See the recipe card below for details on how to make Snickers Cookies Bars. Enjoy!
If you like this recipe, try these other tasty cookie recipes too:
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
- Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies
- Easy Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars
- Twix Cookies Recipe
- Homemade Scotcheroos
Snickers Cookies Bars Recipe
Equipment
- Kitchen Scale (optional)
- 9x9-inch Baking Pan
- Hand Mixer
Ingredients
FOR THE SHORTBREAD LAYER
- ⅔ cup unsalted butter 151 grams, room temperature (1⅓ sticks)
- ¼ cup granulated sugar 50 grams
- 1¼ cups all-purpose flour 150 grams
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 4 grams
FOR THE CARAMEL LAYER
- 11 ounces baking caramels 312 grams (1 bag), such as Kraft
- ¼ cup heavy cream 57 grams
- 1 cup dry roasted unsalted peanuts 142 grams
FOR THE CHOCOLATE LAYER
- 12 ounces milk chocolate chips 340 grams, Ghirardelli recommended
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9x9-inch baking pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Using a hand mixer, cream the butter, sugar, flour, salt, and vanilla together until crumbled and fully incorporated.⅔ cup unsalted butter, ¼ cup granulated sugar, 1¼ cups all-purpose flour, ¼ teaspoon kosher salt, 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Press the shortbread mixture into the bottom of the lined baking dish and bake for approximately 20 minutes, until slightly golden.
- Remove from the oven and set aside to cool slightly.
- Place the caramels and the cream in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave for 2 minutes, stopping and stirring every 30 seconds. Stir in the peanuts and pour the mixture evenly over the shortbread. Use a spoon to distribute the caramel evenly.11 ounces baking caramels, ¼ cup heavy cream, 1 cup dry roasted unsalted peanuts
- Allow to cool for at least 10 minutes.
- In a microwave-safe bowl, heat the chocolate chips in increments of 30 seconds, stirring each time, until melted.12 ounces milk chocolate chips
- Pour the chocolate over the caramel and spread evenly.
- Allow the chocolate to cool and harden completely before serving, about 2 hours. You can speed up the process by letting it cool in the refriggerator. Cut into squares and serve!
Becky's Tips
- You can use dark or semisweet chocolate chips in place of the milk chocolate chips.
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Did you make this? Leave a comment!
These are so good! I make mine in a small “perfect brownie” pan so the squares are already pre-cut for me, then I but those squares in half. PERFECT!!! So perfect, in fact, I have been requested to make them for a wedding in November… Now to just figure out the scale to make it in a half cookie sheet….
Great recipe i made it can it be made in a 9×13 and what would be the measures has anybody try making it 9×13 pan
These cookies were a hit at our Pittsburgh wedding cookie table.
How awesome! Congratulations!!
great i give it 5 stars how do i get the chocolate to harden my stayed a little soft it was still good have you double this recipe
thank you
Thanks, Adela!
Hi! I want to make these but don’t have a 9×9 dish. Any suggestions? Thank you! ☺
I made these exactly as the recipe and they are as good as they look – and very easy. Will make again.
Any hints on quality caramel that doesn’t have fake stuff? Or homemade recipe?
Whenever I make these, I just use the Kraft Caramel Bits. They turn out GREAT!!
YUM! These look soooooo good!!
Snickers are my FAVORITE! … and only you could manage to photograph brown and white so beautifully. You’re my hero.
Hi, looks like a great recipe. Are you familiar with the Hershey’s Nutrageous Candy Bar. So much better than Snicker’s. Any idea how to tweak this recipe and make it more Nutrageously? TIA and Merry Christmas