Snickers Chocolate Chip Cookies

There’s nothing quite as comforting as a warm, chewy cookie fresh from the oven and it’s even better when they’re Snickers Chocolate Chip Cookies. Chewy, sweet, and packed with layers of flavour. These cookies take all the best elements of a traditional chocolate chip cookie and add chunks of Snickers bars and dark chocolate for a treat that’s downright irresistible. Perfect for satisfying your sweet tooth, they’re easy to make and impossible to resist.

If you’re someone who believes that dessert should be as indulgent as it is satisfying, these Snickers Chocolate Chip Cookies are just what you need. They offer the perfect balance of soft, chewy centres, crispy edges, and a sweet, nutty crunch from the Snickers. With just a few simple steps, you’ll have a batch of cookies that’s ideal for any occasion, whether you’re treating yourself or sharing with friends.

Table of Contents

• Ingredient Breakdown
• How to Get the Perfectly Chewy Cookie
• Resting the Cookie Dough
• Baking Tips
• Tips for Perfect Snickers Chocolate Chip Cookies
• More Cookie Recipes

Ingredient Breakdown

• White Granulated Sugar: Adds sweetness and helps create the chewy texture that makes these cookies so addictive.
• Light Brown Sugar: Brings a deeper, caramel-like sweetness to balance the other ingredients.
• Unsalted Butter: Adds richness and moisture to the dough, creating a soft, chewy texture.
• Egg: Provides structure to the cookies and helps them hold together perfectly.
• Vanilla Extract: Enhances the overall flavour profile with a subtle warmth that complements the sweetness of the cookies.
• Plain Flour: The main structure for the cookie dough, ensuring the right consistency without making them too dense.
• Baking Powder and Baking Soda: These leavening agents help the cookies rise slightly, giving them their chewy texture.
• Fine Sea Salt: Enhances the flavours and balances out the sweetness in the dough.
• Snickers Bars: The star of the show, adding chunks of nougat, caramel, and peanuts to the cookies for an extra layer of texture and sweetness.
• Dark Chocolate Chips or Chunks: Rich, smooth chocolate that melts perfectly into the dough, creating a wonderful contrast to the sweet Snickers.

How to Get the Perfectly Chewy Cookie

One of the key features of Snickers Chocolate Chip Cookies is their wonderfully chewy texture. Achieving that perfect chewy bite is not as simple as just mixing ingredients and baking them. It all comes down to a few crucial steps in the process. First and foremost, it’s vital to avoid overmixing the dough. When you mix the dough too much, you activate the gluten in the flour, which can lead to cookies that are tough and cakey rather than soft and chewy. Mixing just until the dry ingredients are incorporated is all you need.

Another factor is the choice of sugars. Using both white granulated sugar and light brown sugar adds complexity to the texture. The white sugar helps create that crisp edge, while the brown sugar adds moisture due to its molasses content, keeping the cookies soft and chewy on the inside. And then there’s the chilling process: resting the dough in the fridge for a minimum of 30 minutes allows the fat in the butter to solidify, which helps the cookies spread less during baking. This results in a thicker, chewier cookie that maintains its shape perfectly.

Lastly, the baking time is critical to maintaining the chewiness of your cookies. Remove the cookies from the oven when they’re still a little soft in the centre. They’ll continue to cook on the baking sheet, firming up into the perfect chewy texture. It’s this balance of careful dough preparation, sugar selection, and baking technique that ensures the ideal chewy texture in every Snickers Chocolate Chip Cookie.

Resting the Cookie Dough

You might be wondering why some cookie recipes insist on chilling the dough before baking. Resting your dough in the fridge is a game-changer when it comes to texture, flavour, and even how your cookies spread. While you might be eager to skip this step, doing so can lead to less-than-perfect results.

Chilling the dough allows the butter to firm up, meaning the cookies won’t spread too much in the oven, which helps them maintain a thick, chewy texture. Without this chilling period, the fat in the dough will melt too quickly when baking, causing the cookies to spread thin and lose that desired chewy centre.

Beyond the texture, resting the dough also enhances the flavour. As the dough sits, the ingredients have time to mingle and meld together, creating a more complex and well-rounded taste. This resting period is particularly important when you’re using ingredients like Snickers and dark chocolate, as it allows the flavours of the caramel, nougat, peanuts, and chocolate to infuse the dough, making for a richer final cookie.

For the best results, try to chill the dough for at least 30 minutes, but if you have the time, let it rest for a few hours or even overnight. The longer the dough sits, the better the flavour will be, and the less the cookies will spread while baking.

Baking Tips

Achieving the perfect bake on your Snickers Chocolate Chip Cookies goes beyond just following the recipe. A few additional tips can help elevate your cookie-making skills and ensure your cookies come out perfectly every time.

First, be mindful of your oven temperature. Preheat your oven to the correct temperature. 180°C (160°C fan) is ideal for these cookies. If the oven is too hot, the cookies will cook too quickly on the outside while remaining raw in the centre. On the other hand, if the oven is too cool, they may spread too much before they have a chance to firm up. To ensure accuracy, you may want to invest in an oven thermometer, as many home ovens can be slightly off.

When it comes to cookie placement, make sure to leave enough space between each dough ball on the baking tray. As the cookies bake, they will spread and you don’t want them to merge into one giant cookie. A good rule of thumb is to leave around 2 inches between each ball of dough.

Additionally, be careful not to overbake. Snickers Chocolate Chip Cookies will look soft and slightly underdone when you take them out of the oven, but that’s exactly how they should look. They will continue to cook on the baking tray as they cool. If you want a chewy cookie, it’s essential to take them out just as the edges start to brown. If they’re left in the oven for too long, the cookies will become too crisp and lose that signature chewiness.

Tips for Perfect Snickers Chocolate Chip Cookies

• Don’t Skip the Chilling: Chilling the dough is essential for both flavour and texture. It ensures the cookies don’t spread too thin during baking, leaving you with the perfect chewy cookie.
• Use High-Quality Dark Chocolate: The dark chocolate chips or chunks are key to balancing the sweetness of the Snickers. Opt for a good-quality dark chocolate for the best flavour.
• Don’t Overmix the Dough: As mentioned earlier, avoid overmixing the dough. Overmixing will lead to a cakey texture instead of the desired chewy consistency.
• Keep an Eye on the Bake Time: The cookies will look soft when they’re done, but they will continue cooking as they cool. Don’t overbake them for that perfect chewy bite.

More Cookie Recipes

If you love these Snickers Chocolate Chip Cookies, why not try some of my other cookie recipes?

• Miso Chocolate Chip Cookies: There’s something special about a perfectly baked cookie: crisp edges, a chewy centre, and pools of melting chocolate and these Miso Chocolate Chip Cookies take this experience to another level. How? By adding an unexpected yet delightful ingredient – miso. 
• Double Chocolate Chip Tahini Cookies: Chewy cookies that are slightly nutty and loaded with chocolate! The addition of tahini adds a wonderful salty, nutty twist to the classic chocolate chip cookie.

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