Thursday, December 30, 2010

Butterfinger Blitz Cookie Squares

Soooo.....I made one healthier, lighter recipe the other day....I feel so virtuous....obviously this trend cannot continue.  Enter sugar bomb of dooooom!  A small piece goes a long way on this one.

Mmmm.....candy corn in December...madness I know.  Candy corn is a year round treat and none shall convince me otherwise!  ;)  Yes....melted candy corn mixed with peanut butter does taste exactly like a butterfinger....it's way cool....makes my inner child giggle in glee.

The Butterfinger streusel topping actually came about by accident so the squares were double butterfingered....ok that sounds a little dirty....moving on.  Next time instead of the middle butter finger layer I think I will just do the streusel across the top.


Butterfinger Blitz Cookie Squares

Peanut Butter Cookie Crust:
1/2 cup tub margarine
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup natural peanut butter
1 cup unbleached all purpose flour
1 tsp soda
1/2 cup oats, ground fine

Cream margarine and sugars together.  Add in egg and peanut butter.  Mix in dry ingredients.  Stir in ground oats.  Spread into a greased 8inch pan and bake at 350 for 10 to 15 minutes.  Cool.

Middle layer:
1 cup candy corn
1 cup natural smooth peanut butter

Pour candy corn into a bowl and melt in the microwave.  Stir in peanut butter until well combined.  Spread mixture across the top of the cookie crust.

Topping:
6oz Milk Chocolate chips
1/2 cup candy corn
1/2 cup natural smooth peanut butter

Mix together candy corn and peanut butter in a bowl and melt in the microwave for about a minute.  Stir vigorously to break apart the candy corn.  Pour mixture out on a plate and use a spoon or knead with your hands to break apart the remaining candy corn pieces.  You should end up with a coarse streusel type mixture.  Set aside.

Melt milk chocolate chips in the microwave until smooth.  Spread across the top of the middle butterfinger layer.  Sprinkle butterfinger streusel across top of the chocolate.  Press lightly.  Cool in fridge before slicing into squares. 

One more picture of the goodness...
Soooo....this streusel topping came about when I decided to experiment with melting the butterfinger mixture.  I thought melting the peanut butter and candy corn together would actually make the mixture easier to work with.....not...ehehehehe.  Ahem.  The candy corn didn't melt into the peanut butter like I expected...it had to be broken apart into it...it was actually quite strange.  As I was breaking up the candy corn with my fingers I was like man this is an epic fail....but wait.....this would make a fab topping...so you'll be seeing this again in the future.  I'm thinking it will probably involve cheesecake.

30 comments:

  1. Gracious me! What a great recipe, my mother-in-law will die for this!

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  2. Mmm - this looks yummy!! Love the colour :)

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  3. WOW, this looks like so much fun. Very creative!

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  4. I made butterfingers with the candy corn and peanut butter - I am going to have to try this!

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  5. Oh Holy Heaven...look at that! I think that would get me into a lot of trouble!

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  6. Yes - candy corn!!! I don't know how I could incorporate self-control here. These sound delicious!

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  7. Anything with Butterfingers is heavenly in my book! Love it without tasting it.

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  8. Oh my! Talk about wrecking the resolutions before I even make them! This looks and sounds fabulous!

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  9. What a cleaver bar cookie! Butterfingers are my favorite. I now have this on my list of goodies to make. Happy New Year!!

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  10. Sounds delicous!! Can't wait to give it a go!

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  11. Oh wow!! These sound so amazing!! Mmmmm

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  12. Ok....This one is definitely Amazing! fits the category of Food porn for sure! Wow... Thanks so much for sharing!

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  13. Mmm sounds delish! My PB loving boyfriend would be excited to try these for sure.

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  14. So much for your health kick ;) Had no idea that candy corn mixed with peanut butter = butterfinger. I'm getting a sugar rush just looking at these!

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  15. delicious layered cookie happy new year

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  16. Sounds delicious, love the addition of oat in the recipe. Wishing you and family a Prosperous New Year!

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  17. I think my tummy hurts just a little, yet I can't help wanting one. Wishing you and your family A Very Happy New Year!
    -Gina-

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  18. Haha... My partner likes this recipe, like last time your muffins. He loves cranberry, peanut butter.^^*

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  19. If I were smart I'd make this tomorrow and end the year with a bang. Good combination, you've got the creative juices flowing!

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  20. I adore everything with PB and this sweet is so peanut buttered.. :)

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  21. My all-time favorite candy as a kid was butterfinger. I bet I would adore these. Very unique. Thanks for sharing. Happy New Year to you!!!

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  22. I love that one healthy recipe made you feel virtuous enough to go on to the sugar bomb of doom! This one takes it over the top...in all it's sugary, wonderful glory. YUM!

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  23. Sugar bomb of doom! Hahaha! I love it! Those cookie squares look amazing! Happy new year! :)

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  24. Holy Hell Lady! Those look ahhhhhmazing!! I had no idea there was someone out there that loved Butterfingers as much as I do! I actually wrote a poem about Butterfingers once. I"m not kidding. Kudos to YOU!!

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  25. "Sugar bomb of doom" made me giggle! I think this sounds divine on top of cheesecake. Can't wait to see it! Happy 2011!

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  26. Yummo sugar bomb of doom!! Sounds AMAZING!! :p

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  27. My son loves anything butterfinger! I will definitely try these someday!
    Thanks for stopping by my blog and commenting. :-)

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  28. Oh wow...I could devour far too many of these :)
    Love butterfingers and I am sure I would love these, perhaps a bit too much :)

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  29. This looks like a butterfinger explosion!! I looove butterfinger. I never knew I could make something like this at home! Thank you for sharing this.

    Dionne

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