Twix Cookie Recipe

One of my favorite candies is Twix. That combination of buttery shortbread, caramel, and chocolate was my go-to treat almost every afternoon my first 2 years of college. Thankfully, since then I have cut way back on my Twix consumption. Back in December when I was working the Sharathon the popular candy that week was Twix. One of my friends mentioned that she just wanted the shortbread cookie part without the chocolate and caramel and most of us thought she was crazy. This got me thinking that I needed to try and create a Twix Cookie recipe.

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Twix Cookie Recipe

Prep Time

1 hr

Cook Time

15 mins

Total Time

1 hr 15 mins

 

Love Twix? Make this delicious Twix Cookie recipe at home.

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: 3 -4 dozen cookies depending on size

Author: Cindy Schultz

Ingredients

Cookie

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 1/2 cups softened butter
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 3 cups flour
• 1/4 tsp salt

Caramel Layer

• 1 lb Kraft Caramels
• 4 TBS milk

Chocolate Layer

• 2 tsp Crisco shortening
• 2 cups milk chocolate chips

Instructions

Cookie

1. Preheat oven to 350°
2. Lightly grease 2 cookie sheets.
3. In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and butter.
4. Add in the vanilla, flour, and salt until well mixed.
5. Roll out the dough to 1/2" thick on a lightly floured surface.
6. Cut out round cookies using a biscuit cutter, 2" round cookie cutter, or a glass or mason jar.
7. Place cut out cookies on prepared cookie sheets.
8. Bake for 15 minutes.
9. Remove from oven, cool on pan for 5 minutes before moving them to cooling rack.
10. Cool cookies completely.

Caramel

1. Once the cookies are cooled, prep your double boiler for melting the caramels.
2. Unwrap the caramels and place them in the top of your double boiler,
3. Add milk.
4. Stir constantly until melted.
5. Spread caramel over the cooled cookies.
6. Allow caramel to cool completely.

Chocolate

1. In a medium microwave-safe bowl, place the shortening and the chocolate chips. Place the bowl in the microwave.
2. Cook in 20 second intervals, stirring in between. Watch carefully so that it doesn't burn.
3. Spread the chocolate over the caramel.
4. Let cool completely.
5. Store in an air-tight container. Do not refrigerate.

These cookies were a big hit in our house, I might need to make more to bring to work to share with my co-workers. I hope you enjoy all of the easy recipes I share here on The Mom Maven. Please share them on your social networks. I just ask that you not copy and share the entire recipe with photos. Please use the sharing buttons below and share the link to this page. Thanks!