How do you manage all of the candy leftover from Halloween?
As we sorted through the loot on October 31st I pulled out all of the candy that I thought I could bake with. The M&Ms, Smarties {like M&Ms in Canada} and Reece’s Pieces.
After that I had each of the kids pick their ten favorite pieces of candy to keep and eat over the next week. The rest was given to Darcy to take to the food bank. {It didn’t quite make it past Daddy though ~ I am still finding wrappers in the garbage bins lol}.
I threw the Smarties and M&Ms into my Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe. Then I created these cookies with the Reece’s Pieces {to rave reviews}.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Cream together:
3/4 cup margarine
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 egg
2 Tbsp water
2 tsp vanilla
Add:
1 cup flour
1/4 cup cocoa powder
3/4 tsp baking soda
2 1/2 cups oatmeal
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup Reece’s Pieces candies
Drop onto greased cookie sheets. Bake for 10-12 mins.
Enjoy!