Shortbread Candy Bars

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Looking for something to do with your extra Halloween candy? This is the recipe for you. You can use any type of chocolate-based candy. I made half the tray using Kit Kats and the other half using M&Ms. Both were good, but I preferred the Kit Kats.

These bars are really easy to make. I only had one problem and it was with the M&Ms. I made these bars one evening, and put them in the refrigerator overnight. When I took them out in the morning, the M&Ms had become discolored. They had what looked like a milky coating on them, which is why you only see the KitKat bars in this picture. The M&Ms bars still tasted good, they just didn’t look great, so definitely don’t put your bars in the fridge.


Shortbread Candy Bars

Recipe from MarthaStewart.com

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
3/4 cup packed light-brown sugar
1 1/4 teaspoons coarse salt
2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
2 cups assorted chocolate candies or roughly chopped candy bars (12 ounces)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter, brown sugar, and salt on medium-high until light and fluffy, 3 minutes. With mixer on low, add flour in three additions and beat until combined (dough will be crumbly). Press dough evenly into an 8-inch square baking dish. Bake until golden brown and firm, 30 to 35 minutes.

Scatter chocolate chips on top of shortbread. Bake until soft, 1 minute. With the back of a spoon, spread chocolate evenly over shortbread. Scatter candies over top. Let cool on a wire rack 30 minutes. Refrigerate briefly to set chocolate, then cut into 16 bars. (Store in an airtight container, at room temperature, up to 4 days.)

Yield: 16 bars

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This Post Has 3 Comments

  1. JehanP

    Omg..this is wayyy too decadant, I’m gaining weight as I look at this pic..yum!

  2. Tara

    I’m digging through the candy bags right now to find some KitKat bars to make this!!

  3. Eva

    These look better than halloween candy in my personal opinion! wish I had some left over to make these…maybe I will just go buy more 😉

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