The Ultimate Candy Cookie Cake
The Ultimate Candy Cookie Cake recipe is perfect for Halloween, birthdays or holidays, add your favorite candy to cookie dough & bake into a tasty cake!
Ingredients
- ¾ cup butter, softened to room temperature
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups flour
- 2 tsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 ½ cups candy, if candy bars – chopped
- Icing, optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Spray a 9 inch round cake pan or pie pan with cooking spray.
- Beat the butter with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy.
- Add the brown sugar and beat on medium until combined well, mix in the egg, egg yolk and vanilla until combined.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt.
- Mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients on low speed until combined.
- Hand mix in the candy with a spatula.
- Press the cookie dough into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- Cover with foil, then continue baking for an additional 10-15 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and let cool for 20 minutes.
- Remove from the cake pan and top with icing, if you’d like.
- Once iced and ready to eat, cut into 8 triangular slices for serving.
Nutrition Facts
Calories 586kcal (29%)Carbohydrates 78g (26%)Protein 6g (12%)Fat 27g (42%)Saturated Fat 17g (85%)Cholesterol 96mg (32%)Sodium 498mg (21%)Potassium 82mg (2%)Fiber 1g (4%)Sugar 51g (57%)Vitamin A 680mg (14%)Vitamin C 0.2mgCalcium 84mg (8%)Iron 2.3mg (13%)
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