Crumbl Snickers Peanut Butter Cookies
These Crumbl Copycat Snickers Peanut Butter Cookies feature a soft and chewy peanut butter cookie base packed with chopped Snickers candy pieces. The cookies are frosted with a caramel buttercream frosting and topped with additional candy pieces for an indulgent treat--just like Crumbl!
Ingredients
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter room temp, 4 ounces
- ½ cup packed light brown sugar 3.5 ounces
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar 2.5 ounces
- ½ cup smooth peanut butter 4.5 ounces
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg room temp
- 1 ¼ cup flour 6.25 ounces
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 1 ¼ cup chopped Snickers Bar pieces (see notes) divided
Caramel Buttercream
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter 6 ounces, room temperature
- 2 cups powdered sugar 8 ounces
- 4-6 tablespoons thick caramel sauce (Mrs. Richardson's preferred, but any extra-thick caramel sauce will work--not the kind you can squeeze from a bottle)
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Snickers Peanut Butter Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, use a hand mixer with beaters to cream together softened butter and the sugars. Beat until totally combined and smooth, about 2-3 minutes.
- Add peanut butter and vanilla extract and beat until combined. Add egg and beat until just combined.
- Sprinkle the flour, baking soda, and salt over the mixture and use a spatula to fold everything together until combined and no streaks of flour remain. The dough will be soft and a bit sticky.
- Use a spatula to gently fold in 3/4 cup of the chopped Snickers candy bar pieces.
- Use a 3 tablespoon cookie to scoop roughly 16 cookies. Since the dough is sticky, I do recommend using a cookie scoop if you have one! Place on cookie sheets 2" apart.
- Bake cookies one sheet at a time until the cookies are lightly crackled on top and the edges are turning golden, about 10-12 minutes. Don't overbake.
- Cookies will be puffy and then flatten as they cool. Cool on the cookie sheets for about 10 minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Caramel Buttercream
- Use a hand mixer to beat the softened butter until smooth. Add in the powdered sugar in two or three batches (mixing in each addition) until incorporated. Beat until light and fluffy. Add in the caramel sauce, starting with the smaller amount suggested and mix until incorporated.
- Adjust flavor by adding more caramel sauce to taste. You can adjust the final texture by adding more powdered sugar (to thicken) or a little whole milk or cream (to thin). If adding whole milk or cream, add in small increments like 1-2 teaspoons.
Frost the Cookies
- Frost each cooled cookie with a large swoosh of frosting or pipe it on using a large star or round piping tip. Sprinkle candy pieces on top of the cookies and store frosted cookies in the fridge. Storing the cookies: Until the frosting is set/chilled, the cookies will squish slightly if stacked, but after they are chilled you can stack two layers of cookies in a storage container with wax paper in between.
Notes
How Many Snickers Bars You'll Need: The recipe will use 7 ounces of candy bars which is about 13 fun size bars.
Chopping the Snickers Bars: I suggest cutting each fun size candy bar into at least eight chunks, if not more. Larger chunks tend to melt and deform the cookies (melting caramel) and it's harder to get an even amount in each cookie.
If you'd like more Snickers pieces throughout, feel free to slightly increase the amount of pieces inside and on top of the cookies.
Storing the Cookies: Frosted cookies should be refrigerated up to four days or frozen for up to 1-2 months.
Nutrition Facts
Crumbl Snickers Peanut Butter Cookies
Amount per Serving
Calories
392
% Daily Value*
Fat
22
g
34
%
Saturated Fat
11
g
69
%
Trans Fat
1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
2
g
Monounsaturated Fat
7
g
Cholesterol
49
mg
16
%
Sodium
261
mg
11
%
Potassium
119
mg
3
%
Carbohydrates
47
g
16
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
37
g
41
%
Protein
4
g
8
%
Vitamin A
479
IU
10
%
Vitamin C
0.1
mg
0
%
Calcium
32
mg
3
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.