We were given a large bag of mini candy bars last weekend and instead of letting them sit on the counter for the next month (it was a big bag and Halloween’s just a week away!) I decided to dig around and see what else I could do with them.
I came upon the recipe below and found a hit! It calls for Mini Snickers but I also tried a few with Mini Milky Ways.

This makes a lot of dough, so I ended up doing a couple of batches of regular peanut butter cookies while I was at it. I …read more

Below are the winners of the Snickers Charged! If I don’t hear from a winner within the next 24 hours or they live outside the U.S. I will re-draw tomorrow and update here.
I used a random number generator for the drawing so without further ado:

I’ve been looking for these everywhere and finally found a box last week!
Snickers Charged is a limited edition 1.83oz bar that includes 60 milligrams of caffeine as well as taurine and B-vitamins in addition to the milk chocolate, peanuts, caramel and nougat of a regular bar.
The packaging, which I assume is supposed to portray power and energy, is silver with a charging rhino. My first impression was that it was leaning a little too much toward a power bar look, something I’m not interested in, so it didn’t appeal to me much at all. If it weren’t for …read more

These candy bar brownies make a yummy, hearty treat, perfect for snacking on while watching football. Cut them smaller for a quick bite or larger for a dessert.
4 large eggs, lightly beaten
2 cups sugar
3/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup cocoa
4 (2.07-ounce) Snickers candy bars, coarsely chopped
3 (1.55-ounce) milk chocolate bars, finely chopped
Stir together first 4 ingredients in a large bowl. Combine flour and next 3 ingredients; stir into sugar mixture. Fold in chopped candy bars.
Spoon mixture into a greased and floured 13- x 9-inch baking dish; sprinkle …read more

Has anyone tried the promotional Shrek Snickers bars? Green coloring has been added to the nougat inside the bar though from what I’ve read it doesn’t seem to affect the taste.
I’m going to look for some when I head to the store later today, hopefully they’ll still have some! This will totally freak my kids out.
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