Baby Ruth Cookies

"Cookies with a chopped candy bar instead of chocolate chips!"  Original recipe yield: 2 dozen.

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 mini chocolate-coated peanut and nougat candy, eg: Baby Ruth TM

DIRECTIONS:

Cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla. mix well. Mix dry ingredients together. Add to egg mixture. Mix well. Add chopped up Babe Ruth Candy bars.
Drop by heaping teaspoonful on cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 12-15 minutes.

Candy Bar Squares

 "This recipe is a basic bar cookie recipe that you can add your favorite chocolate covered candy bars to."  Original recipe yield: 2 dozen.

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
6 (2.1 ounce) bars chocolate-coated peanut and nougat candy, eg: Baby

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Beat the butter or margarine with the white and brown sugars until light and fluffy. Blend in the eggs, mixing well.
Mix in the flour, baking soda and salt to the egg mixture. Reserve 1/2 cup of the chopped candy bars for the topping. Stir the remaining candy into the flour mixture. Spread the batter into one 13x9 inch baking pan. Sprinkle the reserved candy on top.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 to 30 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool in pan on a wire rack then cut into squares.