{"id":5852,"date":"2014-11-05T17:15:48","date_gmt":"2014-11-05T17:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.com\/?p=5852"},"modified":"2014-11-05T17:39:02","modified_gmt":"2014-11-05T17:39:02","slug":"giant-candy-cookie-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=5852","title":{"rendered":"Giant Cookie Cake with Leftover Halloween Candy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\u00a0If you have a bunch of leftover candy from Halloween, this is the recipe for you! \u00a0If you ate it all your Halloween candy, good news- it&#8217;s all on clearance at the local stores, so go and grab some more before it&#8217;s all gone! \u00a0If you do not live where you participate in Halloween festivities, you can use any candy you want to! \u00a0I&#8217;m solving all of the world&#8217;s problems this morning- finding solutions to a lack of candy. \u00a0You&#8217;re welcome. \u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Some people (not naming names- ME) went out of town after purchasing Costco candy for all the trick-or-treators in the neighbourhood and have a ginormous bag of candy (that I don&#8217;t like) leftover- NEVER opened! \u00a0Oops. \u00a0If you&#8217;re like me, there is serious strategy to buying Halloween candy. \u00a0I buy what you don&#8217;t like, and then you won&#8217;t eat it. \u00a0Usually, that is a fail safe way ensure there is no snacking, BUT since I recieved so many requests for a new recipe on how to use up leftover candy, I had to go out and buy some. Had to. \u00a0HAD to! \u00a0Then I HAD to go out and buy more when we snacked our way through the chocolate candies. \u00a0HAD TO PEOPLE!! YOU MADE ME!! \u00a0I thank you for that. \u00a0My pants don&#8217;t, but I do.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0Making a giant cookie cake definitely saves time, rather than dishing out individual amount of dough to make smaller cookies. \u00a0You can do this with this recipe, but the fun is in serving a slice to your family or friends. \u00a0Triangular pieces are a change from the standard round cookie, as are chunks of candy! \u00a0If you choose to roll these cookies into rounds, bake them for 15-18 minutes, or until golden brown at 350F. \u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Whether you choose to make this the traditional way, or in it&#8217;s giant cookie form as seen in our tutorial, it&#8217;s a delicious, and fast way to use up any candy\/chocolate you might have hanging around!\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AZahpQxdPM0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div><!--more--><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Giant Candy Cookie Cake<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><strong>Ingredients<\/strong>:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup butter<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup brown sugar<\/li>\n<li>2 eggs<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>2 cups flour<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon baking powder<\/li>\n<li>3\/4 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/2 cups chopped chocolate bars, pieces, candy<\/li>\n<li>melted white chocolate<\/li>\n<li>mini chocolate bars<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_9108site.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5859\" title=\"Giant Cookie Cake\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_9108site.jpg\" alt=\"Giant Cookie Cake\" width=\"601\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_9108site.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_9108site-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><strong>Procedure<\/strong>:<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li>Grease and prepare 9&#8243; cake pan.\u00a0 Preheat oven 350F.<\/li>\n<li>In bowl of a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Add eggs one at a time, and vanilla extract.\u00a0 Continue to mix until creamy.<\/li>\n<li>Add flour, baking powder and salt.\u00a0 Mix until combined.<\/li>\n<li>Add chopped candies, and mix briefly.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Spoon batter into cake pan, and press down firmly.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Bake for 25-35 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown.<\/li>\n<li>Allow to cool before decorating.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Swirl white chocolate on top of the cookie.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Apply a small dab of white chocolate onto the back of the mini chocolate bars, and attach to the outside of the cookie, creating a border around the outside.<\/li>\n<li>Slice and serve as you would a cake.\u00a0 Store in the fridge and consume within 2-3 days. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_9093site.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5861\" title=\"Cookie Cake\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_9093site.jpg\" alt=\"Cookie Cake\" width=\"601\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_9093site.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_9093site-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_target addtoany_list\" 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