Junk food cookies

Halloween has come and gone and we have tons of candy left over so I decided to make junk food cookies.

Steven and Chris: Junk food cookies

http://www.cbc.ca/stevenandchris/food/junk-food-cookie

1. Prepare sugar cookie dough according to package directions.
2. Mix in whatever combination of sweet and salty treats you like at a ratio of 2 to 1, cookie dough to junk, as if you were adding chocolate chips.
3. Scoop onto baking sheet and press a piece of chocolate bar into top of each.
4. Bake according to package directions (approximately 15 minutes at 350 F).

I made sugar cookies from scratch instead of using a mix. 

I used plain chips (1 fun size, crushed), reese pieces (2 fun size), snickers (3 fun size, chopped), peanut M&M (2 fun size packs), and 3 caramel squares, chopped. I saved some to press into the top of some of the cookies. 

Sugar cookies

I used the basic sugar cookie recipe from Canadian Living

http://www.canadianliving.com/food/basic_sugar_cookie_dough.php

In large bowl, beat butter with sugar until fluffy; beat in egg and vanilla. Whisk together flour, baking powder and salt; stir into butter mixture, in 2 additions, just until combined.

(Add junk food here, scoop onto parchment paper lined cookie sheet)

Bake 1 sheet at a time in 375 F oven until edges ans bottoms are light golden, 12-14 minutes. Let cool on wire racks for 1 minute. transfer to racks; let cool completely.