Twix candy, in cookie form aka melt-in-your-mouth brown sugar cookies topped with salted caramel sauce and chocolate.
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twix cookies
Twix, but put them into cookie form because why not. These twix cookies are made with a super soft and chewy brown sugar cookie base, and are topped with a homemade salted caramel sauce and hardened chocolate for a little crunch. They’re salty, sweet, cookie perfection.
why you’ll love these twix cookies:
- They’re easy to make: you do need a hand or stand mixer (unless you’re in for an arm workout), but the cookies come together super easily in one bowl.
- They’ve got all the flavors of twix: and what’s not to love about brown sugar cookies, salted caramel and chocolate?
- Salted caramel sauce: truly the star of the show here – it’s super easy to make and super flavorful.
expert baking tips
Weigh your ingredients:
My recipes are all written in grams because it is the most accurate way to bake. When you use a kitchen scale, you ensure that your baked goods turn out as close to the written recipe as possible. Plus, the cleanup is way easier when using a scale! I will provide standard cup measurements but please note that I have not tested the recipe using cup measurements and therefore can not guarantee your recipe will come out how mine did. Here is my favorite kitchen scale.
Use room temperature ingredients:
It’s important that your ingredients are at room temperature so that they can easily incorporate with each other. Take out your egg and butter about an hour before starting the cookies.
Mix the dough carefully:
When adding in the flour, only fold the mixture just until no flour streaks remain. Over mixing the dough leads to more gluten formation, which can make the cookies thicker and more tough in texture.
Under bake for perfect cookies:
Cookies continue baking after they have been taken out of the oven. Once the edges turn slightly golden brown, and the cookies look just a little wet on top still, they are ready to come out. Let the cookies rest on the baking sheet for an additional 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool.
The secret to perfectly round cookies:
Wanna know the secret to perfectly round cookies? It’s cookie scooting! Right when the cookies come out of the oven, take a bowl, cup, or biscuit cutter that is just slightly larger than your cookies and place it over one of the cookies. Gently swirl the bowl around the cookie to make the cookie perfectly round (and slightly thicker). And that’s all there is to it!
A note on oven temperature:
Ovens vary and fluctuate in temperature and might not always actually be at the temperature they claim to be at. If you love to bake like I do, I highly recommend getting an oven thermometer. They are super helpful for letting you know when your oven might be lying to you! I use this one.
ingredients for twix cookies:
- All purpose flour: for structure and chewiness. AP flour ranges from about 10-12% protein. If you use a flour closer to 10%, the cookies will be slightly less chewy. I use and love King Arthur Flour, which is 11.7% protein.
- Baking powder: for helping the cookies rise.
- Salt: to help balance and bring out the sweetness of the cookies
- Unsalted butter: for tenderness and flavor. You can use salted butter in place of the unsalted, just be sure to omit the extra salt from the cookies.
- Light brown sugar: for sweetness and for moisture.
- Egg: for binding and for moisture.
- Vanilla: for flavor. I use and love this vanilla extract!
- Salted caramel sauce: you can use store-bought caramel sauce, but I highly recommend making your own. I have this super easy and delicious salted caramel sauce which takes just about 15 minutes to make! It will make more than you need for this recipe but it will freeze for months super well, which is really just an excuse to keep making these cookies!
- Semi-sweet chocolate chips: for melting and putting on top of the cookies. Feel free to use milk chocolate or dark chocolate as well!
- Vegetable oil: optional, but a tiny drop of vegetable oil in your melted chocolate will make all the difference with how it shines. You can use any neutral oil here as well.
how to make twix cookies
twix cookies recipe q&a
can I double this recipe?
Definitely – I’ve tested this recipe up to quadrupling it with no problem. Please be sure to use grams for the best results.
can I make these cookies ahead of time?
Definitely – cookie dough really only gets better with time. You can keep the cookie dough tightly covered in the fridge for up to 2 days before baking. For longer term storage, you can also freeze the cookie dough balls. Just be sure to take the dough out of the fridge at least 30 minutes to 1 hour before you want to bake, so that it becomes soft enough to scoop again. I would recommend waiting to make the frosting until you would like to bake and frost the cookies.
store the twix cookies in the fridge
Because we’re piling on some salted caramel sauce after the cookies get baked, they do need to be stored in the fridge once you add on the caramel. If you’re not a fan of cold cookies, you can let them sit out on the counter for 30 minutes – 1 hr. before eating them. Otherwise, the maximum amount of time they should be kept out safely is 2 hours.
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Twix Cookies
Ingredients
Brown Sugar Cookies
- 90 g unsalted butter room temperature (6 ⅓ tbsp.)
- 150 g light brown sugar (¾ c.)
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 160 g all purpose flour (1 ⅓ c.)
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- ½ tsp. salt
Twix Topping
- ½ c. salted caramel sauce
- 170 g semi-sweet chocolate (1 c.)
- 1 tsp. vegetable oil
Instructions
Brown Sugar Cookies
- With a hand mixer or a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together the butter and brown sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy (2-3 min.)
- Beat in the egg and vanilla until well combined.
- Add in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Use a rubber spatula to fold the ingredients together just until no flour streaks remain.
- Cover the dough and leave it in the fridge to chill for at least 30 minutes, or for up to 2 days.*
- Preheat the oven to 350°F / 175°C. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or with a silicone baking mat.
- Use a 3 tbsp. cookie scoop to dish out the cookies onto the prepared cookie sheet. Evenly space the cookies apart to allow room for spreading. Bake for 10-12 minutes, until the sides of the cookies start to turn golden brown.
- Immediately after taking the cookies out of the oven, you can take a bowl that is slightly larger than the cookies and swirl it around over the cookies to make them a little more uniform and circular.
- Use the bottom of a pinch bowl or shot glass (~2-3") to indent the center of each cookie while they are still warm.
Twix Topping
- Place 1 tbsp. of salted caramel sauce in the center of each cookie, then freeze the cookies for 10 minutes to let the caramel harden a little bit.
- In a small bowl, melt together the chocolate chips and vegetable oil. Put the chocolate in the microwave for 30 second intervals, stirring before putting it back in the microwave.
- Top the caramel with the chocolate and some sea salt flakes if desired.
- Allow time for the chocolate to harden (this can be sped up by placing them in the fridge), then serve and enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
Please note that the nutrition facts are only an estimate and may vary based on different brands of ingredients and any substitutions made.
made these twice and they’re so good everytime: indulgent and addicting 🙂
I made this recipe with my younger cousin (8yr old) and it made for a great bonding time in addition to learning about using a scale for ingredients. I followed the steps to “T” and it came out amazing! I came from her TikTok page and don’t regret it. Give it a try you won’t regret it.
Thank you so much, I’m so happy you and your cousin enjoyed them! 🙂
Such a yummy recipe! Reminded me so much of the millionaires shortbread I see in Great British Baking Show but this one is super easy and SO delish!
Thank you so much, so happy you liked the recipe! 🙂