Make a cookie that tastes just like your favorite candy bar! This copycat Twix Cookie recipe puts a simple twist on classic shortbread, and the result is easy, delicious, and guaranteed to impress.
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
This Twix cookie recipe is a total crowd-pleaser and one of those recipes that's just as fun to make as it is to eat. The combination of buttery shortbread, gooey caramel, and rich chocolate creates an irresistible flavor profile, just like my Homemade Snickers and Pistachio Macarons.
Best of all, this recipe is beginner-friendly with no special skills required, making it a fantastic one to tackle with kids in the kitchen. The steps are simple and straightforward, so little ones can get hands-on while everyone ends up with something seriously delicious.
Key Ingredients For Twix Cookies
- Powdered Confectioners Sugar: Also known as powdered sugar or icing sugar, it is a finely ground sugar mixed with a small amount of cornstarch. Powdered sugar is used in Twix cookies to sweeten the dough and achieve a smoother texture.
- Caramel Candy: caramel candy serves as the gooey filling in Twix cookies and can be easily melted in the microwave.
- Evaporated Milk: Evaporated milk is commonly used in caramel recipes to add creaminess and richness to the caramel layer.
- Milk Chocolate Chips: Milk chocolate chips are best for this recipe to get the classic flavor of the candy bar. They can also be melted in the microwave to make this recipe easy.
*See the recipe card for the complete list of ingredients and quantities.
Expert Tips To Make The Best Twix Cookies Ever
- To flatten the cookies, use a flat-bottomed glass or bowl. I used a heavy glass, and it worked perfectly.
- Adding vegetable or coconut oil to the chocolate will help make it easier to spread and give it a nice shine once it cools. This step is optional, but I recommend it.
- The cookie dough is made with powdered sugar instead of regular sugar, so it has a different consistency than regular shortbread would. It will be very crumbly, and that is normal; don't panic.
- Make sure you melt the caramel and chocolate in intervals in the microwave. Although it's tempting to heat it for longer times to go faster, you will risk burning the caramel or chocolate.
- Make sure the bowl you use to melt the chocolate has no water in it, or the chocolate will seize, and you will have to start over.
Substitutions and Variations
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Chocolate: Swap milk chocolate chips for dark or white chocolate. Dark gives a richer, less sweet result, while white chocolate makes for a fun and indulgent twist.
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Sea Salt: Sprinkle a pinch of flaky sea salt over the chocolate before it sets for a sweet and salty finish.
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Sea Salt: Sprinkle a pinch of flaky sea salt over the chocolate before it sets for a sweet and salty finish.
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Peanut Butter Drizzle: Melt a few tablespoons of peanut butter and drizzle it over the chocolate layer for a Twix meets Reese's mashup.
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Gluten Free: Substitute a 1-to-1 gluten-free flour blend in place of all-purpose flour for a gluten-free version.
How to Make Homemade Twix Cookies
Step 1: Preheat the oven to 350° and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or a silicone mat. Prepare a small cup with ice water so it gets nice and cold.
Step 2: In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar together with a hand mixer. Add the flour, salt, and vanilla and continue mixing. Add a little ice water to help combine everything.
Step 3: Take about 2 tablespoon of dough and use your hands to roll it into a ball about 1-1½ inches around. Place each ball onto the prepared cookie sheet and smash the top with the bottom of a glass or something flat so it's about ½ inch thick.
Step 4: Bake for 12-14 minutes. The cookies are done when they are just starting to brown on the edges. Remove the cookies from the pan and cool on a wire rack.
Step 5: Microwave caramels with evaporated milk until smooth, then spread over cooled cookies and let set.
Step 6: Microwave chocolate chips in 20-30 second intervals, stirring until nearly melted. Spread over cooled caramel.
Recipe FAQs
Store the cookies in a sealed container in the fridge. They will stay fresh for 3-4 days. When you are ready to enjoy them, allow them to warm up for a minute or two so the chocolate and caramel can get a little soft.
Caramel candies are recommended for this recipe because they melt into a thicker, more stable layer that holds its shape on the cookie. Caramel sauce tends to be too thin and runny.
Yes! Store them in an airtight container or freezer bag and freeze for up to 2 months. Thaw in the fridge overnight before serving.
Yes, just reduce or skip the salt in the recipe to balance the flavor.
Copycat Twix Cookie Serving Suggestions
These cookies are perfect for a holiday cookie swap, dessert platter, or packaged up as a homemade gift in a festive tin. They also pair beautifully with a cup of coffee or hot chocolate, and crumbled over vanilla ice cream, they make an incredibly indulgent sundae topping.
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Homemade Twix Cookies
Equipment
- 2 microwave-safe bowls
- a glass with a flat bottom (or a tortilla press! to flatten cookies
Ingredients
- ¾ cup unsalted butter, room temp
- ½ cup powdered confectioners sugar
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ice water
- 20 caramel candies, unwrapped
- 1 tablespoon evaporated milk
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips
- ½ teaspoon vegetable or coconut oil (optional for chocolate)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line baking sheets with parchment paper or a silicone mat. Also, prepare a small glass with ice and water in order to have very cold ice water to pull the dough together.
- In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar together with a hand mixer. Add flour, salt, and vanilla, and continue mixing. Next, add the prepared ice water to help combine everything. The dough will be very crumbly at this point, don't panic
- Take about 2 tablespoons of dough and use your hands to roll it into a ball about 1-1½ inches around. Place the ball on the prepared cookie sheet and flatten it to about ½ inch thick with a glass or something flat.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes, remove the cookies from the oven when they are just starting to brown on the edges. Immediately remove the cookies from the pan and cool on a wire rack.
- Combine the unwrapped caramels and evaporated milk in a microwave-safe bowl and melt at 20-30 second intervals, stirring in between, until smooth and creamy. Be careful, it's hot!
- Spread the melted caramel over each cooled cookie with a spoon and let it set completely.
- Place the chocolate chips in another microwave-safe bowl and cook in the microwave for two 20-30 second intervals, stirring in between. Stir in the vegetable oil and then heat in the microwave for one more interval. Stir until completely melted and smooth. Spread the chocolate on top of the cooled caramel with a spoon.
- Let the chocolate set in the fridge for about 10 minutes before digging in.
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Notes
- To flatten the cookies, use a flat-bottomed glass or bowl. I used a heavy glass, and it worked perfectly.
- Adding vegetable or coconut oil to the chocolate will help make it easier to spread and give it a nice shine once it cools. This step is optional, but I recommend it.
- The cookie dough is made with powdered sugar instead of regular sugar, so it has a different consistency than regular shortbread would. It will be very crumbly, and that is normal; don't panic.
- Make sure you melt the caramel and chocolate in intervals in the microwave. Although it's tempting to heat it for longer times to go faster, you will risk burning the caramel or chocolate.
- Make sure the bowl you use to melt the chocolate has no water in it, or the chocolate will seize, and you will have to start over.
Nutrition
Any nutrition calculations are only estimates using online calculators. Please verify using your own data.
Gina says
This is a must try recipe. It has to be good!
Emily says
Right? You can never go wrong with anything that tastes like a candy bar! LOL.
Ghanashyam says
These look so good, will definitely try them out!
Emily says
Thank you!!
Cindy Mom, the Lunch Lady says
Holy heck I have got to make these. I have caramels in my cupboard and I was trying to think of what to make. Pinned to make these this week!
Emily says
Yessss! The best way to get rid of candy is to make more candy...LOL! Enjoy!
Mihaela|https://theworldisanoyster.com/ says
What a great adaptation. I would never refuse a bar!:))))))
Emily says
It's a little dangerous to be able to make these...but so worth it!
Katrina says
Oh boy, I am in trouble now that I have this recipe for copycat Twix bars! I absolutely love them. I need a limit to how often I can make them!
Emily says
It's so true, I have to "forget" about this recipe once in a while 😂.
Alyssa Hixenbaugh says
Twix used to be one of my favorite candy bars! I haven't had one in ages, and these cookies look amazing.
Emily says
These cookies definitely bring back memories 😁!
Sue says
Twix is one of the best candy bars ever - and making a cookie version is genius!! Thank you!
Emily says
You are so welcome, Sue! I agree, one of the best ever.
Leah says
I am not much of a candy person but I won’t turn down a Twix (or a Kit Kat). I’d love to try this recipe out! I think it would be fun to make with dark chocolate instead because the dark chocolate Twix bars are my favorite! 😊 So creative to make a great tasting candy bar into a cookie!
Emily says
I love the idea of dark chocolate on these!! Chocolate isn't always my first choice, but I love both Twix and Kit Kat as well. These cookies definitely make it in my kitchen every once in a while