Hershey Bar Cookies

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Christmas and cookies and decorating and caroling and parties, I can’t wait!! Of course every year I like to share a cookie recipe on the first day of December to get in the holiday baking mode. I came across this recipe when I was looking for ways to use up some leftover candy and thought it would be perfect for Christmas baking. These Hershey Bar Cookies are soft, chewy, & chocolatey! A cookie your family will be sure to love and request for years to come!

Hershey Bar Cookies
Source:Taste of Home
Makes 4 dozen cookies

Ingredients:
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 cups quick cooking oats
1 cup flaked coconut (optional-see note)
4 milk chocolate Hershey bars (1.55 oz. each)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cover baking sheets with parchment paper, set aside.

In the bowl of a stand mixer add butter, sugar, & brown sugar and beat until creamy and fluffy. Add in the egg & vanilla and beat until fully incorporated.

In a separate bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda, & salt. Gradually add this mixture to the butter mixture and beat until just incorporated.

Add in the oats and coconut (if using) and beat until incorporated.

Using a cookie scoop, roll dough into 1 inch balls and place them 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.

Bake for 10-12 minutes until set and the edges just being to turn lightly golden.

Break each Hershey bar into 12 smaller bars. Remove cookies from oven and press one rectangle of Hershey bar into the center of each cookie. Transfer cookies to cooling rack to cool completely.

Notes:
*You can omit coconut and increase the oats 2 cups.
*You can halve this recipe to yield 2 dozen, but keep the 1 egg the same.