I think Heath Bar should also be called the Forgotten Candy. I LOVE love LOVE Heath Bar. It’s one of my favorite candies. Growing up, Heath Bar Crunch Ben & Jerrys was my favorite ice cream and was almost always in my family’s freezer (yes, I know I’m lucky). But it’s also a candy I forget about when I think of candy. If I’m craving something sweet and want to buy candy, too often I’ll choose something like a peanut butter cup, peanut M&Ms or Reese’s Pieces – and leave Heath Bar forgotten. So, this is an ode to my favorite, forgotten candy bar- Oatmeal Heath Bar Cookies. These are based one of my favorite recipes – Special K cookies – but have a few different ingredients.

Oatmeal Heath Bar Cookies

Here’s what you need:

• 1 c (2 sticks) butter, softened
• 1 c granulated sugar
• 1 c brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tbs vanilla extract
• 2 c all purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• 2 c. uncooked old fashioned oats
• 2 c Special K cereal
• 1 c. Heath Bar, chopped into pieces (OR buy a bag of Heath Bar that’s pre-diced/crumbled and ready for baking)
• 1/2 c. mini chocolate chips

Here’s what you do:

1. Combine flour, baking soda and baking powder and set aside.
2. In a large bowl, mix Special K, oats, Heath Bar and chocolate chips. Set aside.
3. Beat butter and sugars until fluffy.
4. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each egg is added.
5. Stir in flour mixture slowly, mixing well.
6. Stir in oat mixture and mix with wooden spoon until well blended.
7. Make tablespoon sized scoops on greased baking sheets.
8. Bake at 350 for about 12 minutes.

Got a chocolate lover in your life? These aren’t THAT chocolatey so you may want to add more chips. OR chop up a HERSHEY’S bar and add to batter as well! That’s what  did for the one in the pic above.