Cookies can be tasty on their own, but they're even better when they're used to create delicious candies. These cookie-based candy recipes range from simple chocolate-dipped cookies to more elaborate truffles and fudges. Whether you prefer cream-filled sandwich cookies, chocolate chip cookies, or gingersnaps, you're sure to find a candy recipe here that suits your sweet tooth. Be sure to click through the link at the bottom to the second page to find more great candy recipes!
1. Oreo Truffles
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This is the most popular cookie-based candy recipe on the site, and with good reason! These truffles are extremely easy to make and require only 3 ingredients, but they taste incredible. Users have given them 5 stars, and said they are "easy," "tasty," "delicious" and "gourmet."
2. Chocolate-Dipped Cookies
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Dipping cookies in chocolate creates a beautiful, delicious candy that makes a great gift or party snack. This recipe for chocolate-dipped cookies can be used with whatever cookie you like, but I recommend chocolate sandwich cookies or pecan shortbread cookies.
3. Chocolate Chip Cookie Bark
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Bark is a marbled white and dark chocolate bark studded with chunks of chocolate chip cookies. These cookies are perfect for those times you can’t decide between baked goods and candy for dessert!
4. Lemon Gingersnap Squares
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These intensely flavored lemon and ginger candies are deceptively simple to make, but so flavorful and delicious. Lemon zest and gingersnap crumbs are worked into small candy squares that are dipped in white chocolate and topped with candied ginger.
5. Nutter Butter Truffles
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Nutter Butter Truffles are made from peanut-flavored cookie crumbs, cream cheese, and peanut butter. The soft centers are dipped in chocolate and topped with crushed peanuts for a sweet and salty treat.
6. Chocolate Orange Mousse Squares
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Chocolate Orange Mousse Squares are rich, creamy squares of soft chocolate studded with buttery shortbread, crunchy hazelnuts and tangy candied orange peel.
7. Chocolate Raspberry Kisses
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Crunchy chocolate cookies are topped by a luscious chocolate-raspberry ganache, and then formed into a cute chocolate-dipped kiss shape. These candies are smooth yet crunchy, rich yet fruity, and entirely addictive!
8. Meringue Truffles
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Crispy meringue cookies and smooth chocolate ganache are the stars of these delicious Meringue Truffles. The filling has a nice lightness and crispiness from the meringue, and is held together by rich, silky chocolate. You can use any variety of homemade or store-bought meringue cookies to make these truffles.
9. Layered Oreo Fudge
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Layered Oreo Fudge tastes and looks like an Oreo cookie! Cookie crumbs are used in the fudge base, and the stripe of white vanilla filling in the middle completes their resemblance to the iconic cookie.
10. Ginger-Date Balls
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Ginger-Date Balls are soft, smooth candies with a spicy gingerbread taste that is balanced by sweet dates and a subtle orange flavor. I like to roll mine in crushed nuts, but they're also delicious when dipped in chocolate.
