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Homemade Twix Bars Recipe

Course: candy, chocolate, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Chill: 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Servings: 20 bars
Calories: 258kcal
Author: Becky Hardin
These homemade Twix Bars are better than the real thing! Made with minimal ingredients, this chocolate, caramel, and cookie layered candy bar is easy to make, too!
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Equipment

  • Kitchen Scale (optional)
  • 8x8 Baking Pan
  • Hand Mixer
  • Baking Sheet

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup salted butter (1½ sticks)
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 1½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 11 ounces caramel baking pieces such as Kraft Caramel Bits (1 bag)
  • 2 tablespoons heavy cream
  • 3 cups chocolate chips
  • 3 tablespoons coconut oil

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Line an 8x8-inch baking pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
    Baking pan lined with parchment paper.
  • In a large bowl, using a hand mixer, cream the butter and sugar together.
    ¾ cup salted butter, ¼ cup granulated sugar
    Creamed butter and sugar in a bowl.
  • Mix in the vanilla extract and flour until the dough comes together.
    1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract, 1½ cups all-purpose flour
    Cookie dough coming together in a bowl.
  • Press the dough into the bottom of the prepared baking pan.
    Pressing cookie dough Into an 8x8 baking pan.
  • Bake for 15-20 minutes, until golden brown. Let cool.
    A layer of cooke dough pressed into a baking pan, before baking.
  • While the crust is cooling, melt the caramel pieces in the microwave. Add the caramel and heavy cream to a microwave-safe bowl, and heat in 30-second increments until melted and smooth.
    11 ounces caramel baking pieces, 2 tablespoons heavy cream
    Caramel pieces and milk in a glass bowl.
  • Pour the caramel over the cooled cookie layer.
    Pouring melted caramel on top of a layer of cookie.
  • Freeze for 30 minutes, until the caramel has hardened.
    Layer of caramel in a baking pan.
  • Place the chocolate chips and coconut oil in microwave-safe bowl. Microwave in 30-second increments. Stir until melted and smooth. Let the chocolate cool.
    3 cups chocolate chips, 3 tablespoons coconut oil
    Stirring melted chocolate in a bowl.
  • While the chocolate is cooling, take the pan out of the freezer and slice the bars into slices about 1 inch wide.
    Slicing hardened caramel on a cutting board.
  • Place the bars on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet, and return them to the freezer for a few minutes.
    Sliced cookie and caramel bars on a baking tray.
  • Using two forks, submerge each bar into the melted chocolate until fully coated.
    Using two forks to dip a caramel cookie bar in melted chocolate.
  • Remove each bar from the chocolate, letting excess chocolate drip off. Then, transfer the bars to the parchment paper-lined baking sheet to let them cool.
    Chocolate-coated candy bars drying on a baking tray.
  • Drizzle the tops of the bars with extra chocolate.
    Drizzling chocolate over homemade candy bars.
  • Return the bars to the refrigerator or freezer until the chocolate hardens.
    Homemade Twix cookie bars drying on a baking tray.

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Notes

  • Make sure to let the caramel freeze for up to 30 minutes until it’s hardened. This will help the layers stay separated, and it will make slicing the bars much easier.
  • Slice your caramel bars while you’re waiting for the chocolate to cool to save yourself some time.
  • Drizzle melted chocolate on top to give them a little extra chocolatey goodness.
Storage: Store homemade Twix bars in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week or freeze them for up to 1 month. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1bar | Calories: 258kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 106mg | Potassium: 47mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 241IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1mg