Craving a candy bar? Or maybe a cookie? Problem solved! The only thing better is combining your two favorite treats into one! These glorious chocolate Candy Bar Cookies infused with chewy 3 Musketeers candy bars create a nostalgic cookie experience like no other! And with just 4 ingredients, they’re also crazy easy to make!

Three chocolate candy bar cookies on plate with 3 musketeers bar to the side.
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Candy Bar Cookies

It’s high time you satisfied your long repressed 3 Musketeers candy cravings… and these cookies with candy bars hiding inside are just the thing to get the job done!

Each chocolatey bite is so perfectly soft and chewy… and incredibly satisfying!

Dorine writes: "Really tasty as well as easy to make cookies."

Trust me, these crazy delicious chocolate cake mix cookies do a spectacular job of conquering both your cookie cravings and 3 Musketeer candy cravings with just one cookie. 

Okay, so maybe you’ll need 2 or 3 cookies to get the job done… or maybe a few more for that matter. But those candy bar and cookies cravings will be conquered eventually! 🙂

Cramming candy bars into your soft chocolate cookies is always a winning combination. These Easy Milky Way Cookies, Snickers Stuffed Cookies, and Kit Kat Cookies with Cake Mix all prove that point deliciously!

Plus, with just 4 simple ingredients, these wildly popular 3 Musketeers cookies are all but guaranteed to be the hit of every single party. Oh… and they’re also the most legendary late night binge watching treat, too!

So what are you waiting for? A cookie this good belongs needs to be baking in your oven!

Box of milk chocolate cake mix and bag of 3 Musketeers candy bars.

Ingredients

These simple candy bar cookies only require 4 easy to find ingredients!

  • Cake Mix – I used a Betty Crocker milk chocolate cake mix.
  • 3 Musketeers Fun Size Candy Bars – Chopped up full sized 3 Musketeers candy bars can be substituted.
  • Butter – Vegetable Oil or Canola Oil can be substituted.
  • Eggs

No kidding, with just 4 ingredients these ultimate candy bar cookies are one of the EASIEST Christmas Dessert Recipes and Easy Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes ever!

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How to Make Candy Bar Cookies

It’s actually SO simple to make the BEST candy bar cookies recipe!

Here’s what you’ll do…

1. Mix your Cake Mix, Butter, and Eggs in a large mixing bowl.

Chocolate cookie dough in bowl with spatula.

2. Chop your 3 Musketeers Bars into small pieces.

3. Gently stir your 3 Musketeers chopped pieces into your cookie dough with a large spoon.

4. Cover dough, and chill in the refrigerator.

5. After dough has chilled, preheat your oven, then line baking sheets with parchment paper.

6. Roll your candy bar cookie dough into rounded balls, and place on cookie sheets.

Stack of 3 Musketeers candy bar cookies.

7. Bake in the oven, then cool on wire racks.

Then sit back, relax, enjoy & DEVOUR!

Easy cookie recipes with few ingredients and minimal prep like this really do create the most scrumptious cookies imaginable!

Scroll down for the printable recipe card with detailed, step-by-step instructions.

Three chocolate candy bar cookies on plate with 3 musketeers bar to the side.

Make Ahead Baking Tips

Like so many of my Cake Mix Cookies Recipes, these 3 Musketeers cookies are SO easy to make ahead of time! The chocolate cookie dough can be made today, then stored covered in your refrigerator up to 2 days prior to baking your cookies.

Want to prepare your cookie dough even sooner? You can actually freeze your cookie dough using my tips for How to Freeze Cake Mix Cookies!

Storage Tips

After your 3 Musketeers cookies have baked and finished cooling, they can be stored at room temperature, covered in an airtight container, for up to 3 days.

A red and black checkered cookie tin with Merry Christmas printed on top.

Reviews

What Your Frugal Friends Are Saying About This Delicious Candy Cookies Recipe…

T. writes: “Soooo delish!”

K. writes: “The kids loved them!!”

Tara writes: “Yum!”

Traci writes: “These are so fun!!”

Dorine writes: “Really tasty as well as easy to make cookies.”


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Candy Bar Cookies

Craving a candy bar? Or maybe a cookie? Problem solved! The only thing better is combining your two favorite treats into one! These glorious chocolate Candy Bar Cookies infused with chewy 3 Musketeers bars create a nostalgic cookie experience like no other! And with just 4 ingredients, they're crazy easy to make!
Servings: 30 cookies
Three chocolate candy bar cookies on plate with 3 musketeers bar to the side.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 7 minutes
Chill Time: 2 hours
Total Time: 2 hours 22 minutes
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Ingredients 

  • 13.25 oz. Betty Crocker Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix, (if using a 15.25 oz. box, increase butter to 1/2 cup)
  • 1/3 cup Melted Butter, (Vegetable or Canola Oil can be substituted)
  • 2 large Eggs
  • 10.48 oz. 3 Musketeers Fun Size Candy Bars

Instructions 

  • Gather your ingredients.
    Box of milk chocolate cake mix and bag of 3 Musketeers candy bars.
  • Combine Cake Mix, Melted Butter (or oil), and Eggs in large mixing bowl, and mix with hand mixer or stand mixer until well combined.
    Chocolate cookie dough in bowl with spatula.
  • Unwrap Musketeers Fun Size Candy Bars and chop into pieces. (I chopped each fun size bar into 12 pieces.)
  • Stir in chopped 3 Musketeers pieces with large wooden spoon.
  • Cover dough and chill in refrigerator for 2 hours.
  • After dough has chilled, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Line large baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • Roll cookie dough into 1 1/2 tablespoon sized rounded balls and transfer to cookie sheet.
  • Bake on center oven rack for 7 – 13 minutes, or until done. (Note: Bake on the shorter end of the time range for non-stick cookie sheets & longer end of the time range for aluminum cookie sheets.)
  • Remove from oven and allow to cool on cookie sheets for 5 minutes.
  • Transfer cookies to wire racks to finish cooling, and ENJOY!
    Stack of 3 Musketeers candy bar cookies.

Notes

  • Butter: When it comes to cake mix cookies, salted or unsalted butter can be used, as the cake mix will have a little salt in it. However, I’ve found that salted butter will result in superior flavor.
  • Make Ahead Baking Tips: These 3 Musketeers cookies are SO easy to make ahead of time! The chocolate cookie dough can be made today, then stored covered in your refrigerator up to 2 days prior to baking your cookies. Want to prepare your cookie dough even sooner? You can actually freeze your cookie dough using my tips for How to Freeze Cake Mix Cookies!
  • Storage Tips: After your cookies have baked and finished cooling, they can be stored at room temperature, covered in an airtight container, for up to 3 days.
  • FAQ’s: For answers to Frequently Asked Questions or tips for common substitutions and variations, please refer to the detailed information above this recipe card.
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  1. Cheri Drury says:

    5 stars
    Seriously one of my favorite cookie recipes, thanks for sharing!!

    1. Heidi Miller says:

      I am so glad you like it Cheri! I hope you have a beautiful Christmas!