Chocolate Chip Candy Cluster Cookies

Just look at the treats that are mixed up in this dough!

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These cookies are going to make all your cookie monsters smile.

* Try this: Freeze and make amazing ice cream sandwiches with vanilla or chocolate and peanut butter ice cream.

Note:  See the Gluten free flour and candy info below.

To Make Chocolate Chip, Candy Cluster Cookies You Will Need These Ingredients:

• Butter, softened  or a non-dairy substitute (using shortening will change the flavor of these cookies)
• Brown sugar ~ light or dark
• Granulated sugar
• Lg eggs
• Pure vanilla extract
• All-purpose flour ~ or use a gluten-free substitute shown in post and recipe notes
• Salt
• Baking soda
• Milk chocolate chips ~ or semi-sweet
• Peanut butter chips or Reese’s candy pieces
• Twix candy bar, cut into small pieces (see picture above)
• Mini peanut butter cups,  cut into small pieces  (see picture above)
  (I’ve tried some cut up Snickers in a couple instead of the Twix, and that was yummy, too)

Remember…too much mixing will result in a tough cookie.  I know I say this a lot, but it is one of the most common mistakes in making cookies. We want a delicious, tender cookie.

I use a cookie scoop to measure my cookies so they are larger than most. But they are perfect for ice cream sandwiches!

• Replace flour with a homemade flour mix: 1 cup rice flour, 1 cup garbanzo bean flour, and 1 1/2cups gluten-free oat flour. Add 2 tsp Xanthan Gum or Guar Gum to this combination.
• Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free All Purpose Baking Flour, 
• Pamela’s Gluten Free Pancake & Baking Mix.
• When using Bob’s Red Mill brand, you will need to add 2 tsp. Xanthan Gum or Guar Gum to the recipe. And note that Pamela’s contains dairy and does not need Xanthan Gum or Guar Gum added.
• King Arthur Gluten-Free Measure-For-Measure Baking Blend, which has Xanthan Gum already added. 
• Be aware that Twix has gluten, and Snickers and some brands of peanut butter cups have shown reactions to some gluten-sensitive individuals due to factory cross contamination. To replace the candy in the recipe, I would increase the chocolate and peanut butter chips to 1 and 1/2 cups each.