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Hershey’s Nugget Chocolate Cookies

Teresa Ambra

Hershey’s Nugget Chocolate Cookies are heavenly. You get a double dose of chocolate in these cookies with cocoa and chopped up Hershey’s Nuggets. They’re made using my fantastic Mrs. Field’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Copycat Recipe but adding cocoa and Hershey’s Nuggets instead.

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We always seem to have bags of these candies in our garage refrigerators. My husband finds them on sale and then stashes them in the refrigerator to keep up a supply! So I’m always trying to find ways to use them up. I’ve made them with plain cookie dough, with peanut butter, in blondies with a shortbread dough, in brownies and with almonds. No matter how I use Hershey’s Nuggets in baked goods, they always turn out terrific. And, of course, who doesn’t enjoy a chocolate overload once in a while?

I am always looking for an excuse to bake cookies and this one was a good one. 🙂 I serve them almost weekly to our Friday night care group and any leftovers we freeze for John to hand out to friends on an almost weekly basis. We get letters and emails all the time thanking us for our homemade cookies or brownies. I do love to bake, and cookies are usually so easy.

If you’re looking for a terrific way to use up Hershey’s Nuggets, then give this delicious chocolate cookie recipe a try. It’s a great way to use up leftover Halloween candy. And if you want an extraordinarily rich cookie, add an additional cup of Hershey’s Nuggets when you mix the dough. You’ll love the taste of crunchy Hershey’s Nuggets chopped up into the cookies. But be warned! After one bite you may find these amazing cookies absolutely addictive!

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Hershey’s Nugget Chocolate Cookies are a chocolate lover’s delight!

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These cookies go great at office parties or potlucks.

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Take some Hershey’s Nugget Chocolate Cookies to your next tailgating party and watch them disappear!

Here’s what I did.

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I used these ingredients. Like I said, we have BAGS of these candies in our garage refrigerator.

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Soften butter. Add sugar, brown sugar, vanilla, cocoa, salt, baking soda, and baking powder.

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Mix ingredients with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy.

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Add UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour. Bleached flour toughens baked goods. Add chopped Hershey’s Nuggets.

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Stir well with a wooden spoon to combine.

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Spray large cookie sheets with cooking spray. Roll dough into balls and place on prepared cookie sheets.

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Bake cookies at 350 for about 13-15 minutes or until done. I’ve had these take as long as 20 minutes when I’m running multiple racks in the oven at once.

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Every bite of Hershey’s Nugget Chocolate Cookies will have you salivating!

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These cookies will satisfy every sweet tooth craving you have!

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If you enjoy Hershey’s Nugget candies, you’ll love these cookies!

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It’s time for a bite!

Here’s the recipe.

HERSHEY’S NUGGET CHOCOLATE COOKIES

(My own concoction)

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Hershey's Nugget Chocolate Cookies

Teresa Ambra
These fantastic chocolate cookies include chopped Hershey's Nugget candies for spectacular flavor and texture. While these cookies are great for holiday baking, this is also a terrific way to use up leftover Halloween candy!
No ratings yet
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Cookies, Brownies and Bars, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 48
Calories 168 kcal

Equipment

  • 2 18x26" cookie sheet pans
  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 electric mixer
  • 1 wooden spoon
  • 1 spatula
  • 1 sharp knife to chop Hershey's Nuggets
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup unsalted butter softened (2 sticks)
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups brown sugar packed
  • 2 1/2 tsp. real vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs (no imitation vanilla flavoring)
  • 3 cups UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour (bleached flour toughens baked goods)
  • 1/2 cup cocoa
  • 3/4 tsp. sea salt
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 3 cups Hershey's Nugget candies chopped

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350°.
  • In a large mixing bowl, mix the butter, sugars, eggs, cocoa, vanilla, salt, baking powder and baking soda with an electric mixer until smooth.
  • Stir in flour and chopped Hershey’s Nuggets with a wooden spoon to combine.
  • Stir until dough is thoroughly mixed; this may take 4-5 minutes.
  • Shape dough with hands into golf ball-sized dough balls and place a couple inches apart on greased cookie sheets.
  • Bake for 13-15 minutes or until edges are light brown.
  • Rotate cookie sheets on oven racks every six minutes of baking time.
  • Cool completely.

Notes

NOTE: If you want a super-rich cookie, add an additional cup of Hershey's Nuggets to the dough before stirring.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 168kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 2gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 77mgPotassium: 114mgFiber: 2gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 134IUCalcium: 24mgIron: 2mg
Keyword chocolate, chocolate dessert, cookie, dessert
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
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I love the double dose of chocolate in these cookies.

Hershey's Nugget Chocolate Cookies | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | these fantastic #chocolate #cookies have #HersheysNuggets added to the dough. Terrific way to use up #Halloween candy. #dessert

Be warned! Hershey’s Nugget Chocolate Cookies are addictive.

Hershey's Nugget Chocolate Cookies | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | these fantastic #chocolate #cookies have #HersheysNuggets added to the dough. Terrific way to use up #Halloween candy. #dessert

Hershey’s Nugget Chocolate Cookies are a great way to use up Halloween candy!

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Hershey’s Nugget Chocolate Cookies

Teresa Ambra
These fantastic chocolate cookies include chopped Hershey’s Nugget candies for spectacular flavor and texture. While these cookies are great for holiday baking, this is also a terrific way to use up leftover Halloween candy!
No ratings yet
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Cookies, Brownies and Bars, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 48
Calories 168 kcal

Equipment

  • 2 18×26" cookie sheet pans
  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 electric mixer
  • 1 wooden spoon
  • 1 spatula
  • 1 sharp knife to chop Hershey's Nuggets
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup unsalted butter softened (2 sticks)
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups brown sugar packed
  • 2 1/2 tsp. real vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs (no imitation vanilla flavoring)
  • 3 cups UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour (bleached flour toughens baked goods)
  • 1/2 cup cocoa
  • 3/4 tsp. sea salt
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 3 cups Hershey’s Nugget candies chopped

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350°.
  • In a large mixing bowl, mix the butter, sugars, eggs, cocoa, vanilla, salt, baking powder and baking soda with an electric mixer until smooth.
  • Stir in flour and chopped Hershey’s Nuggets with a wooden spoon to combine.
  • Stir until dough is thoroughly mixed; this may take 4-5 minutes.
  • Shape dough with hands into golf ball-sized dough balls and place a couple inches apart on greased cookie sheets.
  • Bake for 13-15 minutes or until edges are light brown.
  • Rotate cookie sheets on oven racks every six minutes of baking time.
  • Cool completely.

Notes

NOTE: If you want a super-rich cookie, add an additional cup of Hershey’s Nuggets to the dough before stirring.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 168kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 2gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 77mgPotassium: 114mgFiber: 2gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 134IUCalcium: 24mgIron: 2mg
Keyword chocolate, chocolate dessert, cookie, dessert
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

2 Comments

  • Beau Brewer

    October 3, 2017 at 6:14 pm

    Teresa, these cookies sound unbelievable! I am going to try them out.

    Beau K. Brewer
    everydaycastiron.net

    1. Teresa

      October 3, 2017 at 7:25 pm

      Thanks, Beau. We always have tons of Hershey’s Nuggets around and they’re great for cookies and brownies and stuff. Thanks for stopping by. Love your website! 🙂

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