Bronson KS Public Library

09/01/2026

09/01/2026

🍫✨ Skip the store-bought! These homemade copycat candy bars are sweet, fun, and packed with delicious flavor.

Ingredients
1. Take 5 Pretzel Bites
70 square-shaped pretzels (I used Snyder’s “snaps” pretzels, divided into two sets of 35)
⅔ cup crunchy peanut butter
3 tablespoons powdered sugar
25 unwrapped caramels, I used Kraft individually wrapped caramels
2 ½ tablespoons heavy cream
3 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2. Twix Bars
Shortbread Crust Layer
1 cup all-purpose flour
½ cup unsalted butter
⅓ cup granulated sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon salt
Caramel Layer
10 ounces soft caramel candies, unwrapped (I used Werther’s Original chewy caramels brand) (two 5-ounce bags)
2 tablespoons heavy cream
¼ teaspoon salt
Chocolate Layer
12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate baking bars, broken into small pieces (I used Ghirardelli brand) (three 4-ounce bars)
½ cup heavy cream
3. Almond Joy Bars
8 ounces cream cheese, softened to room temperature
2 tablespoons salted butter, softened to room temperature
1 teaspoon coconut extract
4 cups powdered sugar, plus more for dusting/shaping candies
1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
60 whole almonds
23 ounces milk chocolate chips, divided in half if you are working slowly
2 tablespoons shortening, divided in half if you are working slowly (I used Crisco)
4. Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
14 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided in half
1 cup creamy peanut butter
6 tablespoons powdered sugar
4 tablespoons butter, softened

09/01/2026

🍪✨ Skip the oven and satisfy your fall sweet tooth! These easy No-Bake Cookies are packed with cozy flavor.

Ingredients
🍪 Chocolate Haystacks
1 cup milk chocolate chips
1 cup butterscotch chips
5 ounces chow mein noodles

🍪 Chocolate Peanut Butter
3 cups quick cook oats
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup butter, unsalted
1 ⅔ cups sugar
½ cup milk
¼ cup cocoa powder
1 cup peanut butter
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

🍪 Chocolate Peanut Butter Ritz
60 Ritz crackers
1½ cups creamy peanut butter
½ cup powdered sugar
2½ cups semi sweet chocolate chips

🍪 Peanut Butter
3 cups quick-cook oats
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup butter
2 cups sugar
½ cup milk
1 cup peanut butter
2 teaspoons vanilla

🍪 White Chocolate Peanut Butter Ritz
60 Ritz Crackers
1½ cups creamy peanut butter
½ cup powdered sugar
2½ cups white chocolate chips

🍪 Butterscotch Haystacks
7 cups chow mein noodles
1½ cups butterscotch chips
¾ cup peanut butter
½ cup salted peanuts