Dark Chocolate Mounds Bar Cookies.

Soft, chewy, and easy cookies for any chocoholic. Stuffed with coconut-y Mounds Bars and generously drizzled with dark chocolate.

My pantry is currently a hodgepodge of chocolate chips, candy bars, dried fruits, and nuts.  So many leftovers from not only my blog, but my cookbook recipes as well. I keep all the goodies in large bags and mark them as “off-limits” to someone (ahem, Kevin) who likes to poke through my stash.

When you’re a baker by occupation you’ll find it easy to resist all the snickers bars staring back at you. I do, however, have a h-u-g-e weakness for Mounds Bars (Bounty Bars outside of the US). I feel like I say that about every candy bar, but you have to trust me about this one.  This is the truth! I’m all about the dark chocolate and gooey coconut.  I didn’t even have enough leftover Mounds Bars from all my snacking to even make these cookies…

…emergency trip to the grocery store yet again.

The idea for these cookies came to mind when I had leftover cookie dough chillin’ out in the refrigerator.  The cookie dough was plain and didn’t have any chocolate chunks in it yet.  I baked a few plain dough balls and topped them with a simple dark chocolate drizzle and shredded coconut. They were dazzling. Dark chocolate and coconut just belong together. And they make a fine addition to a buttery, chewy cookie dough. 

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