Starburst Jelly Bean Cookies
Easter is early this year and the stores were full of candy, bunnies, chocolate, baskets, and eggs before Valentine’s Day was over. I have a major weakness for jelly beans and I love the Starburst flavored ones, so I immediately grabbed two bags as soon as I saw them at Target! I can eat them by the handful, but I also wanted to make something special with them. For Valentine’s Day I made Candy Corn Cookies, so those inspired me to make Starburst Jelly Bean Cookies! I found a great recipe, but I modified it using Starburst jelly beans, and they turned out amazing! I love having the delicious cherry, orange, strawberry, lemon, green apple, and grape flavors in each cookie and each bite is a little different! I was watching Aubrey’s boys the day I made them and all the kids loved them! Her son Hayden said, “These are really good. Are you putting these on the website because I am going to want to make them!” What a sweetheart! Then we went over to our friend’s house that night and I took a bag of Starburst Jelly Bean Cookies. They were a hit over there too! I am surprised that I did not eat any jelly beans while I was making the cookies, but I definitely ate my fair share of cookies. They are addictive! Tonight we are going to another friend’s house and I am taking a bag there too. I can’t have all of these cookies at my house because I will eat too many. Starburst Jelly Bean Cookies are a great way to use the yummy little candies and are perfect for Easter!
Starburst Jelly Bean Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- ⅔ cup light brown sugar
- ⅔ cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1-1/2 cups rolled oats
- 14 oz bag Starburst Jelly Beans chopped in pieces
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Spray a cookie sheet with nonstick spray and set aside
- In a large bowl, mix together butter and sugars until smooth and creamy
- Add egg, baking soda, baking powder, salt and vanilla and mix well
- Slowly mix in flour and oats
- Stir in jelly beans (Dough will be stiff)
- Drop spoonfuls of batter about 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheet
- Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until the edges are just turning to a light golden brown (I did 8 minutes and they were perfect for me)
Hi! I just made these!!! YUMMY!!! I don’t think they will last the entire day with kids on vacation and playdates!
Thanks!
I don’t blame you!
Making these this evening as a treat for my co-workers tomorrow. Is there ant tip for easily slicing the jelly beans? Cant wait to try them but thinking its going to take me 1-1/2 hrs just to cut them (making 2 batches). Thanks!
No tip, but I’ve found some kid friendly knives for my youngest son through Curious Chef, if you have little hands maybe find a safe way to put them to work! 🙂
Made these tonight with the Kids (Savana age 8 and Shayden age 3) and I can`t tell you how much fun we had. When we were done we had all of these yummy and pretty cookies. They were a big hit with both kids and the biggest kid of all my hubby. Thanks for a easy and fun cookie recipe
I’m so glad you guys enjoyed them! I love cooking with my little monkeys too. 🙂
Believe it or not, a bag of starburst jelly beans went unnoticed in my cupboard this spring. Now it’s August and this was the perfect use for them since they are a bit gummy. My 8 y.o. son followed your clear instructions all by himself (first time!) and whipped up a tasty batch of jellybean cookies. Thank you for the good, tasty idea!
I can’t tell you how much we love the starburst jelly beans in this house! Maybe putting them in a cookie would be a good way to maintain a little self control. Fabulous idea! I’m featuring these cookies at Thursday’s Treasures, can’t wait to see what you bring next!
Thank you so much Joan! The cookies were amazing, but still lost some control!!! We loved them! Thank you so much for featuring them at Thursday’s Treasures! You just made my night!
Awe, these look like Easter! Thanks for sharing, Stacey!
You had me at jelly beans – my absolute favorite – I love the idea of having them in a cookie!
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How Fun! Pinned! Thanks so much for linking up to Two Cup Tuesday at Pint Sized Baker. I look forward to coming back on Monday Night!
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those are so easter-y! I love it,
YUM! These are my fav candies at Easter! Can’t wait to try these, thanks!
Cookies and Candy are my favorite combo! Can’t wait to try them. Pinned!
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These are super cute!!! Thanks for linking up to Simple Supper Tuesday :o)
Thank you Cindy! They are super yummy too!
How fun! I’ve never thought about add jelly beans to cookies! YUM!! Thanks for coming to (link) party with me at Super Saturday Show & Tell 🙂 xoxo~ Ruthie
Thanks Ruthie! The jelly beans tasted great in the cookies!
Looks wonderful! New follower. Thanks for linking up to Saturday Dishes ~ Paula
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Thank you very much for featuring my Starburst Jelly Bean Cookies!!!