Comments on: Heath Bar Cookies

By: Mary Younkin

Mary Younkin — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 00:10:40 +0000

In reply to Shirley Bell. When the butter is cut into small cubes, it should blend into the sugar easily with the electric mixer. However, with a pastry blender, that's going to be much more difficult. I can appreciate your frustration with that method! Allowing the butter to soften will certainly cause it to blend in more easily. It will change the texture a bit, but the cookies will still be delicious that way.

By: Shirley Bell

Shirley Bell — Sat, 07 Feb 2026 20:09:07 +0000

Takes way too much time to make. I just hope they turn out well. I’m taking a break and allowing the butter to warm up before adding the egg. I suggest softened butter or use a pastry blender not a mixer before adding the egg.

By: Shirley Bell

Shirley Bell — Sat, 07 Feb 2026 20:04:06 +0000

Difficult mixing the cold butter pieces with the sugars. I resorted to using a hand pastry blender due the butter n sugar flying out of my mixing bowl.

By: Mary Younkin

Mary Younkin — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 11:17:57 +0000

In reply to Liz. Hey Liz, I think I found your issue. A "full stick" of butter, 4 ounces, equals 1/2 a cup of butter, exactly what is called for in this recipe.

By: Liz

Liz — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 04:28:18 +0000

These cookies should have more butter than half a stick- the dough was FAR too crumbly as listed, didn’t cream well, and it was impossible to form into balls once fully mixed. One cup (the full stick rather than half a stick) would have been a better ratio – I’d recommend following the recipe making this change.

By: Mary Younkin

Mary Younkin — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 14:35:52 +0000

In reply to Karen. I'd add 1/8 - 1/4 salt to the recipe.

By: Karen

Karen — Sun, 23 Nov 2025 20:38:51 +0000

If I only have unsalted butter at the moment, how much more salt should I add on top of what’s already in the recipe?

By: Mary

Mary — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 22:46:59 +0000

In reply to Krj. I'm not sure what "sandy" dough is, and there shouldn't have been any oil in this recipe in the first place. Did you bake the cookies? or just taste the dough and dislike it? I've made these cookies many times and they turn out as pictured each time.

By: Krj

Krj — Sun, 14 Sep 2025 08:17:55 +0000

Followed recipe to a “T”. Dough was very sandy even subbing butter for oil.

By: Mary

Mary — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 12:18:43 +0000

In reply to Grace Callan. I'm glad they're a win for you, Grace!