Moose Tracks Cookies

If you like moose tracks ice cream, you will love these melt-in-your-mouth moose tracks cookies!   These cookies taste decadent, filled with peanut butter cups and hot fudge. 

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My moose tracks cookie bars have become an instant fan favorite on the interwebs. I decided to add peanut butter cups and hot fudge to my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe.   Adding chopped peanut butter cups and hot fudge to these cookies takes them to the next level! These moose track cookies will be a massive hit at your next holiday party or cookie exchange!

Moose Tracks Ice Cream is my favorite Ice Cream Flavor! I have always been a lover of decadent ice cream. Now, you can enjoy your favorite ice cream baked into a traditional chocolate chip cookie!

These cookies have a delicious flavor and smell amazing when you remove them from the oven. My kids love these yummy cookies! I like to make these at Christmastime. These cookies cook up golden brown, crispy on the outside, and gooey on the inside. These make a fantastic gift for neighbors and friends!

Where did the term Moose Tracks come from?

Moose Tracks is a flavor of ice cream. The original Moose Tracks product description follows: “vanilla ice cream with peanut butter cups and famous Moose Tracks fudge.” These cookie bars are reminiscent of most tracks ice cream, as they bake with peanut butter cups and are laced with hot fudge. When you eat these Moose Tracks cookie bars, you will be reminded of your favorite pint of ice cream!

Ingredients

2 cups of all-purpose flour

One teaspoon of baking powder

One teaspoon of baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup of packed brown sugar

One cup of softened butter at room temperature. or 16 tablespoons of butter

One egg

One teaspoon of vanilla extract

1/2 cup of chopped-up peanut butter cups

1/2 cup of hot fudge, warmed up. You can find the hot fudge in the ice cream aisle of your grocery store.

Optional Ingredients: chocolate chips, white chocolate chips.

Equipment

Mixing bowl

Mixer- an electric hand mixer or a stand mixer.

Cookie Sheet or baking sheet lined with parchment paper or wax paper.

Cooling Rack 

These Moose Tracks cookies are the perfect treat to enjoy with a glass of milk!  You will love how fudge is ribboned throughout the cookie and packed with peanut butter cups!

I love the salty flavor of moose tracks fudge.  This recipe recommends salted butter, but unsalted will also work.

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2. Mix flour, baking soda, powder, and salt in a bowl.  Set aside.

3. Cream butter, brown sugar, egg, and vanilla extract in a second bowl.

4. Add the flour mixture to the butter and stir until a batter is formed.

5. gently fold in the peanut butter cups and the hot fudge.  Don’t overmix after the hot fudge has been added to the cookie batter.  You want the fudge to look like it is ribboned in the cookies.

6. Using a cookie scoop, drop the cookie dough onto your baking sheet lined with parchment paper.  Make sure that the cookies are 1 inch apart.

7. Bake for 12 min.  Remove from the oven, and wait until the cookie has cooked slightly before transferring it to a cooling rack.

Tips for making the best cookies possible

• Measure the flour correctly.  Adding the wrong flour is the most common reason cookie recipes fail.  Make sure you gently add your flour to a measuring cup and level it off with a sharp edge.  You do NOT want to pack the flour in your measuring cup.
• Although many cookie recipes call for unsalted butter, I suggest using salted butter in this recipe.  Extra saltiness tastes excellent with the peanut butter cups and the swirls of famous moose tracks fudge.
• Don’t skip on the salt- Salt tastes fantastic with chocolate, make sure you remember to add it.
• Don’t overbake- Your cookies will seem soft when you remove them from the oven. Trust me. They are done baking. Let them cool before transferring them to a cooling rack.

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Moose Tracks Cookies

If you like moose tracks ice cream, you will love these melt-in-your-mouth moose tracks cookies! These cookies taste decadent, filled with peanut butter cups and hot fudge. 

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 12 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup softened butter
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup chopped peanut butter cups
• 1/2 cup hot fudge warmed up

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2. Mix flour, baking soda, powder, and salt in a bowl.  Set aside.

3. Cream butter, brown sugar, egg, and vanilla extract in a second bowl.

4. Add the flour mixture to the butter and stir until a batter is formed.

5. gently fold in the peanut butter cups and the hot fudge.  Don't overmix after the hot fudge has been added to the cookie batter.  You want to fudge to look like it is ribboned in the cookies.  

6. Using a cookie scoop, drop the cookie dough onto your baking sheet lined with parchment paper.  Make sure that the cookies are 1 inch apart.  

7. Bake for 12 min.  Remove from the oven, and wait until the cookie has cooked slightly before transferring it to a cooling rack.

Storage:

You can store these in an airtight container for up to five days at room temperature. You can store them in the freezer for up to 3 months.

The moose tracks flavor is terrific and is the ultimate decadent dessert! Did you make these moose tracks cookies? How did they turn out for you? I would love for you to comment below this blog post or tag me on social media and let me know how they turned out for you!   You can find me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest.