Sugar Cookie Cookie Butter Bars

5 from 1 vote

These crazy good Cookie Butter Bars are a cross between my Mint Chocolate Brownies and my Sugar Cookie Bars. They will absolutely blow your mind.

Prep Time25

Cook Time20

1 40

Servings: bars

Calories: 358kcal

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt
In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment (or in a large bowl with a hand mixer), cream the butter and sugar together for about 3 to 6 minutes, until it is light and fluffy. Then add the vanilla and one egg at a time, combining for about thirty seconds after each addition.
2 cups sugar, 16 tablespoons unsalted butter, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, 2 large eggs
Add the flour mixture. Turn the mixer on low. As soon as the flour has begun to incorporate, turn the mixer on high. The goal here is to combine the flour with as little mixing as possible to not activate the gluten.
Press the cookie dough into the bottom of a 9x13 inch pan and bake for about 20 minutes. Let it cool on the counter for about 10 minutes, and then put it in the refrigerator for a half hour.

Soften the butter in the microwave for about thirty seconds. Add the cookie butter and put it back in the microwave for another 30 seconds at half power. Whisk in the powdered sugar until it is smooth.
8 tablespoons unsalted butter, 1 cup cookie butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar
Pour it over the cooled (it does not have to be completely cooled) sugar cookie layer, and spread it until it is even. Put it back in the refrigerator for another 30 minutes.

Melt the butter and chocolate together, either over low heat on the stovetop or in the microwave on half power. Once the cookie butter layer is set, spread the chocolate layer over it and let it set for another 30 minutes to an hour.
8 tablespoons unsalted butter, 1 cup chocolate chips
Before cutting the bars, let them come to room temperature. This will prevent the chocolate from cracking and breaking while you slice the bars.