You are about to be in heaven with these Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars! The rich, toasted flavoring the brown butter adds will change the way you want your chocolate chip cookies forever.
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Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
If you are a cookie fiend you need to try these. They are all the delicious sweet taste of a classic chocolate chip cookie but with a thick texture and toasted flavor.
I made 5 batches of these in one and a half months- because they were requested!
That just goes to show that they are absolutely scrumptious and that you will never get sick of them. If you end up making a couple batches in a short period of time, be sure to let me know. I love to hear it!
Brown Butter
Have you heard of brown butter before? It’s just your regular old sticks of butter that you brown on the stovetop. It’s a simple step that adds heaps of deep, rich flavor to your brown butter chocolate chip cookie bars!
Making brown butter is easy!
Start by placing an aluminum pan on medium-high heat (the type of pan doesn’t matter, but the lighter color of the pan the better). Plop in two sticks of butter and grab out your rubber spatula.
The butter will begin to heavily boil; gently stir with your spatula but maintain the heat. A white foam-like substance will start to appear. This is normal! The foam will disappear.
Now, you’ll be able to clearly see the browning on the butter. At this point you can decide when it is done. The less time (and less brown) will have a less ‘toasted’ flavoring while more time (and more brown) will created a very ‘toasted’ flavor. For these cookie bars you’re going to want a dark brown butter.
To Add Salt or To Not Add Salt
Some people enjoy the sweet and salty flavor combination. I am one of those people. I love adding a heavy sprinkle of flaky salt on top of freshly baked cookies.
If you aren’t one of those people you may want to skip this step. They may be a bit too salty for your preferences as there is also salt in the cookie dough.
Let me know in the comments down below if you’re going to add flaky salt!
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Try some of my other recipes:
- Grandma’s Old Fashioned Carrot Cake
- Peanut Butter Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Mini Oreo Cheesecakes
- Classic Cheesecake with Sour Cream
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Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Ingredients
- 2 Sticks Butter Unsalted
- 2 Cups Flour All Pourpose
- 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
- 3/4 Cup Brown Sugar Packed
- 1/4 Cup Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
- 1/2 Cup Chocoate Chips More if desired
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grab a 8x8 pan and spray it with non-stick spray. Set aside.
- Start by browning the butter. Start by placing an aluminum pan on medium-high heat (the type of pan doesn't matter, but the lighter color of the pan the better). Plop in two sticks of butter and grab out your rubber spatula. The butter will begin to heavily boil; gently stir with your spatula but maintain the heat. A white foam-like substance will start to appear. This is normal! The foam will disappear. Now, you'll be able to clearly see the browning on the butter. At this point you can decide when it is done. The less time (and less brown) will have a less 'toasted' flavoring while more time (and more brown) will created a very 'toasted' flavor. For these cookie bars you're going to want a dark brown butter. Set this aside to cool.
- In a bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In a separate bowl add brown butter once it is cooled, brown sugar, sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Use a hand mixer to cream everything together. Once this is done slowly add your dry ingredients to the bowl of wet ingredients, continuing to combine.
- Fold in chocolate chips. Then, add dough to the pan. If desired, top with additional chocolate chips.
- Baking for 26 minutes will result in a slightly underdone cookie while 29 completely cooks it. I enjoy mine a bit more gooey so I cook them for 26 minutes.
- If you would like to add flaky salt, now is the time!
- Allow the cookies to cool then cut into 9 pieces.
Notes
- Store in an airtight container
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