Gooey Cookie Butter Chocolate Chunk Bars
Loaded with cookie butter and chopped chocolate, these bars are perfectly sweet and full of warm spices. Have a jar of cookie butter? Make this recipe!
Ingredients
- 1 cup cookie butter
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 2 eggs room temperature
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1 cup + 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 cup chocolate chunks
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare a square pan (9x9 or 8x8) with parchment paper.
- Add cookie butter into a bowl and mix with a handheld or stand mixer for 2-3 minutes on medium speed.1 cup cookie butter
- Tumble in brown sugar and continue mixing.1/2 cup light brown sugar
- Add vanilla and egg. Continue mixing on medium speed. Scrape bowl when necessary with spatula.2 tsp vanilla, 2 eggs
- Mix the molasses in on low speed, it will be smooth but sort of oily texture. See video for exact visuals. Turn mixer off.1/4 cup molasses
- Add in flour and cinnamon. Mix on low speed until just combined. The dough will be thick.1 cup + 2 tbsp all-purpose flour, 2 tsp cinnamon
- Tumble in chocolate chunks and fold in with a wooden spoon.1/2 cup chocolate chunks
- Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and press it down into an even layer. Bake for 28-30 minutes. If you'd like to add extra chocolate chunks after baking to get that nice melted look, do it immediately after removing it from the oven.
- Enjoy!