Cookie Butter Cookie Bars
These Cookie Butter Cookie Bars have the best soft oatmeal cookie crust, are loaded with chocolate chips, and gooey cookie butter. They have everything you love about a chewy oatmeal cookie, that is loaded with even more delicious ingredients in the middle. They're easy to make in one pan, and perfect for sharing with friends!
Servings: 12
Calories: 414kcal
Equipment
- Large Mixing Bowl
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup Unsalted Butter (softened, 1 1/2 sticks)
- 3/4 cup Brown Sugar (packed)
- 1 TBS vanilla extract
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 cup Old Fashioned Oats
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup Creamy Cookie Butter
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line an 8x8 or 9x9inch baking pan with parchment paper (2 pieces to wrap up both sides), or foil to cover the sides, then nonstick spray. Set it aside.
- Add the butter, brown sugar, and vanilla extract to a large mixing bowl and stir them together. 3/4 cup Unsalted Butter, 3/4 cup Brown Sugar, 1 TBS vanilla extract
- Add in the flour, oats, baking soda and salt and stir it together until you have a nice soft cookie dough.1 cup all purpose flour, 1 cup Old Fashioned Oats, 1 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp salt
- Press half of the oatmeal cookie mixture into the prepared pan. And set the other half aside.
- Bake the bottom layer for 10 minutes, and remove it from the oven.
- Add the cookie butter to a microwave safe bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds, stirring afterwards until its creamy and pourable. 1 cup Creamy Cookie Butter
- Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the cooked crust. 1 cup chocolate chips
- Pour the cookie butter evenly over the chocolate chips and crust.
- Press pieces of the remaining oatmeal cookie dough between your hands to flatten, and place them around the top of the caramel, covering the caramel as much as you can.
- Return the pan to the oven and bake the bars for another 14 to 16 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden.
- Remove the bars from the oven and let them cool completely, this may take 3 to 4 hours. If you want to speed up the cooling time, let the pan cool to touch, then add it to the fridge to chill for another hour or two.
Notes
- Line the Pan: Line the pan with parchment paper or foil for easy removal of the bars, and easier clean up of your pan!
- For Clean Slices: While I'm usually a proponent for warm and gooey desserts, you need to let these bars cool completely before slicing so you can get nice even slices and have pretty cookie bars. You can always microwave the bars individually for about 10 seconds if you want them warm.
- Double Batch: Double the recipe and bake the bars in a 9x13 pan if you are making these for a group or party.
Nutrition
Calories: 414kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 204mg | Potassium: 59mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 30g | Vitamin A: 388IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 1mg