These Cookie Butter Bars start with a simple oatmeal cookie dough that is baked, then topped with chocolate chips and lots of gooey cookie butter and finished off with another layer of oatmeal cookie dough.
3/4cup (12 tablespoons; 170g)unsalted butter,melted and slightly cooled
3/4cup (144g)light brown sugar,packed
1 and 1/2teaspoonsvanilla extract
1cupold fashioned oats
1teaspoonbaking soda
1/4teaspoonfine sea salt
1-14cup (160g)white flour
1cup (255g)cookie butter or Biscoff spreadNote 1
1cup (170g)milk chocolate chips(or semi-sweet or dark)
Instructions
PREP: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 8x8-inch pan with parchment paper, leaving an overhang for easy removal, and set aside. In a large bowl, melt the butter. Set aside to cool back to room temperature. If the butter is still hot it will melt the sugar and cause greasy bars.
COOKIELAYER: Once butter is cooled, add in the brown sugar and vanilla. Stir until combined. Add in the oats, baking soda, salt, and flour. Mix until combined. Take half of this mixture (just eyeball it) and press it firmly into the bottom of the prepared pan. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until very lightly browned at the edges.
COOKIEBUTTER: Meanwhile, place the cookie butter in a microwave-safe bowl and heat for 30 seconds.
CHOCOLATECHIPS: When the bottom layer is done baking, remove it from the oven and sprinkle the chocolate chips over it in an even layer. Slowly pour the Biscoff evenly over the chocolate chips. Gently smooth this layer evenly over the chocolate. Sprinkle the remaining oatmeal cookie mixture over top of everything. Don't press this cookie part topping down into the bars.
BAKE: Bake for another 13-20 minutes or until lightly browned at the edges. (Mine always takes right around 15 minutes.)
ENJOY: Remove and allow to cool completely, about 2-3 hours. The cookie butter will be very gooey and soft at first. These bars take a while to be firm, so allow time for the bars to sufficiently cool before cutting. Use parchment paper overhang to pull out the bars from the pan and cut them into 16 equal bars. Enjoy!
Notes
Note 1: You can find Cookie Butter at Trader Joe's and Biscoff Spread at most grocery stores--look by the nut butter!