I came up with this recipe one afternoon when I wanted something sweet with my coffee. While the bars were baking I thought I would make a penuche frosting but the more I thought about it I knew I wanted a bit of the gritty texture from the brown sugar so it would be more like cookie dough. I came up with a frosting with brown sugar to give the bars the texture of cookie dough.
I used a little more than than 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips but you can use more or less to match your preference.
Don't skip the pinch of cinnamon. If you have a good cinnamon it will add just enough flavor to the bars to keep them interesting. If your cinnamon is from the grocery store you may need to add up to 1/8 teaspoon.
These bars are even better the next day and the recipe will double nicely.
You can check out the "sister" recipe for these bars; Snickerdoodle Bars.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bars
1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 egg
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
pinch cinnamon
1/4-1/3 cup mini chococolate chips, depending on your taste
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Frosting
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1-2 tablespoons milk
1 cup confectioners sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup mini chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Lightly grease a 8x8" baking pan.
Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt; set aside.
With an electric mixer beat together butter and brown sugar for 3-5 minutes. Add vanilla ad mix. Add the egg and beat until smooth.
Stir in the dry mixture until just blended, no white showing.
Fold in mini chocolate chips.
Spread batter evenly into prepared pan.
Bake 25 minutes at 350 degrees.
Cool bars completely and frost with Cookie Dough Frosting.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Frosting:
Cream butter and brown sugar until light and creamy.
Add 1 tablespoon milk and vanilla and mix until liquid is incorporated.
Gradually add confectioners sugar 1/2 cup at a time and mix until smooth. Add up to 1 tablespoon more milk to make a smooth frosting of spreading consistency.
Fold in mini chocolate chips.
This is an original Meemo's Kitchen recipe; please include and post a direct link to this site and post full and clear credit to Pattie Kaykes and Meemo's Kitchen.
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