A recipe for German Chocolate Cookie Bars - a dessert that has a cake-like chocolate cookie base topped with caramel, coconut, and chocolate chips.
Cuisine
German
Cook Time2hours15minutes
Total Time2hours15minutes
AuthorRenee
Ingredients
For the Double Chocolate Chip Cookie Base:
2 1/4cupall-purpose flour
1/2tspsalt
1tspbaking soda
1/2tspcinnamon
2tspinstant espresso powder
1cupbutter
1/4cupgranulated sugar
1cupbrown sugarpacked
2large eggsroom temp
1tbspvanilla
1/2cupcocoa powder
1cupchocolate chips
For the Topping:
1can of sweetened condensed milk14 ounce
1tspvanilla
1large egg
1 1/4cupchopped pecans
1 1/4cupunsweetened shredded coconut
3/4cupchocolate chips
Instructions
For the Double Chocolate Chip Cookie Base
Line an 8X8 square baking pan with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, mix together the flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and espresso powder.
In the bowl of your stand mixer or in a large bowl with an electric hand mixer, cream together the butter and sugars. Add in the eggs and vanilla. Mix until fully combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Add the cocoa powder and mix until fully combined.
Slowly add the flour and mix until combined. Add the chocolate chips. Press the dough into the baking pan and chill in the fridge for an hour.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F while you make the topping.
For the Topping:
Mix all the ingredients together in bowl. Spread evenly over top of the chilled cookie dough.
Bake for 20-24 minutes or until the edges begin to brown. You don’t want to over-bake the cookie or it’ll be dry. It’ll continue baking after you remove the pan from the oven. Allow to fully cool before removing from the pan and slicing.
The less you bake this, the fudgier ‘n gooier it’ll be, which is perfect in my book. You can store the bars at room temperature in an airtight container for up to three days. Afterwards (if they last that long) keep them in the fridge.
Recipe Notes
A recipe for German Chocolate Cookie Bars - a dessert that has a cake-like chocolate cookie base topped with caramel, coconut, and chocolate chips.