Got a sweet tooth and love chocolate? Then these chocolate chip bars are for you!
They start with my brown butter chocolate chip cookie recipe and are filled with milk chocolate and sweetened condensed milk. The brown butter and brown sugar gives a toffee-like richness to the cookie bars. And they are so easy to make in a 9×13-inch pan; no scooping or rolling needed. Just press and bake!
INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 bag of milk chocolate chips
- 1 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 4.4 ounce large milk chocolate bar, chopped
INSTRUCTIONS
Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring often, about 6 minutes, until it becomes brown in color. It will foam, reduce, then foam again. Once it’s done cooking the foam is a light brown and it will dissipate after you remove it from the heat. Once it starts to brown, keep stirring so it doesn’t burn. Let sit for about 5 minutes to cool.
Pour into an electric mixer fitted with paddle attachment. While still hot, add both sugars and mix on low until combined. Let sit to cool for a few minutes.
While the butter mixture is cooling, combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. Whisk and set aside.
Turn the mixer on low. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing completely.
Mix in vanilla extract.
Add flour mixture one cup at a time to the wet ingredients and mix until combined. Stir in chocolate chips.
Line a 9×13” baking pan with parchment paper for easy removal.
Press half the cookie dough in the prepared pan. Pour sweetened condensed milk over the top of the bottom layer (be careful to leave about 1/4” edge around the pan, then sprinkle the chopped chocolate bar over the top.
Press the remaining cookie dough on top of milk and chopped chocolate bar. Press with your hands to flatten. It will mostly cover but not completely cover the bottom layer.
Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Bake for about 35-45 minutes until the tops of the bars start to get golden brown.
Cool completely before slicing into bars.
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