Delicious chewy brown butter sugar cookie bars made with brown butter. This adds such amazing flavor, and the salted caramel buttercream on top is the best part!
I love brown butter sugar cookie bars. They require little effort to make and taste just as amazing with a fraction of the work. Brown butter is also another favorite of mine. Have you made anything yet with brown butter in it? If you haven’t, then you are missing out!
But just when you think these delicious bars can’t get any better, you frost them with salted caramel buttercream . Oh my goodness. I think I am going to frost everything from now on with this frosting! The frosting took these delicious bars to a whole different and amazing level. Sprinkle it with a little sea salt , and you are good to devour. 🙂
I have made some sugar cookie bars in my day that have been dry and crumbly before. Not these. They are so soft and chewy with the first bite! They even stay soft and chewy the next day. If they last that long! 🙂
I know that you will agree that these are one of the best cookie bars ever! And if you have never added brown butter to anything, now is the time to start!
Recipe frosting source Betty Crocker
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Bars
- ▢ ¾ cup unsalted butter, browned
- ▢ 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- ▢ 1 cup dark brown sugar
- ▢ ½ cup granulated sugar
- ▢ 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- ▢ 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- ▢ ½ teaspoon salt
Salted Caramel Buttercream
- ▢ ½ cup butter
- ▢ 1 cup packed brown sugar
- ▢ ¼ cup milk
- ▢ 3 ½ cups powdered sugar
- ▢ coarse sea salt, for sprinkling
Instructions
Bars
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a medium-sized saucepan add ¾ cup unsalted butter, . Cook over medium heat and whisk the butter to brown. It will become frothy and start to have a nutty aroma. Then it will turn brown. It takes about 3 minutes, then remove it from the heat.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine 1 cup dark brown sugar , ½ cup granulated sugar , 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract , 2 large eggs, and the browned butter. Beat until incorporated.
- Add 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour and ½ teaspoon salt and mix until just combined. Do not over-mix. The dough will be thick. Spread evenly into the bottom of your prepared baking dish.
- Bake for 22-25 minutes or until the edges are lightly brown. Remove from oven and allow to cool on a wire rack completely.
Salted Caramel Buttercream
- In a medium sauce pan add ½ cup butter and 1 cup packed brown sugar . Bring the butter mixture to a boil.
- Stir in ¼ cup milk then bring it back to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in 3 ½ cups powdered sugar .
- Frost the cooled bars ad sprinkle lightly with coarse sea salt,
Nutrition
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Brown Butter Sugar Cookie Bars with Salted Caramel Buttercream
Ingredients
Bars
- ¾ cup unsalted butter, browned
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup dark brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
Salted Caramel Buttercream
- ½ cup butter
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- ¼ cup milk
- 3 ½ cups powdered sugar
- coarse sea salt, for sprinkling
Instructions
Bars
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a medium-sized saucepan add ¾ cup unsalted butter, . Cook over medium heat and whisk the butter to brown. It will become frothy and start to have a nutty aroma. Then it will turn brown. It takes about 3 minutes, then remove it from the heat.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine 1 cup dark brown sugar , ½ cup granulated sugar , 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract , 2 large eggs, and the browned butter. Beat until incorporated.
- Add 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour and ½ teaspoon salt and mix until just combined. Do not over-mix. The dough will be thick. Spread evenly into the bottom of your prepared baking dish.
- Bake for 22-25 minutes or until the edges are lightly brown. Remove from oven and allow to cool on a wire rack completely.
Salted Caramel Buttercream
- In a medium sauce pan add ½ cup butter and 1 cup packed brown sugar . Bring the butter mixture to a boil.
- Stir in ¼ cup milk then bring it back to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in 3 ½ cups powdered sugar .
- Frost the cooled bars ad sprinkle lightly with coarse sea salt,
Nutrition
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