I have a serious cookie dough addiction. When it comes to baking cookies, I bake them just to eat the dough. Rarely do the cookies even make it to the oven unless my mama begs me to make them for her. I know I can’t be alone in my problem ;) Since I’m a huge cookie dough lover, cookie dough truffles have a special little place in my heart. But I wanted to change things up and make giant sized truffles in the form of chocolate chip cookie dough bars. Oh yes! And since peanut butter and chocolate belong together, I poured on a thick layer of milk chocolate and peanut butter on top. Pure love in cookie dough form. :)
Recipe: Cookie Dough Bars
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all purpose flour
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
2 cups mini chocolate chips
1 cup creamy peanut butter
2/3 cup milk chocolate chips.
In a large mixing bowl with the paddle attachment (a handheld mixer works fine), mix together 1/2 cup of softened unsalted butter and 3/4 cup of packed light brown sugar for about 3 minutes.
Then add in 1 teapoon of vanilla extract.
On low speed, alternate between adding 2 cups of all purpose flour and 1 (14 ounce) can of sweetened condensed milk. Mix until combined.
Throw in 2 cups of mini chocolate chips.
Fold them in! I know you want to taste the cookie dough. ;)
Line a baking pan with parchment paper. Press the cookie dough into the pan using your hands. If it starts to stick, put a little bit of flour on your hands. Not too much though, you don’t want to be eating a bunch of flour.
Cover the cookie dough bars with plastic wrap and chill it in the refrigerator for 3 or more hours until firm. I typically refrigerate them overnight and then put the top layer of peanut butter and chocolate on the next day. That way, I know they’ll be firm but 3 hours is just fine. :)
In a large micowavable bowl, combine 1 cup of creamy peanut butter (not the natural kind) and 2/3 cup of milk chocolate chips. Nothing is better than chocolate and peanut butter except cake and bagels.
Melt it in the micowave. Be careful not to overheat the chocolate.
Take the cookie dough bars out of the refrigerator. Lift them out holding the parchment paper and place the bars on a cookie sheet.
Pour the melted chocolate and peanut butter mixture over the bars. Do your best to keep the topping on the bars and not let it pour too much off the sides.
Using a spatula, spread it out. Refrigerate the bars for an hour or more until the topping is firm.
Cut into small pieces and enjoy!