BUTTERFINGER COOKIE BARS

It’s no secret that I totally have a thing for cookie bars. You skip all the scooping, rolling, and chilling, that often comes with making a batch of cookies, and instead, you press all of the dough into one pan, to make “bars” instead.  The possibilities for cookie bars are endless. These are some of my favorites.

These butterfinger cookie bars are HEAVENLY. The dough is kind of like a blondie. (Have you had blondies before? They are a non-chocolate version of a brownie). Thick, soft and chewy. Plus, you add 2 cups of chopped butterfinger bits into the batter, too.

And if the cookie bars were not delicious enough plain, you top them with a light, fluffy buttercream frosting that also has chopped butterfinger bits in it. WOW. WOOOOOWWW. These were SO GOOD.

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups Butterfinger Bars about 15 “fun size” bars, coarsely chopped

For the Frosting:

• 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1/2 cup butter softened
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1-2 Tablespoons milk
• 1/2 cup chopped butterfinger bits about 4 “fun size” bars

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Add butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar to a mixing bowl and cream together until smooth and light.
3. Add the vanilla and eggs and mix well.
4. .......................................

for full instruction please see : tastesbetterfromscratch.com