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Brown Butter Sugar Cookie Bars with Salted Caramel Buttercream
Delicious chewy sugar cookie bars made with brown butter. This adds such amazing flavor and the salted caramel buttercream on top is the best part!
👥 16 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 32 min⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 22 min👤 The Recipe Critic📖 therecipecritic
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●baking dish
- ●oven
- ●saucepan
- ●whisk
- ●bowl
- ●mixing bowl
- ●pan
📝 Preparation Steps
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Bars
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prepare
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Preheat the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
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brown
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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.
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mix
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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.
dark brown sugar1 cuplarge eggs, (at room temperature)2
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combine
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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.
plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour2 cups
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bake
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Bake for ⏱️ 22-25 minutes or until the edges are lightly brown. Remove from oven and allow to cool on a wire rack completely.
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Salted Caramel Buttercream
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boil
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In a medium sauce pan add ½ cup butter and 1 cup packed brown sugar. Bring the butter mixture to a boil.
packed brown sugar1 cup
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stir
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Stir in¼ cup milk then bring it back to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in 3 ½ cups powdered sugar.
¼ cup milk
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frost
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Frost the cooled bars ad sprinkle lightly with coarse sea salt,
coarse sea salt, (for sprinkling)
Nutrition Facts
calories
431 kcal
fat Content
16 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
59 g
sodium Content
143 mg
protein Content
3 g
cholesterol Content
61 mg
carbohydrate Content
72 g
saturated Fat Content
10 g
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