Patriotic Cookie Dough Brownie Bars
Patriotic Cookie Dough Brownie Bars are thick and fudgy brownies topped with edible cookie dough & patriotic M&M's for a super delicious holiday treat.
Servings 16 brownies
Ingredients
- 6 ounces dark chocolate
- ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup butter
- ¾ tsp instant coffee granules
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 egg yolk
- 10 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- ½ tsp table salt
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
FOR THE COOKIE DOUGH
- ¾ cup butter- softened
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar- packed
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp table salt
- ½ cup Patriotic M&M’s
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line a 8×8 pan with parchment paper.
- In a medium microwave-safe bowl, combine the dark and semi-sweet chocolate, the butter, and the coffee granules.
- Cover loosely & microwave 30 seconds, stir & microwave another 15 seconds more to melt the butter & chocolate.
- Add the sugars, stir until completely dissolved. Let the mixture cool to room temperature.
- Add in the eggs.
- Fold in the flour, cocoa, salt, & vanilla just until all white streaks are gone.
- Pour into prepared pan.
- Bake 28-30 minutes or until a toothpick test is clean.
- Refrigerate the brownies to rapidly cool them so it is easier to add the cookie dough.
- While the brownies are cooling, prepare the cookie dough.
- Combine butter, sugar, brown sugar & vanilla in a mixing bowl & beat until light & fluffy.
- Add in sea salt & flour – mix until well combined.
- Fold in half of the M&M's.
- Spread over the top of the cooled brownies in an even layer.
- Sprinkle with remaining M&M’s and press them into the top.
- Chill for at least 1 hour for the cookie dough to firm before cutting.
Notes
**If you are concerned about killing bacteria in the flour, you can either pour the flour onto a baking sheet & bake in a 350-degree oven for 5 minutes or place on a microwave-safe plate & microwave for at least 1-2 minutes or until it reaches 160 degrees before adding to your dough mixture.