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Dulce de Leche Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

Published: May 4, 2014 · Modified: Jul 21, 2024 by Anna 20 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase through links on our site, we may earn a commission.

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Dulce de Leche Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars - this bars will make you speechless! Gooey bars made with browned butter, filled with chocolate chips and swirls of dulce de leche.

Dulce de Leche Browned Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars from crunchycreamysweet.com

Initially, I was planning on stacking 6 to 8 bars and drizzling them with more dulce de leche for the main photo. But that would make even my knees weak and my heart skip a beat and truth be told, I just wanted to dig into these babies.

I still had tons of fun teasing you guys with photos of these bars on my Instagram. 🙂 I am mean like that. Please, forgive me. #sorrynotsorry

Dulce de Leche food photography by crunchycreamysweet.com

So dulce de leche. The evil thing that it is, I love it. Because it's evil and genius in the same time to take sweet condensed milk (that I could eat with a spoon straight from the can) and heat it up low and slow to turn into dulce de leche. That I can drink with a straw and not feel a bit guilty about it.

Even the name, "dulce de leche", sounds like you are about to eat something sweet and creamy and absolutely amazing.

Dulce de Leche photography by crunchycreamysweet.com

Cinco de Mayo is just around the corner and while my Hubby is gearing up for our annual "salsa and chips" night, I am thinking about the sweeter side of this holiday and the culture. Dulce de Leche comes to mind immediately.

I used a homemade version in this recipe (I simply heated up a can of sweetened condensed milk) but a store bought dulce will work too.

Dulce de Leche Brown Butter Cookie Bars from crunchycreamysweet.com

I used my favorite blondie recipe that is made with browned butter, added chocolate chips and dropped the dulce de leche on top and swirled with knife.

The key is to not overbake these bars. You want them gooey! The center will still wiggle a little when you pull them out of the oven. They will set more as they cool and if you chill them in the fridge, they will harden up.

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Dulce de Leche Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

Author: Anna
Dulce de Leche Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars - this bars will make you speechless! Gooey bars made with browned butter, filled with chocolate chips and swirls of dulce de leche.
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 25 minutes mins
Total Time 40 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 9 bars
Calories 358 kcal
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Ingredients
 
 

  • 1 cup all-purpose unbleached flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ⅛ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup unsalted butter
  • 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips or chunks
  • 8 tablespoon dulce de leche

Instructions
 

  • Spray 8" square baking dish with cooking spray. Line with parchment paper and spray the paper. Set aside.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients ( flour, baking powder, soda and salt ).
  • In a medium saucepan brown 8 tablespoons of butter. Take of the heat and add brown sugar. Whisk until combined. Let cool slightly.
  • Add egg and whisk well.
  • Add vanilla extract and whisk again.
  • Add the dry ingredients and chocolate chips and fold in gently with a spatula. Do not over mix. The batter will be thick and sticky.
  • Spread in prepared baking dish.
  • Drop tablespoon-fulls of dulce de leche on top of the batter. Make swirls with a knife.
  • Bake 20 to 25 minutes, but no longer than that.
  • Let cool completely before cutting.

Nutrition

Calories: 358kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 46mg | Sodium: 164mg | Potassium: 195mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 350IU | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 2.2mg
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  1. Curry and Comfort says

    May 09, 2014 at 5:11 am

    Omgosh.. I may have to stop coming here when you make your desserts. Since I am trying to be good and do low carb...you literally make me want to eat the screen with these gorgeous creations!! It looks AMAZING!

    Reply
  2. Wrenner says

    May 06, 2014 at 11:41 am

    What's the measurement for the choc chips??

    Reply
    • CrunchyCreamySw says

      May 06, 2014 at 12:39 pm

      So sorry about that! It's 1 cup. I updated the recipe.

      Reply
  3. Amy says

    May 06, 2014 at 1:42 am

    You're right; had you stacked more and drizzled them in your first photo, I would've wanted to dive right into the computer screen! I've heard about making dulce de leche from sweetened condensed milk, and you've convinced me that I need to try it. And promptly give away all but a tablespoon or two because I'd want to drink it with a straw too!

    Reply
    • CrunchyCreamySw says

      May 06, 2014 at 12:40 pm

      Yes! You have to try it! Thanks, Amy!

      Reply
  4. Jessica says

    May 05, 2014 at 12:19 pm

    These are pretty much cookie bar perfection!

    Reply
  5. realfoodbydad says

    May 05, 2014 at 12:36 am

    These look absolutely incredible! Especially with the dulce de leche, which we are huge fans of here. Hope to try this one soon, thanks!

    Reply
    • CrunchyCreamySw says

      May 05, 2014 at 10:37 am

      Thanks, Matt!

      Reply
  6. grandbabycakes says

    May 04, 2014 at 6:35 pm

    These bars look unbelievable! I need an entire tray!

    Reply
    • CrunchyCreamySw says

      May 05, 2014 at 10:37 am

      Thank you, Jocelyn!

      Reply
  7. Emily @ Life on Food says

    May 04, 2014 at 6:08 pm

    This are so mouth watering. They looks amazing.

    Reply
    • CrunchyCreamySw says

      May 05, 2014 at 10:37 am

      Thanks, Emily!

      Reply
  8. Jessica says

    May 04, 2014 at 12:40 pm

    Excuse me while I wipe the drool off my keyboard. These look so good, Anna!

    Reply
    • CrunchyCreamySw says

      May 05, 2014 at 10:37 am

      Thank you so much, Jessica!!

      Reply
  9. Stephanie @ Girl Versus Dough says

    May 04, 2014 at 7:45 am

    I'll take the whole stack of bars as my portion, please and thank you. 😉

    Reply
    • CrunchyCreamySw says

      May 04, 2014 at 11:26 am

      Sending them your way! Thank you, Stephanie! 🙂

      Reply
  10. Chelsea says

    May 04, 2014 at 6:42 am

    I could totally eat sweetened condensed milk from the can haha. What gorgeous cookie bars and all the best flavors! Pinned 🙂 Hope you have a great weekend Anna!

    Reply
    • CrunchyCreamySw says

      May 04, 2014 at 11:26 am

      You too, Chelsea! Thank you!

      Reply
  11. Mademoiselle Gourmande says

    May 04, 2014 at 5:59 am

    Wow, these look amazing! I love dulce de leche and feel so stupid bringing it from Colombia, now that I know you can make it yourself so easily.
    I feel like now that I know that I should really try your recipe... 🙂

    Reply
    • CrunchyCreamySw says

      May 04, 2014 at 11:26 am

      Yay! That's fantastic! Let me know what you think!

      Reply

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