Chocolate Breakfast Cookie Bars
Chocolate Breakfast Cookie Bars requires approximately 28 minutes from start to finish. One portion of this dish contains around 7g of protein, 16g of fat, and a total of 347 calories. This recipe serves 12. For 38 cents per serving, this recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as an inexpensive dessert. This recipe is liked by 472 foodies and cooks. This recipe from Crunchy Creamy Sweet requires salt, vanillan extract, granulated sugar, and unsalted butter. Overall, this recipe earns a good spoonacular score of 45%. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Breakfast Cookie Bars (Gluten Free), Dark Chocolate Browned Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars, and Pb Chocolate Cookie Bars.
Servings: 12
Preparation duration: 10 minutes
Cooking duration: 18 minutes
Ingredients:
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 c cheerios
1/2 c packed dark brown sugar
1 large egg
3/4 c all-purpose flour
3/4 c granulated sugar
2 c old-fashioned oats
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 c semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 c smooth peanut butter, warmed up to a drizzling consistency
1/2 c unsalted butter, softened
1/4 c unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
Equipment:
mixing bowl
whisk
stand mixer
ice cream scoop
baking paper
offset spatula
aluminum foil
baking pan
oven
frying pan
Cooking instruction summary:
In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together dry ingredients ( flour, cocoa powder, soda and salt ). Set aside.Place butter and both sugars in a large mixing bowl of a stand mixer and cream until light and fluffy.Add egg and vanilla and mix just until combined.With mixer on low speed, add dry ingredients and mix just until combined. Fold in cereal and chocolate chips.Cover the dough and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled ( 2 to 3 hours, preferably overnight ).When ready to bake, preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.Line a 13"x9" baking pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil.Scrape the dough into the pan or scoop it out with an ice cream scoop. Smooth it out with an offset spatula.Bake for 16 to 19 minutes, or until the edges appear set and dry. The center can be slightly underdone. The bars will finish baking while cooling.Let cool completely in the pan.Drizzle with warm peanut butter. Let sit for 15 minutes until set.Cut into bars.
Step by step:
1. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together dry ingredients ( flour, cocoa powder, soda and salt ). Set aside.
2. Place butter and both sugars in a large mixing bowl of a stand mixer and cream until light and fluffy.
3. Add egg and vanilla and mix just until combined.With mixer on low speed, add dry ingredients and mix just until combined. Fold in cereal and chocolate chips.Cover the dough and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled ( 2 to 3 hours, preferably overnight ).When ready to bake, preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.Line a 13"x9" baking pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil.Scrape the dough into the pan or scoop it out with an ice cream scoop. Smooth it out with an offset spatula.
4. Bake for 16 to 19 minutes, or until the edges appear set and dry. The center can be slightly underdone. The bars will finish baking while cooling.
5. Let cool completely in the pan.
6. Drizzle with warm peanut butter.
7. Let sit for 15 minutes until set.
8. Cut into bars.
Nutrition Information:
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