I’ve been slammed with a cold for the past week. Ever since I stopped working with kids, my immune system has dramatically gotten worse. I get sick way too easily now and it’s definitely not the bees knees. I thought for sure that I’d recover after 3-4 days, but I’m still feeling its wrath.
My cough is going strong and I had no idea my body could produce this much snot (sorry for the TMI). I want to eat are donuts and brownies alllllll day long. It could be worse.
These cookie bars are scrumptious. I mean, anything with condensed milk is… I really should start using it more in my baking. My dad always keeps a couple of cans stocked in the pantry for his coffee, dipping with french bread, and making yogurt.
These are decadent bars. One piece is enough for the whole day. I thought the coffee granules were a little odd in the dough since you still taste and see them after they’re baked. Next time, I will dissolve the granules before putting them into the batter. Recipe from Butter Baking.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 egg
- ¾ cup brown sugar, packed
- ¼ cup white sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp instant espresso powder (optional)
- 1½ cups all purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ – 1 tsp sea salt, to taste
- ½ – 1 cup Nutella, to taste
- ½ cup condensed milk (about half a can)
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F and grease an 8×8 inch pan.
- Cream together the melted butter, both sugars, coffee, and vanilla. Stir in the egg.
- Gradually mix in the flour, baking soda and salt until just incorporated.
- Take about half a cup of the dough and set aside. Press the remaining dough into the bottom of the pan.
- Drop spoonfuls of Nutella evenly over the cookie dough base and pour the condensed milk on top.
- Crumble the dough that you reserved over the top.
- Bake for about 30 minutes and cool completely before cutting.
These would be a great addition to a kids party! Everyone loves Nutella yum yum!