mummy cookie bars
Spooky how good these are.
Ingredients
- 2 sticks butter, softened
- 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 tbsp black cocoa powder (or more regular cocoa)
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 cup white chocolate chips or chopped white chocolate
- candy eyes, for decorating
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9 x 13 inch cake pan with parchment, leaving some to overhang the sides.
- In a bowl, cream the butter, brown sugar, and regular sugar until fluffy, about 2-3 minutes. Whip in the eggs, one at a time, then the vanilla. Add the flour, cocoa powder, black cocoa (if using), baking soda, and salt. Mix until just combined.
- Press the cookie dough evenly into the cake pan. Bake for 25-28 minutes until the edges darken and the center is set. A toothpick should emerge with just a few moist crumbs when poked into the center. Cool the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes, then transfer to the fridge and chill for at least 1 hour.
- When the cookies are chilled, heat the white chocolate in a microwave safe bowl on high power for 1 minute. Stir, and heat 20-30 seconds longer to completely melt.
- Place a piece of parchment or a paper towel beneath a wire rack. Slice the chilled cookie slab into 16 bars. Drizzle white chocolate over each cookie in a criss cross or diagonal line pattern. I attached a small round piping tip to a piping back to achieve a relatively even finish, but you can drizzle with a spoon or knife if that's easier. Attach two (or more! Get goofy!) candy eyes to the cookie. Repeat with the remaining bars.
- Let the white chocolate set for about 10 minutes, then ENJOY!