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The combination of brown butter and sugar cookie bars sounds too good to be real. Well, it’s real — and along with delicious salted caramel buttercream, it’s the most decadent desert you’ll ever have.

Brown butter has a delicious, nutty flavor that enhances these sugar cookie bars, and that’s only further enhanced by the salted caramel buttercream. All you need for the buttercream is brown sugar, milk, powdered sugar, margarine and some sea salt for sprinkling.

When they’re done, you’ll want to eat several of these sweet treats. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

For the Brown Butter Sugar Cookie Bars:

13 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted until browned

1½ teaspoons vanilla extract

1 cup dark brown sugar

½ cup granulated sugar

2 large eggs, at room temperature

2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

½ teaspoon salt

For the Salted Caramel Butter Cream:

½ cup butter or margarine

1 cup packed brown sugar

¼ cup milk

3½ cups powdered sugar

Course Sea Salt for Sprinkling

Directions:

To make the sugar cookie bars: Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line a 9x13 inch pan with aluminum foil and lightly spray with cooking spray.

In a medium sized saucepan add the butter. Cook over medium heat and whisk the butter to brown. It will become frothy and start to have a nutty aroma. Then it will turn brown. It takes about 3 minutes. Remove from heat.

In a large mixing bowl, combine dark brown sugar, sugar, vanilla, brown butter and eggs. Beat until incorporated.

Add flour and salt and mix until just combined. Do not over mix. The dough will be thick. Spread evenly into the bottom of your prepared 9x13 inch baking pan. Bake for 22-25 minutes or until the edges are lightly brown. Remove from oven and allow to cool on a wire rack completely.

To make the salted caramel buttercream: In a medium sauce pan add the butter and brown sugar. Bring to a boil. Stir in the milk and bring back to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in powdered sugar. Frost the cooled bars ad sprinkle lightly with sea salt.

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The combination of brown butter and sugar cookie bars sounds too good to be real. Well, it’s real — and along with delicious salted caramel buttercream, it’s the most decadent desert you’ll ever have.

Brown butter has a delicious, nutty flavor that enhances these sugar cookie bars, and that’s only further enhanced by the salted caramel buttercream. All you need for the buttercream is brown sugar, milk, powdered sugar, margarine and some sea salt for sprinkling.

When they’re done, you’ll want to eat several of these sweet treats. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

For the Brown Butter Sugar Cookie Bars:

13 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted until browned

1½ teaspoons vanilla extract

1 cup dark brown sugar

½ cup granulated sugar

2 large eggs, at room temperature

2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

½ teaspoon salt

For the Salted Caramel Butter Cream:

½ cup butter or margarine

1 cup packed brown sugar

¼ cup milk

3½ cups powdered sugar

Course Sea Salt for Sprinkling

Directions:

To make the sugar cookie bars: Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line a 9x13 inch pan with aluminum foil and lightly spray with cooking spray.

In a medium sized saucepan add the butter. Cook over medium heat and whisk the butter to brown. It will become frothy and start to have a nutty aroma. Then it will turn brown. It takes about 3 minutes. Remove from heat.

In a large mixing bowl, combine dark brown sugar, sugar, vanilla, brown butter and eggs. Beat until incorporated.

Add flour and salt and mix until just combined. Do not over mix. The dough will be thick. Spread evenly into the bottom of your prepared 9x13 inch baking pan. Bake for 22-25 minutes or until the edges are lightly brown. Remove from oven and allow to cool on a wire rack completely.

To make the salted caramel buttercream: In a medium sauce pan add the butter and brown sugar. Bring to a boil. Stir in the milk and bring back to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in powdered sugar. Frost the cooled bars ad sprinkle lightly with sea salt.

These Brown Butter Sugar Cookie Bars With Salted Caramel Buttercream Are Jaw-Dropping

The combination of brown butter and sugar cookie bars sounds too good to be real. Well, it’s real — and along with delicious salted caramel buttercream, it’s the most decadent desert you’ll ever have.

Brown butter has a delicious, nutty flavor that enhances these sugar cookie bars, and that’s only further enhanced by the salted caramel buttercream. All you need for the buttercream is brown sugar, milk, powdered sugar, margarine and some sea salt for sprinkling.

When they’re done, you’ll want to eat several of these sweet treats. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

For the Brown Butter Sugar Cookie Bars:

13 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted until browned

1½ teaspoons vanilla extract

1 cup dark brown sugar

½ cup granulated sugar

2 large eggs, at room temperature

2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

½ teaspoon salt

For the Salted Caramel Butter Cream:

½ cup butter or margarine

1 cup packed brown sugar

¼ cup milk

3½ cups powdered sugar

Course Sea Salt for Sprinkling

Directions:

To make the sugar cookie bars: Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line a 9x13 inch pan with aluminum foil and lightly spray with cooking spray.

In a medium sized saucepan add the butter. Cook over medium heat and whisk the butter to brown. It will become frothy and start to have a nutty aroma. Then it will turn brown. It takes about 3 minutes. Remove from heat.

In a large mixing bowl, combine dark brown sugar, sugar, vanilla, brown butter and eggs. Beat until incorporated.

Add flour and salt and mix until just combined. Do not over mix. The dough will be thick. Spread evenly into the bottom of your prepared 9x13 inch baking pan. Bake for 22-25 minutes or until the edges are lightly brown. Remove from oven and allow to cool on a wire rack completely.

To make the salted caramel buttercream: In a medium sauce pan add the butter and brown sugar. Bring to a boil. Stir in the milk and bring back to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in powdered sugar. Frost the cooled bars ad sprinkle lightly with sea salt.