Description
Warm and indulgent cookie bars featuring a delightful combination of brown butter, honey, and pistachios, perfect for sharing.
Ingredients
- Unsalted Butter: 1 cup (226g), plus extra for greasing
- All-Purpose Flour: 2 ½ cups (310g), spooned and leveled
- Baking Soda: 1 teaspoon
- Salt: ¾ teaspoon (or ½ teaspoon for salted pistachios)
- Light Brown Sugar: ¾ cup (165g), packed
- Granulated Sugar: ½ cup (100g)
- Honey: ½ cup (170g)
- Large Eggs: 2, at room temperature
- Pure Vanilla Extract: 2 teaspoons
- Shelled Pistachios: 1 ½ cups (210g), roughly chopped
- Flaky Sea Salt: For sprinkling on top (optional)
Instructions
- Melt the butter: In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat and let it cool.
- Prep the pan: Grease a 9×13 inch baking pan and line it with parchment paper.
- Mix the sugars: Combine the cooled brown butter with the light brown sugar and granulated sugar in a mixing bowl.
- Add the eggs and vanilla: Beat in the eggs one at a time, followed by the vanilla extract.
- Combine dry ingredients: Whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt, then mix into the wet ingredients.
- Fold in the pistachios: Gently fold in the chopped pistachios until evenly distributed.
- Transfer to the baking pan: Press the dough into the prepared pan and sprinkle with additional pistachios and flaky sea salt if desired.
- Bake: Bake in a preheated oven at 350°F (175°C) for 25-30 minutes.
- Cool and slice: Let the cookie bars cool completely before cutting into squares.
Notes
Serve warm with vanilla ice cream or caramel sauce. Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days, or freeze for 2-3 months.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 240
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 50mg
Keywords: cookie bars, brown butter, honey, pistachios, dessert