Browned Butter & Hersheys Kiss Cookie Bars
Cake mix, browned butter and Hershey's Kisses are combined to create the ultimate cookie bar.
Servings: 16 cookie bars
Ingredients
- 1-15.25 oz. box yellow butter cake mix
- 1/4 cup brown butter
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips
- Hershey's Kisses
- 1/8 tsp kosher salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°. Spray a 9x9 baking pan with nonstick cooking spray {or line with parchment paper} and set aside.
- Combine cake mix, *brown butter, milk and egg with a handheld mixer {or by hand} until you have a thick dough. Add mini chocolate chips and mix until they are evenly distributed.
- Pour dough into prepared pan and spread into and even layer. Bake for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, remove cookie bars. Add the Hershey's Kisses to the top of the bars. I like to add them in a way that when I cut them later they will each be on a cookie. You can use the Hershey's Kisses whole or cut the back 1/3 of the Kiss from the candy.
- Return the cookie bars to the oven for an additional 5 minutes. This will finish baking the bars and allow the cookie to bake around the Kisses.
- Remove the cookie bars from the oven and place on a cooling rack. Allow to cool for at least 15 minutes before cutting into 16 squares. Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature or freeze for up to 3 months.
Notes
*To make the brown butter: Add the butter to a sauce pan or skillet over medium heat. Allow to cook for 5-8 minutes or until the butter starts to brown and smell nutty. Be sure to stir the entire time and not let it overcook or it will burn. Allow the butter to cool before adding it to this recipe.