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    Home » Recipes » Vegan Dough Recipes

    Published: Apr 3, 2023 · Modified: Nov 15, 2024 by DJ · This post may contain affiliate links · 1 Comment

    Vegan Cookie Dough Brownie Bars

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    Sweet treats are always delicious when they're layered and chunky. You don't need look any further than these easy-to-assemble vegan cookie dough bars which fit that description to a tee.

    The recipe is almost completely no-bake and is so easy to follow. Layer the three tiers inside a baking tray and refrigerate until the chocolate has firmed up. It really is that simple!

    A  thick slice of cookie dough filling with chocolate chips. The chocolate topping is silky smooth. this recipe

    These appetizing bars have a soft brownie base, a creamy cookie dough chocolate chip filling, as well as being topped with a smooth layer of homemade chocolate ganache. What more could you need?!

    For more layered recipe desserts, be sure to check out my vegan chocolate peanut butter almond bars, vegan biscoff caramel bars and my vegan raspberry bars which are all filled with amazing flavors.

    Jump to:
    • Why You Will Love These Cookie Dough Brownie Bars
    • Ingredient Notes
    • Substitutions & Variations
    • How To Make Vegan Cookie Dough Bars
    • Expert Tips
    • Recipe FAQs
    • More Vegan Cookie Recipes That You Will Love
    • Vegan Cookie Dough Brownie Bars

    Why You Will Love These Cookie Dough Brownie Bars

    • A great combination of flavors - When you have a spoonful of one of these bars, you enter 'vegan treats heaven'. The brownie, cookie dough and chocolate all melt together into one entity inside your mouth. I can't describe how good it is! The cookie dough definitely has similarities to the one in my vegan cookie dough tart, as well as my vegan single serve healthy edible cookie dough.
    • Requires very little baking - The only baking you'll need to do for this recipe is to bake the brownie base for 15 minutes so that it becomes cakey. The other two layers are fully no-bake and can be added on top of the base to be refrigerated.
    • Adaptable - With the cookie dough and chocolate layers, you can half or double the amounts. If you'd prefer there to be a thicker layer of chocolate and a thinner layer of cookie dough, you can double the amount of chocolate ingredients and half the amount of cookie dough ingredients.
    • Allergy Friendly & Plant Based - This vegan cookie dough brownie bars recipe is entirely vegan and dairy free.

    Ingredient Notes

    The recipe ingredients that you will need to make my vegan cookie dough bars, laid out over a white, marble background.
    • Cocoa powder - Using a good quality cocoa powder will make a big difference to the brownie base, if you like your chocolatey treats to be rich.
    • Dairy-free yogurt - As this is a vegan recipe, the dairy free yogurt will act as an egg replacer for the brownie base, making it 'cakier' and improving it's texture significantly. I also used vegan yogurt in my eggless fudgy brownies recipe to the same effect. I even works amazingly in cookies such as, my vegan chocolate brownie cookies and vegan rocky road cookies.
    • All-purpose flour - It is so important that you make sure that you that you heat treat the flour that you will use in the cookie dough. Otherwise, whoever consumes the bars would be at risk of becoming unwell.
    • Vegan butter block - Make sure that this is at room temperature before you use it. A soft dairy free butter block will create a smoother and more delicious cookie dough.
    • Tahini - This ingredient adds a slight nutty and savory taste taste to the cookie dough, and although is it quite unusual and different, it works really well and makes the bars super unique!
    • Vegan double cream - This is mostly important for the chocolate layer. As it is a chocolate ganache, you don't want it to be too rich. The vegan double cream neutralizes the taste and also helps the dark chocolate to melt easier.

    See recipe card for full information on individual ingredients and quantities.

    Substitutions & Variations

    • This recipe uses all-purpose flour for both the base and the filling but you can make the bars gluten free by swapping this out for a gluten, 1:1 all-purpose flour blend. The texture of the brownie may be a little drier but the cookie dough filling will be quite similar.
    • If you aren't a big fan of chocolate chips, you can add a different filling to the cookie dough. I love to add chopped hazelnuts or chopped peanuts to mine. Of course, if you have an allergy specific to nuts, you'll have to choose something else as an alternative. I used mini vegan marshmallows in my vegan rocky road bars which is another great filling option for treats like this.

    How To Make Vegan Cookie Dough Bars

    For the full method, please refer to the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

    An 8-inch baking tray, lined with with parchment paper.

    1: Line a square baking tin with parchment paper

    The brownie batter for the base being mixed inside a large bowl.

    2: Make the brownie batter for the base.

    The brownie batter has been spooned into baking tray and smoothed out.

    3: Spoon the brownie batter into the base of the prepared tin and bake.

    The brownie base has been baked. It is cooling down in the tin.

    4: Let the brownie base cool.

    Heat treated flour inside a small metal tray.

    5: Heat treat the flour before adding it to the cookie dough batter.

    The cookie dough batter has been made inside another bowl. It is full of chocolate chips.

    6: Mix together the cookie dough ingredients.

    The cookie dough mixture has been spread onto the brownie base.

    7: Spread the cookie dough over the brownie base.

    Chocolate has been melted and spread over the top of the cookie dough.

    8: Melt some vegan chocolate and pour it over the cookie dough layer.

    The vegan cookie dough has been refrigerated and the chocolate has set on top. It is shiny.

    9: Slice the bars and serve.

    Expert Tips

    Don't forget to heat treat the flour - This is by far the most important tip for this recipe. When making the cookie dough filling, you MUST heat treat your flour inside the oven, or else you are putting yourself at risk of becoming seriously unwell. Uncooked flour must always be heated at a high temperature before being consumed.

    Use a nut butter - If you aren't the biggest tahini fan but you love nut butters such as almond or cashew butter, they can be substituted, 1:1.

    A smaller piece of my vegan cookie dough bars being sliced with a fork. It's so gooey.

    Recipe FAQs

    How can I store these vegan cookie dough bars?

    They can stay fresh in the fridge for 5-7 days inside an airtight container.

    Can I freeze these cookie dough bars?

    Yes you can! Place them into a storage container for up to 1 month. Let them thaw at room temperature and enjoy. You can also use ziplock bags. If you choose that option, make sure that you store them as individual slices.

    How can I make these protein cookie dough bars?

    Just add 1-2 teaspoons of you chosen protein powder to the cookie dough batter when you add the flour. Fold it in. If you find that the powder has dried the cookie dough out a little, pour in a drop (half a teaspoon at a time) of plant milk.

    Can I substitute out the tahini?

    You can use a neutral tasting nut butter such as almond or cashew butter. Peanut butter is too strong in flavor.

    What are cookie dough bars?

    These bars basically consist of creamy cookie dough surrounded by different forms of chocolate with those being the chocolate topping, chocolate brownie and chocolate chips.

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    If you tried this Vegan Cookie Dough Brownie Bars Recipe or any other recipe on my website, please leave a 🌟 star rating and let me know how you go in the 📝 comments below. I love hearing from you!

    A very chunky piece of one of my vegan cookie dough bars. It's filled with chocolate chips over a brownie base.

    Vegan Cookie Dough Brownie Bars

    These easy vegan cookie dough bars sit on a brownie base and are topped with a layer of smooth chocolate. You need to try some!
    5 from 2 votes
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: Cookie Dough Bars
    Diet: Vegan
    Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 1 hour hour
    Total Time: 1 hour hour 20 minutes minutes
    Servings: 16 Bars
    Calories: 622kcal
    Author: DJ

    Ingredients

    For the brownie base:

    • 120 g vegan butter melted
    • 175 g granulated sugar
    • Pinch of salt
    • 115 g cocoa powder sifted
    • 125 g dairy-free yogurt
    • 0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 65 g all-purpose flour sifted

    For the cookie dough layer:

    • 250 g all-purpose flour heat treated
    • 300 g vegan butter block softened, room temperature
    • 180 g granulated sugar
    • 180 g brown sugar
    • 1.5 Tablespoons tahini
    • 100 ml vegan double cream
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • Pinch of salt
    • 125 g vegan chocolate chips

    For the chocolate topping:

    • 330 g vegan dark baking chocolate chopped
    • 200 ml vegan double cream
    US Customary - Metric

    Instructions

    Preparation:

    • Preheat your oven to 163 Celsius (325F).
    • Line an 8-inch baking tin with parchment paper then set aside.

    Make the brownie base:

    • Firstly, mix together your melted vegan butter and sugar. Next, add the salt, cocoa powder, yogurt and vanilla. Stir again. Lastly, fold in the flour so that it is fully combined.
    • Spoon your brownie batter into the lined tin. Spread it out nice and evenly with a palette knife. Bake the base in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Keep the oven on after taking the brownie layer out from the oven. Let the brownie base cool fully.

    Make the cookie dough filling:

    • Turn the oven up to 177 Celsius (350F) and place the flour into a heatproof dish. Cook the flour in the oven on a baking tray for 5 minutes the take it out so that it can cool.
    • Once again, cream together the butter with the sugar. This time it is both granulated and brown sugars. Keep creaming until fluffy.
    • Now mix in the tahini, cream and vanilla, followed by the heat-treated flour and salt. Once the mixture is almost fully combined, fold in the chocolate chips.
    • Spread the cookie dough over the cooled brownie base.

    Make the chocolate topping:

    • In a large, heatproof bowl, melt the chocolate using the double-boiling (bain-marie) method. When the chocolate is smooth, stir in the vegan double cream.
    • Pour the melted chocolate over the cookie dough. Refrigerate for 45 minutes then slice and serve.

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    Notes

    • This is by far the most important tip for this recipe. When making the cookie dough filling, you MUST heat treat your flour inside the oven, or else you are putting yourself at risk of becoming seriously unwell. Uncooked flour must always be heated at a high temperature before being consumed.
    • If you aren't the biggest tahini fan but you love nut butters such as almond or cashew butter, they can be substituted, 1:1.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 622kcal | Carbohydrates: 69g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 40g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 238mg | Potassium: 181mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 45g | Vitamin A: 1235IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 62mg | Iron: 3mg
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    1. Aimee says

      April 15, 2023 at 7:57 pm

      5 stars
      Really enjoyed these bars.

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