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

    Vegan Cookie Dough Brownie Bars

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    Layered Treats From Heaven

    If you love your sweet treats to be nice and chunky, look no further than these easy-to-assemble vegan cookie dough bars which have a brownie base and they are also topped with a smooth layer of chocolate.

    My vegan chocolate peanut butter almond bars are also layered with delicious flavours. Peanut butter fanatics need to check these out!

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    Ingredients For This Recipe

    The recipe ingredients that you will need to make my vegan cookie dough bars.
    • Vegan butter
    • Granulated sugar
    • Pinch of salt
    • Cocoa powder - use good quality cocoa powder.
    • Dairy-free yogurt
    • Vanilla extract
    • All-purpose flour - make sure that you that you heat treat the flour that you will use in the cookie dough.
    • Vegan butter block
    • Brown sugar
    • Tahini - adds a slight nutty taste to the bars.
    • Vegan double cream
    • Vegan chocolate chips - to be mixed into the cookie dough.
    A zoomed in photo of a thick slice of cookie dough. The chocolate topping is silky smooth.

    Why You Will Love These Cookie Dough Brownie Bars

    • They have THREE chunky and delicious layers.
    • This recipe requires hardly any baking.
    • The three layers taste like heaven when you take a bite.
    • It is a recipe that is easy to prepare.
    • These bars are completely vegan and dairy free.

    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.

    How To Make Vegan Cookie Dough Bars

    Step-By-Step Instructions

    For the full method and ingredient amounts, 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 base batter.

    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 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.

    Tips For Making Brownie Cookie Dough Bars

    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.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    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.

    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 flavour.

    A side angled image of the cookie dough filling and the brownie base. This is a messier piece of the treat.

    How To Store These Treats

    These tasty bars can be stored both in the fridge or the freezer.

    They can stay fresh in the fridge for 5-7 days inside an airtight container. I continue to eat mine days after making them.

    For the freezer, I recommend ziplock bags or storage containers. Store the bars inside them and freeze for up to 1 month.

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    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


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    • Author: Vegan Treats Blogger
    • Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
    • Yield: 16 Bars 1x
    • Diet: Vegan
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    Description

    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!


    Ingredients

    Units Scale

    For the brownie base:

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

    For the cookie dough layer:

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

    For the chocolate topping:

    • 330g vegan dark baking chocolate (chopped)
    • 200ml vegan double cream

    Instructions

    Preparation:

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

    Make the brownie base:

    1. 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.
    2. 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:

    1. 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.
    2. Once again, cream together the butter with the sugar. This time it is both granulated and brown sugars. Keep creaming until fluffy.
    3. 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.
    4. Spread the cookie dough over the cooled brownie base.

    Make the chocolate topping:

    1. 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.
    2. Pour the melted chocolate over the cookie dough. Refrigerate for 45 minutes then slice and serve.
    • Prep Time: 20 minutes
    • Cook Time: 1 hour
    • Category: Dough
    • Method: Chilling
    • Cuisine: Cookie Dough Bars

    Nutrition

    • Serving Size: 1 Bar
    • Calories: 421
    • Sugar: 39.4 g
    • Sodium: 6149.3 mg
    • Fat: 19.9 g
    • Carbohydrates: 61.1 g
    • Protein: 5.1 g
    • Cholesterol: 10.7 mg

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    1. Aimee says

      April 15, 2023 at 7:57 pm

      Really enjoyed these bars.

      ★★★★★

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