I mean really, let’s break it down nice & simple.
“Cookie” and “Butter”
Need I say more?
I believe I’ve mentioned Speculoo’s Cookie Butter before…it’s sinfully good. I’d say it tastes like a mix of cookie dough & gingerbread. They sell it seasonally at Trader Joe’s & this year I brinked on the bridge of hoarding it. The thing is you can only eat so many pieces of warm sourdough toast with this jar of indulgence spread on top before your skinny jeans no longer make the word “skinny” come to mind. So instead I baked it into cookie bars…because that’s LOADS healthier.
Oh well, there’s still a good 2 months until bathingsuit season right?
I used this recipe from Butter Me Up, Brooklyn but there are dozens on Pinterest too.
Can someone also please tell me a better way to frost & slice bars? This was my first time making them & my method was a hot mess…
These look so yummy! You should try placing wax paper or parchment paper under the wire rack next time to catch all the frosting and crumbs 🙂 xo
Good tip! Thanks!
Frost, then refrigerate, then slice. It will not be as messy. And I have managed to pass by the Cookie Butter every time I’m at T.J.’s. It has taken great restraint, but I am terrified of it. I am fairly certain it would be like heroin to me, so I figure the best way to not need a constant fix is to just never start it. As it is, I’m dealing with my seasonal Thin Mints addiction (why are Girl Scout cookies sold right before swimsuit season?!?).
LOL, I like how you bypassed the milder street drugs analogy and went straight for the heroin.
My local girlscout has already hit me up, I have a box of thin mints in the freezer I hide from my family. Shhhh….
Oh man. I love that stuff! Trader joe’s is a little slice of heaven.
OMG love this stuff! I sneak spoonfuls out of the jar for dessert!
I’ve been meaning to try these! I used to eat this cookie butter with apples, because obviously if you eat fruit with it, it becomes healthy.
I’ve never heard of that before! I need to make more {road}trips to TJ. My closest one is in Annapolis haha. Delicious!
katie @ thecarbmonster
obsessed with this stuff, i buy it and think “oh i’ll bake with it” but it never makes it to when i need that 1/2 cup…
in terms of bars, ditto to the wax paper underneath. change to a serrated knife for cake-like bars and you’ll get cleaner cuts. I’m a frost after i slice kind of girl but that’s because i’m obsessed with 2-bite desserts
and if you don’t want to slice at all, there is always the brownie bite pan from williams sonoma…
Ohhhh, serrated knife huh? Good tip. And I like the frosting after slicing too, I want it dripping down the sides (:
These look awesome!! I love that cookie butter so much…maybe too much. I have the regular and crunchy jars and eat them out of a jar with a spoon more than actually spreading them on toast, etc. No shame.
Ooo, I had no idea there was a crunchy one too! Although I’m a creamy kind of girl. Ok, that sounded weird.
Haha! Yep – it has bits of crushed cookies in it…sinful.
I always put newdpapers under my wire racks for easy cleanup. Why waste wax or parchment paper?
Good tip!
Except I don’t get the newspaper anymore ):
Looks yummy! For those without a Trader Joe’s, there is also Biscoff spread which is available at Walmart. Bonus is that it’s safe for people with nut allergies.
this stuff is so soo soooo good! And addicting!! Its it bad Im walking distance from a TJ and between my husband and I we ate the whole jar in one night… : /
That recipe sounds amazing! I LOVE cookie butter. I usually buy the jars and just eat it by the spoonful. I never thought of making frosting with it. Yum yum yum!!
Mmmm. Used this frosting recipe to go on top of TJ’s gingerbread last night. Perfect timing. Thanks, Natasha!