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Crazy Gooey Cookie Bars

Posted on September 23, 2013 20 Comments

crazy gooey cookie bars... so bad but so good!

I’d promised the kids an ‘at home movie night’ and I was determined to make it as good as going to the ‘real movies’… or better!

We’d hired some DVDs, they had corn chips for entree, I let them eat dinner in front of the TV and for dessert… crazy gooey cookie bars!

crazy gooey cookie bars... so bad but so good!

These ‘bars’ are VERY gooey, especially when you fill them to the brim with goodies. We put mini marshmallows, choc chips and candy covered baking bits in ours and then pressed a few extra on the top for good measure!. You could definitely put less choc chips etc in them, or even add healthier options, but I figure every now and then you may as well go all out!

crazy gooey cookie bars... so bad but so good!

You really do need to let them cool completely before you attempt to cut them, really. Or just eat them a spoon if you can’t wait!

Crazy Gooey Cookie Bars
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 30 mins
Total time: 40 mins
Ingredients
  • 1 1/2 cups of brown sugar
  • 120 gms of butter
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup of plain flour
  • 1 cup of self raising flour
  • 1 cup of mini marshmellows
  • 1 cup of chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup of candy covered baking bits.
Instructions
  1. Preheat your oven to 180 degrees Celsius (approx. 350 F) and grease and line a 20x30cm baking dish or tray.
  2. Cream butter and sugar with electric beaters, add vanilla, then add the eggs one at a time, mixing well.
  3. Add the flour and mix well with a wooden spoon.
  4. Set aside a handful of chocolate chips and baking bits to sprinkle on the top, add the rest to the mix along with the marshmallows and stir through.
  5. Press the sticky mixture into the baking dish, spreading it out as best you can. Sprinkle the left over chocolate chips and baking bits over the top and press them in lightly.
  6. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until it browns around the edges. Do not over cook! The middle will still be soft and gooey when you take it out. Let it sit in the warm dish to finish cooking.
  7. Wait until it is completely cold before slicing into ooey gooey pieces.
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crazy gooey cookie bars... so bad but so good!

These are not the least bit healthy, and are great for a special movie night treat!

What would you put in yours?

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  1. Megan says

    Ooh they are rather scrummy looking! I would add dried cranberries, because I add them to pretty much all sweet things. Nom nom. But I might make these with wholemeal flour, just to make myself feel a teensy bit better. Thanks for sharing!

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  2. Lucy @ Bake Play Smile says

    OMG! Yum! These look so sinful and yet so amazing at the same time! I would totally load mine up with peanut M&Ms… Or maybe chopped up clinkers… or broken up chunks of Crunchie! Ohhhh you have me drooling! :-)

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  3. alana says

    mmm full of sugary goodness!!!!!!

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  4. Kate says

    Oh these look SOooooo delicious!!!! I much prefer a gooey cookie to a firm one. I’d jam pack my cookie full of chocolates. Yum

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  5. Amie @ Triple T Mum says

    Now I know what to do with the mini marshmallows I have left over! Thanks Kate :)

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  6. Eva @ The Multitasking Mummy says

    Oh wow, that looks waaaaayyyyyy to yummy, I would eat that all myself! I will definitely be making this!

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  7. Karen says

    These are in the oven now… Now the trick will be waiting until they are completely cool before eating them!

    We put in white and dark choc chips and M&Ms. Yum!!

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  8. Antonia says

    I have just made these! They are in the oven now! Cant wait to try them!! :)

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  9. Jess says

    I just took them out of the oven and ofcourse I ate it straight out the pan with a spoon. Oh my goodness I’ve never tasted anything as good! I wish I had read Lucy’s comment before baking and added M&M’s – next time! Thank you for sharing this divine recipe!

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  10. Loz says

    So yummy, but I found I can only have half a piece at a time because it’s so sweet! I think it was the marshmallows that did it. It was a bit thick too, but still a fantastic recipe! Thanks heaps! :)

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  11. Rachel says

    These…were amazing. My husband and I ate the whole pan in two days. Thanks for sharing!

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  12. Vanessa says

    Can these be made and frozen? Im looking to make them early for my daughters rainbow party. Thank you

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    • katepickle says

      I’m not sure if you could freeze this.. maybe if you froze it in the tray/dish before you baked it?

      Reply
  13. BronB says

    Hi
    Could you please add weights for ingredients (not for the sweeties) because in the uk we don’t use cups to measure.

    Thanks

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    • katepickle says

      You can use this web site to help convert cups to weights if needed.
      http://www.onlineconversion.com/weight_volume_cooking.htm

      Reply
  14. Tracy says

    Hi, I have just found this recipe, and would like to know if I could put in 2 cups of self raising flour instead of 1 cup of normal flour as I only have self raising at home at the moment….”?

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    • katepickle says

      I think if you put in 2 cups of self raising flour it won’t be cookie like any more, more of a cake because of the extra rising agent. You could try it with 1 1/2 cup of self raising flour and 1/2 cup of oat flour (just whiz some rolled oats in your food processor) that might work, but I’m not 100% convinced.

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  15. Stephanie says

    I made this last night after finding this recipe a few weeks back and oh my gosh it is sooooooooooo yummy!!!! Thank you so much for this!!

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  16. Corrina Thomson says

    I am certainly making these with my children but we are drizzling Shute n brown melted chocolate over the top yummy

    Reply

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