Cookie Layer Bars

No-bake cookie bars made with a crushed cookie crust, dark chocolate center, and sweet almond butter fudge topping. Perfect for a fun dessert to share! 

A few weeks back M and I had a dinner party at a friend’s house. 

Whenever I have a group event coming up, I like to recipe test to pawn off the leftovers on my friends’ unsuspecting tastebuds. 

On this particular event, I must have been feeling brave, because I brought these Cookie Layer Bars without even taking a bite first. 

After wine and my first experience with the Impossible Burger, my girlfriend cut into the frozen slab and took a bite. 

“Oh my god”, she said. “It’s amazing.”

At first, I thought she was just being nice, complimenting the recipe testing food blogger on her first Frankenstein. 

But as more of the guests grabbed first and seconds, I started to realize that, hey, this stuff must be pretty good. 

Since then, I’ve received several requests to make more in exchange for payment. 

Just saying. 

But today, I’m giving you guys the recipe for free!

These Cookie Crack Bars are made with a crushed cookie crust, dark chocolate center, and sweet almond butter fudge topping.

They’re the perfect fun dessert to share, or to win some popularity points at your next dinner party!

It’s *rare* to nail a recipe on the first shot. 

These Cookie Layer Bars are one of those rare happenings where the ingredients and odds and flavors align and you taste fireworks on the first bite. 

Yay. 

Lucky for you, these cookie bars are super easy to make, too! 

Heck, I threw these THREE delicious layers together in just 30 minutes before my dinner party!

Here’s what you need for the cookie layer: 

• your favorite cookies
• coconut oil

That’s it! 

For the chocolate layer, I used my favorite Hu Kitchen chocolate. 

Hu chocolate is amazing because their chocolate uses no refined sugar, no soy lecithin, no dairy, no “natural flavors”, and is USDA certified organic! 

I used their dark chocolate Gems to melt and make this recipe!

And, finally here’s what you need for the almond butter layer: 

• almond butter
• maple syrup
• coconut oil

That’s it! 

First, make sure you line a bread pan with parchment paper to save yourself on the clean up.

Next, add the cookies to a high speed blender or food processor with the coconut oil.

Pulse the contents until they kind of look like wet beach sand.

Press this into the bottom of the lined loaf pan and place it in the freezer for 10 minutes. 

While the bottom layer is freezing, you can start to prepare the chocolate layer!

Add the chocolate Gems to a microwave safe bowl and microwave them in ~30 second increments, stirring each time, until no chocolate chunks remain.

Pour the melted chocolate on top of the cookie layer and freeze it for an additional 5-10 minutes. 

Finally, combine the almond butter, maple syrup, and coconut oil in a bowl and whisk it until it’s smooth and creamy.

Spread the almond butter mixture on top of the frozen chocolate layer.

Transfer the loaf pan back to the freezer and freeze it until it’s completely set. 

When the cookie bars are completely solid, they’re ready to serve!

Lift the parchment paper from the loaf pan and place it on a cutting board.

Cut the slab into small bars or triangles. 

At this point, you can top the slices with chocolate drizzle, shaved chocolate, and/or cookie crumbles, if you want to.

You can also enjoy them as is! 

Enjoy these Cookie Layer Bars when you’re craving cookies but want to make it a little extra. 

They’re perfectly sweet, nutty, and chocolate-y with three layers of different  deliciousness. 

Feel free to swap out the almond butter for your favorite nut butter to make different variations! 

The bars are perfect to have on hand in the freezer for a quick treat.

Grab one for a decadent dessert or sweet plant-based snack.

I love to slice mine like pie and eat with a fork! 

Enjoy!

If you make these Cookie Layer Bars, let me know!

Be sure to leave me a comment, rating, and review so I can use your feedback to create more yums.

Give me a shout on Instagram and use #floraandvino to show me your creations. 

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Want more simple clean homemade candy?

Check out my Vegan Salted Snickers Bars, Date Caramel Nougat Bars, and Raw Vegan Twix Bars.

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XO Lauren

 

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