Brown Butter Pear Sugar Cookie Bars

Name: Brown Butter Pear Sugar Cookie Bars
Prep time: 2 h 20 min
Cook time: 2 h 20 min
Total time: 2 h 20 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Anjou pears, peeled, thinly sliced; 1 egg; 3 eggs; 79 milliliters Gold Medal® all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoons salt; 177 milliliters sugar; 1 pouch Betty Crocker® sugar cookie mix; 177 milliliters unsalted butter; 2 teaspoons vanilla

Brown Butter Pear Sugar Cookie Bars might be just the dessert you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains roughly 2g of protein, 13g of fat, and a total of 202 calories. This recipe serves 12. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Christmas. If you have vanilla, flour, eggs, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours and 20 minutes.

Instructions

Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray.

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In large bowl, stir together cookie mix and 1 tablespoon flour.

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Cookie Mix

All Purpose Flour

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Add 1/2 cup softened butter and 1 egg; stir until a soft dough forms. Gently press dough evenly in bottom of baking dish.

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Dough

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Bake 10 to 15 minutes or just until dough is set and light golden brown on edges. Set aside to cool.

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Dough

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Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, melt 3/4 cup butter over medium heat. Once melted, cook butter about 5 minutes, stirring constantly, until butter turns a deep golden brown. (Be careful because this happens quickly!)

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Butter

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Remove saucepan from heat; immediately pour butter into glass measuring cup. Set aside to cool slightly.

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Butter

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While butter is cooling, place sliced pears in single layer over cooled cookie crust.

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Butter

Pear

In large bowl, beat remaining Topping ingredients with whisk until well blended. Gradually add brown butter, beating until smooth.

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Butter

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Whisk

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Pour mixture evenly over pears.

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Pear

Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until deep golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely on cooling rack, about 1 hour. With sharp knife, cut into 4 rows by 3 rows.

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