
Get ready for one heck of a versatile recipe. I bet this will become your GO-TO for a quick sweet treat!
There aren't many (if any) reasons to NOT make cookies. But, if there is one (and I mean only ONE because let's face it - cookies are everything!), it would be the last part of individually rolling or scooping the dough into balls and the multiple cookie sheets (aka. more dishes!). Sometimes I want all the satisfaction of a cookie but the simplicity of a one-pan bake.
That's these guys!
This recipe for Double Chocolate Chunk Almond Butter Cookie Bars is SO easy, SO versatile and equally delicious!

Why should you make this recipe?
- No need to wait for butter to soften to room temperature (this is an issue for me in the cooler months when my room temperature is still too cold for soft butter)
- It combines both dark AND milk chocolate
- Fewer dirty dishes -- this is a one bowl recipe!
- It's not too sweet and loaded with chocolate chunks!

I bake with nut butter at least once a week. There's certainly no shortage of peanut butter recipes here! The wonderful thing about nut butter is that the ground nuts provide some starch and protein in addition to fat so it helps to contribute to the structure of whatever you're baking. This means that you can use less flour and have maximum flavour.
You can use any natural nut butter, but today I chose roasted almond butter for its rich flavour and super smooth texture.
These bars are tender with slight chew and have the perfect balance of sweet & salty with a smooth silky milk chocolate ganache that's also made with almond butter! It's like sinking your teeth into a chocolate truffle.

When it comes to pairing almond butter or peanut butter with chocolate, I actually prefer milk chocolate. Although you probably know that I am all about DARK chocolate, milk chocolate works really well with peanuts and almonds. The reason is because cocoa actually has a lot of flavour compounds in common with almond. So, since they complement each other so well they can often get lost as one flavour. Using milk chocolate let's both flavours come through and creamy, caramel notes of milk chocolate really enhances the nutty flavours.
The star of this recipe is the topping! It's basically a milk chocolate ganache, but instead of cream it uses almond butter! This gives it such a lovely fudgy texture and rich flavour.
I hope you make these very soon, and when you see how easy it is I bet you'll be making them on the regular 😉

Double Chocolate Chunk Almond Butter Cookie Bars
Ingredients
Cookie base:
- ⅓ cup 75g unsalted butter melted
- ⅓ cup 75g packed dark brown sugar
- ⅓ cup 65g granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup 80ml natural almond butter
- 1 teaspoon 5ml pure vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ⅔ cup 95g all-purpose flour
- ½ cup 85g dark chocolate, coarsely chopped
Topping:
- 3 ½ oz 100g milk chocolate, chopped
- 3 tablespoon 45ml natural almond butter
- ½ teaspoon coconut oil or neutral oil
- ¼ cup 60ml almond butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line an 8x8-inch pan with parchment paper leaving a 2-inch overhang at each side.
- Whisk together melted butter, both sugars, almond butter, vanilla, salt and egg until smooth. Whisk in baking powder. Stir in flour. Fold in the chocolate chunks.
- Spread the dough out into your prepared pan and press it evenly into the base. Bake for 18-20 minutes until the top is golden, edges are browned and it still feels slightly soft in the middle. Transfer pan to a wire rack and let cool completely.
- For the topping, melt together milk chocolate, almond butter and oil in a small saucepan over very low heat or in the microwave until smooth and spread it over the cooled bars. Dollop teaspoons of almond butter over top and swirl it through. Refrigerate for 1 hour until set before slicing.
roz
These were really tasty! I bake them often because they’re so simple and I love how chewy they are.
christina.marsigliese
I love the chewiness too! Thanks for your comment.
christina.marsigliese
So chewy right!? Thanks Roz.
Afeefa
I tried it came out well thank you so much
christina.marsigliese
That's great!
christina.marsigliese
That’s great! Thanks