Awesome Gems Oreo Cookie Bar

What is better than a cookie bar? A Gems Oreo Cookie Bar. Yummefy’s colourful cookie bar recipe with Oreo cookies and Gems chocolate buttons is easy to make, pretty to look at, and yummilicious to eat. Try these Oreo cookie bars with your kids and initiate them into the world of baking. Teach them how to make gems oreo cookie bars  with our easy recipe. But we must warn you – they will want to make them again and again.

Ingredients for easy Gems Oreo cookie bar:

Gems Oreo cookie bars require just seven ingredients besides the cooking equipment – a spatula and an 8-inch square baking tin. You will need melted butter, an egg, brown sugar, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour (maida), Oreo cookies, and Cadbury Gems. These cakey and chewy cookie bars are great for kiddie sleepovers, or as treats when during the holidays.

What is a cookie bar? A cookie bar is simply an American style dessert bar with the firmness of a cookie but a texture which is cakey. Cookie bars are immensely popular during the holiday season but are consumed all through the year. There is an endless variety of dessert bars such as cheesecake bars, chocolate chunk bars, lemon curd bar, Biscoff bars, coconut bars, and all of these can be made in a variety of combinations and flavours. In the US, cookie bar premixes are also available, but there is greater joy in making them from scratch using a cookie bar recipe at home. The bonus being you get to choose the flavour and let your imagination go wild.

How to make the best Gems Oreo cookie bar:

It is necessary that you line your tin well with a buttered baking paper or preferably foil as it prevents the cookie bars from sticking to the bottom. If you don’t have brown sugar you can use white sugar but we suggest that you use brown sugar at least once to make this recipe as it gives the cookie bars the desired chewiness and a lovely flavour. You could also use Smarties or M&Ms in place of Gems buttons if you have those.

Do not over whisk the cookie bar batter or your bars will turn out hard and extra chewy.

How do you know when a cookie bar is done? Bake the cookie bars until you see the edges are pulling away slightly from the pan. The top of the cookie bar should be light golden brown when done. The best way to know if the cookie bar is done is to insert a toothpick in the center of the bar and take it out. You know it’s done when the toothpick should come out just slightly moist Remove the pan from the oven and leave it to cool on the counter for a minimum of 20 minutes before unmoulding it and removing the foil. Cut into squares or rectangles.

We are sometimes asked ‘Is it okay to eat gooey cookies? Of course, gooey cookies are deliberately made by some as they are widely appreciated. These are also known as soft-baked cookies. As long as the top of the cookie is baked well it is okay to indulge in gooey cookies.

Serving suggestions for our oreo cookie bar recipe:

Serve your Gems Oreo Cookie Bar squares warm or cold with a glass of milk for kids. Adults can indulge in this cookie bar with oreos and gems with a side of espresso or other strong coffee or even black tea. If you are having them with tea, we suggest Darjeeling or Ceylon tea as they go well with this dessert

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