These Motherlode Layered Cookie Bars are to die for! 4 layers of your favorite cookie dough baked into a crazy delicious cookie bar.
The Motherlode Layered Cookie Bars
You are in for such a treat with these addicting cookie bars! I know this cookie should absolutely be illegal, but let me tell you it is so much fun! Just imagine all of your favorite cookies layered into one bar of fabulousness! Now, don’t go and eat this on a regular basis, but do bring it to your next party or gathering and watch them disappear!
At first glance it may look like a lot to prepare, but each cookie dough can be made in under 10 minutes, so don’t be turned off by the steps below. I like to make the cookie dough in advance and have it in the refrigerator ready to go.
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See the picture below for all the incredible cookie layers.
Cookie Bar Breakdown: 4 Fab Layers!
The Motherload Layered Cookie Bars
Equipment
- Oven
Ingredients
Layer 1: Sugar Cookie
- 1 Roll of Pillsbury Sugar Cookie Dough
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.Ā Press sugar cookie dough into bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish that's been lined foil and sprayed with cooking spray.
Layer 2: Double Chocolate Chip Cookie
- the recipe below makes double what you'll need for the bars, use half for recipe, extra for cookies
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup white sugar
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 3/4 cups flour
- 1 1/4 cups cocoa powder I used Hersheyās Dark Chocolate Cocoa Powder
- 2 tsps. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
- In a large bowl cream together the butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Slowly add eggs and vanilla until well combined.
- In another bowl combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Slowly add to wet ingredients then stir in chips. Layer 1/2 the recipe over sugar cookie layer, pressing gently.
Layer 3: Peanut Butter Cookie
- 1 Cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 Cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- Place all ingredients into a bowl and mix until combined.Ā Press over chocolate cookie dough.
Layer 4:Ā Chocolate Chip Cookie
- the recipe below makes double what you'll need for the bars, use half for the recipe, extra for cookies
- 2 sticks softened butter
- 3/4 Cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 Cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 Tablespoon pure vanilla
- 2 1/2 Cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 bag chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. For Sugar Cookie Dough Layer: Press sugar cookie dough into bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish that's been lined foil and sprayed with cooking spray.
- For Double Chocolate Cookie Dough Layer: In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Slowly add eggs and vanilla until well combined.
- In another bowl, combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Slowly add to wet ingredients then stir in chips. Layer 1/2 the recipe over sugar cookie layer, pressing gently.
- For Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Layer: Place all ingredients into a bowl and mix until combined. Press over chocolate cookie dough.
- For Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Layer: In a stand or electric mixer cream the butter and sugars until well combined. Beat in eggs and vanilla until combined. Place flour, baking soda and salt into a large bolw; mix to combine. Slowly add to wet ingredients along with chocolate chips. Spoon 1/2 of the dough evenly over peanut butter cookie dough but don't press, just leave uneven. Bake for 35-45 minutes or until center of dough is cooked mostly through. Edges will be brown. I covered pan with foil during the last 15 minutes of baking.
- Let cookies cool completely.Ā Lift out of pan with edges of foil.Ā I cut off 1/2 inch edges and just used softer centers, but do as you wish.Ā Edges are crispier.Ā Drizzle top with 1/2 Cup melted chocolate chips if desired.
I hope you enjoy these crazy layered cookie bars. This is one of my very favorite dessert recipes for parties and gatherings. I’m sure you will know why if you make them!
I “stumbled” onto your website, and my jaw almost hit the floor. These look decadent! I’m terrible at baking cookie type things, but I’m really thinking about trying these anyways..lol
Now i’m off to check out your other recipes!
Wow. Talk about a heart attack on a plate!
Drool….
@Nutmeg Nanny: I think these are illegal in Australia. I might be breaking the law this weekend!
OMMMMMG! YUM!
WOW. This looks like a treat made for me and my friends. Oh goodness…so many ways to express my bliss when I think about making these. YUM!
These look absolutely sinful! I can’t wait to make them… so much for my cutting out the sweets in my diet – LOL!
OMG. This looks to die for. Can’t wait to try it.
Mmmmmh…. Very tasty cake thaks for the receipe.
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God, looks really delicious! I would like to eat all of them!
I’d love to see these desserts on a scale. Wait a minute…maybe not!
You’ve got some fabulous creations here. As a side note, I really like the design and feel of your website. You’ve incorporated a clean, fresh design with the “comfort” of chalkboard-style text like you’d find at the corner bistro.
It’s actually spelled “motherlode.”
Those look delicoius. You are a genious! I feel like I am gaining weight just by looking at them but they look so yummy : ).
Holy crap, those looks wicked good. They might kill me if I ate them, but what a way to go! š
I gained 10lbs just looking at these pics!! Delicious
I have never been on this site before till now……..and let me tell you OMG…….those cookies look soooooo yummy….I definetley will have to try them. Do you have any Diabetic recipes? Thank you for sharing….
It looks great, but oh boy I think the calorie count would be prudent information!
Those cookie bars are speaking loud and clear to me!
jenny,
my oldest child is allergic to peanuts. do you think it would hurt to leave the peanut butter cookie layer out of the recipe? would i have to change the baking time any? thanks for taking the time to answer my questions!! traci
Ahhh! This looks like heaven for sure!!! I’ll never have to choose between cookies again š
Oh my those look incredible. I’ll be adding the ingredients to my grocery list and making those tomorrow. Thanks for posting!
So sweet the layers is, i want to try , but it is not possible
for me ! Hope oneday my boyfriend for my husband will prepare them for me after i get off work.
I made these today for my neighbor that just had a baby and oh wow! They were amazing! My husband and I couldn’t stop picking at it. One of the best desserts I’ve ever had! Thank you for the idea! I think they were a hit with my neighbor!
Looks delicious. But you mean “Motherlode,” not . . . snicker . . . “Mother Load.”
that is most certainly the greatest thing i’ve seen in a long time, and it’s a testament to good dessert
I just finish making these and WOW they are time consuming. You are definitely right about making the dough ahead of time! But they are DELICIOUS. Totally worth it. I’ll be pointing to you on my blog again. š
Uh oh, I’ve got competition! š
That may be the best dessert I’ve ever seen! I love love love cookies. What could get better than this??
Awww man those should be illegal! They look amazing. I can’t wait to try them!
I made these last night and they were amazing!!! I love your recipes. š
No kidding, those do look like the mother load!
Are they time consuming to make?
They look sinful!
Multi-Tasking Mommy,
Jenny said that it takes 10 min. to make each dough, then cook for 35-45 min., so around 80 min. altogether.
a friend twittered this page tonight as I was getting ready to make something for our staff meeting tomorrow, so I tried it. Nice thing is, it looks complicated but it’s made with stuff any one would already have around the house. It’s in the fridge ready to be popped in the oven in the morning – can’t wait to see how it tastes. Oh, and the extra dough is in the freeze for when I need a quick dessert! Thanks for the inspiration tonight.
Holy moley, yer killin’ me, Smalls!!
I’m still busy drooling over the pumpkin spice cheesecake you posted the other day, and now you come up with this?? I’m going to gain 10 pounds in a week! hehehe
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WHOA! They sound sinful but look oh so good. I love how perfect all the layers are.
Wow! What a great idea!
Ok, really, how are you ever gonna top this??!!!!!! I thought the peanut butter cup cake was the answer to my prayers…but this cookie….OMMMMMMMMGGGGGGGG!!!!!!
That looks amazing and I am pregnant. Guess what tonights activity with the kids will be!
oh…my…goodness…..I’m on it!!