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Brown Butter Pear Sugar Cookie Bars

Stephanie Wise
Updated Oct 9, 2012
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We topped a sugar cookie crust with Anjou pears and finished with a brown butter topping for a delicious and elegant dessert.

Brown Butter Pear Sugar Cookie Bars

  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 2 hr 20 min
  • Servings 12
  • Ingredients 11
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Ingredients

Cookie Crust

Topping

  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter
  • 2 Anjou pears, peeled, thinly sliced
  • 3 eggs
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray.
  • Step 
    2
    In large bowl, stir together cookie mix and 1 tablespoon flour. Add 1/2 cup softened butter and 1 egg; stir until a soft dough forms. Gently press dough evenly in bottom of baking dish.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 10 to 15 minutes or just until dough is set and light golden brown on edges. Set aside to cool.
  • Step 
    4
    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!) Remove saucepan from heat; immediately pour butter into glass measuring cup. Set aside to cool slightly.
  • Step 
    5
    While butter is cooling, place sliced pears in single layer over cooled cookie crust.
  • Step 
    6
    In large bowl, beat remaining Topping ingredients with whisk until well blended. Gradually add brown butter, beating until smooth. Pour mixture evenly over pears.
  • Step 
    7
    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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