4th of July Gooey Butter Bars
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Our 4th of July Gooey Butter Bars are a great choice for a patriotic dessert! Made from a cake mix, these sweet bars are so easy, yet so delicious! You’ll want to make a version for every holiday!
Ingredients
- 15.25 ounces white cake mix
- ½ cup unsalted butter melted, and slightly cooled
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- ½ cup red, white and blue sprinkles
- ½ cup sweetened condensed milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F.
- Line an 8” x 8” baking pan with parchment paper. Leave the sides a little higher than the pan so the bars can be lifted out easily after they’ve cooled. Spray the parchment paper lined pan with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat together the dry cake mix, butter, egg and vanilla extract until fully combined (about 30 seconds). Do not over mix.
- Stir in the sprinkles and white chocolate chips.
- Press about 2/3 of the dough mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan. This dough will be thick (cookie dough consistency). If you are having difficulty spreading dough into the pan, lightly spray a spatula with non-stick cooking spray to help spread out the bottom layer.
- Spread the sweetened condensed milk evenly over the first dough layer.
- Press the remaining 1/3 of dough into super flat pieces and cover as much of the sweetened condensed milk layer with the dough as possible.
- Place baking tray in oven and bake for 29 to 31 minutes – the middle will look set and edges will be slightly browned. Do not over bake or these bars will lose the gooey texture.
- Let gooey butter bars cool in pan for at least 60 minutes before removing from pan and slicing into 16 squares. For clean edged squares, wipe the knife with a damp cloth in between cutting each row.
- Store gooey bars in a sealed food safe storage container at room temperature for up to 3 days or in fridge up to a week.
Notes
I used these Red, White, and Blue Star Sprinkles purchased from Amazon, but you can use just plain red, white, and blue or a combination of both.
Nutrition
Serving: 1bar | Calories: 269kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 214mg | Potassium: 90mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 221IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 112mg | Iron: 1mg