Crunchy, Fudgey, and gooey These cookie bars are simple to make and are full of chocolate and hazelnut chunks. You can make them without eggs for Ramadan or any other time of the year.
I love desserts that look fancy but are really easy to make. Diamond baking paper paid for this recipe post. I have been using their baking paper though since I came to the UAE. Because it doesn't stick, baked goods come out of the pan or tray easily. This makes it great for baking. Someone made a meat pie a few days ago. You can find the recipe here.
This recipe has two parts: the cookie dough and the filling in the middle. You can make this with my recipe or your best cookie dough recipe. It's really the best one you'll make. They also turn out great as cookies. Even though there are no eggs in the recipe, it is still chewy and fudgy. Each bite is delicious, with a mix of crunchy and soft bits.
You can bake these recipes during Ramadan and share them with family and friends. If you have a lot of extras, you can put them in zip lock bags and freeze them. When you are ready to eat, take it out of the freezer and heat it up for 20 to 30 seconds in the microwave. One way to serve them is in these square bars, but you can also cut them into smaller pieces. This recipe will make you want to try halwa if you have never done so before.
What is halwa?
Haw is another name for halwa. It's not the same in India as it is in the Middle East. I'm making these chocolate cookie bars with Arabic halwa. It comes in tubs and can be bought at grocery stores that sell Middle Eastern food. It can also be made at home by many people. It's usually sweet and made with tahini. It can be crumbled and used in a lot of different meals and snacks. There are different recipes for Indian halwa that use different amounts of ghee, flour, and sugar.
What is halwa chocolate cookie bars?
If you put fudge chocolate cookie dough into a square pan and then top it with chocolate chunks and broken halwa, you have halwa cookie bars. Put more cookie dough on top and baked until set. After they cool, they are cut into bars and drenched in chocolate and tahini.
What do you need to make these chocolate mala bars with halwa?
There needs to be vanilla, brown butter, olive oil, flour, corn flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and chocolate chips to make the cookie dough. Broken up plain halwa, chopped dates, and chocolate chunks are inside the cookie bars. Dark chocolate and tahini are spread on top of it. You can make the recipe vegan by using olive oil or any other plant-based butter instead of butter. Do not use gluten in this recipe. Instead, use a gluten free flour mix like Bob's Red Mill. Sometimes I put chunks in the filling and chips in the cookie dough, but you can use chips all the way through. I love the fudgy texture that chunks give.
What equipment do you need to make these halwa chocolate cookie bars?
We need an 8x8 square pan, a rubber spatula, and a whisk to make these cookies. Line the pan with baking paper. This will make it easier to take the cake out of the pan after it's baked. I baked it and then cut it into bars with a sharp knife. To drizzle the chocolate and tahini over the top, you could use an icing bag or just a fork.
How to make these halwa chocolate cookie bars?
First, we heat the oven to 180℃ and line an 8x8-inch baking sheet with parchment paper. Put the olive oil, brown sugar, white sugar, and his in a bowl and mix them together until the mixture is smooth. Add the water and vanilla. Whisk again until everything is well mixed. This could take a minute or two. With a rubber spatula, mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda, corn flour and salt together. Mix the chocolate chips into the dough by folding it together. Lay out half of this dough in the pan that has been lined. Use the back of a spoon or the rubber spatula to flatten it out. Spread out the chocolate chunks and broken halwa. Cover it with the rest of the cookie dough and press it down flat. Put this in the oven for 18 to 22 minutes, or until the top feels dry and is just beginning to set.
Serving and storing these halwa chocolate cookie bars?
Take it out of the oven and let it cool down for a few hours before cutting it. Pour the melted chocolate and tahini over the top. Cut the cake into bars and serve with coffee. You could also add sea salt bits and sesame seeds. Before cutting it up and serving it. You can heat these up in the microwave for 15 to 20 seconds before serving if you want to serve them warm. I like putting them in milk too. You can keep the extra food at room temperature for three days in zip lock bags or containers that won't let air in. After seven days in the fridge, it will be ready to eat! You can warm it up in the microwave for 15 to 30 seconds when you're ready to eat.
