Happiness in every bite – Nanaimo Bars Cookies. Say Yes to sunshine cookies from Canada or your number 1 happiness. Joy of chocolate cookies.

Move over Nanaimo bars – this spin off is sure to become a new favorite. It is made of the best chocolate chip cookies and the filling from the Nanaimo bars. How can you go wrong? (don’t ask! 2020 might respond…)

Description of Nanaimo Cookie

Nanaimo bars cookies are your dream delight. Made of two super power.

Cookies + Bars

Let me repeat. This recipe is the combo of bars and cookies. And not just any cookies but the best 5 star cookies. The chocolate chip cookies. Fill that with Nanaimo bar’s filling and you have the winner of 2020.

Forget the virus or job lost … let’s dream for a moment. Or two or maybe many hours. You deserve and you need it. And I am here to help you. To bring you to the new level of 2020. When the best is about to happen.

So, say hello to your best stuffed chocolate chip cookies where the Nanaimo is happily sitting inside and waiting for you. And if you are ready as I am we can start shopping.

SHOPPING LIST

• butter
• shortening
• sugar
• icing sugar
• flour
• eggs
• chocolate chips
• milk
• Bird’s custard powder

EQUIPMENT NEEDED

-Mixer (KitchenAid, hand mixer or your favorite)

-Mixing bowl

-Baking sheet

ACTION TIME

MAKING NANAIMO BARS COOKIES

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup shortening

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup white sugar

1 tsp water

1 tsp pure vanilla extract

2 eggs

3 cups flour, all purpose and unbleached

1 tsp baking soda and 1 tsp salt

1 3/4 cups chocolate chip cookies

Nanaimo Bars Filling

1/4 and 1/8 cup butter

3 TBSP milk

3 TBSP Bird’s custard powder

2 1/4 cups icing sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

Making Nanaimo Bars Filling

In a mixing bowl combine custard powder and milk.

Stir until smooth.

Add icing sugar and butter.

Mix using the whisk attachment for about 3 to 5 minutes. (high speed)

Scoop Nanaimo’s filling by 1 TBSP sized spoonful and freeze them. Freeze for at least 2 hours and up to 3 days.

Making Cookies

In a small bowl combined your dry ingredients, flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.

Combine butter, shortening and sugars and beat for 3 minutes.

Then add eggs, mix in.

Then add vanilla and water. Mix until all combined.

After that add flour mixture and mix until all ingredients are combined.

Stir in chocolate chips.

Chill dough in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

ASSEMBLE THE COOKIES

Remove cookie dough from the refrigerator.

Roll cookie dough, 1 1/2 TBSP each into balls

Using your thumb, make an indent into cookie dough ball.

Place nanaimo filling ball inside the indentation.

Cover with another cookie ball and mold around the yellow filling, making sure it is completely covered and concealed. (add more dough as needed)

Repeat with remaining cookie dough and Nanaimo filling.

Return to the freezer for about 10 minutes.

Preheat oven at 350 F.

Place 6 large cookies on your baking sheet and bake for about 14 minutes.

Remove from the oven. Cool.

IMPORTANT NOTES for Nanaimo Bars Cookies

Unbaked cookie dough balls with Nanaimo filling inside will freeze well. (for about 3 months)

You can also make the Nanaimo filling and freeze for up to 7 days.

To make Nanaimo Bars Cookies you can use your own favorite chocolate chip cookies.

If you want to make Christmas version of this recipe, you can use Mint Nanaimo Filling.

Review the Steps

-Prepare baking sheet

-Make Nanaimo filling and create small balls. Freeze them.

-Make chocolate chip cookie dough

-Assemble the cookies

-Freeze them for 10 minutes

-Bake at 350 F for about 14 minutes.

Quick Note

Butter – use unsalted

Shortening – Crisco is my favorite

Eggs – large, organic

Questions from YOU, my readers

The filling always runs out. What could be causing that? I left the filling freeze for two days.

Ok, this was very important question.

Why did it happen?

Did you follow the recipe? (did you measure correctly?)

If you did, the next step we need to check is your baking skills.

Did you assembly the cookie correctly? (I believe this was your problem). Please check the pictures below and be sure the filling is inside of the cookie. (you should not be able to see the yellow filling)

BTW, see the picture 2 below. I can’t repeat this enough: You can’t see the filling. Then place cookies into the freezer for 10 minutes or longer.

If you still are having the same problem, please read super important note below.

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SUPER IMPORTANT NOTE: Be sure you can’t see the filling. If you still have the same problem, you will have to return cookie to the freezer 2 times. After the first assembly place the cookie into the freezer for 10 minutes. Then remove from the freezer and cover the top (above the filling) with additional layer of chocolate chip dough. Then return to the freezer again for another 10 minutes. (so you increase the security of the filling. It can’t escape because it has additional dough layer).

FINAL NOTE

This cookies are 5 star cookies.

OUTSTANDING!

Super easy to make and great gift for Christmas.

FINAL GRADE: A+

OTHER LINKS

Original Nanaimo Bars – A Canadian Tradition

Dream Bars

The Best Butter Tart Cookies – O Canada

Mint Nanaimo Bars – Time for Christmas

Eat-More Bars-O Sweet Chocolate Canada

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