How to bake buttery cinnamon bars

These are my own recipe!! So yummy and quick to make!

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INGREDIENTS

Gather your forces... I mean ingredients...

Gather your forces... I mean ingredients...

First up is butter, 1 cup.  For easier melting I cut it up and place in a shallow dish then microwave.

First up is butter, 1 cup. For easier melting I cut it up and place in a shallow dish then microwave.

See... All pretty.  Now we will let this sit while we do other things because we don't want the egg mixture to turn into scrambled eggs.

See... All pretty. Now we will let this sit while we do other things because we don't want the egg mixture to turn into scrambled eggs.

Next in a bowl add 4 eggs, 1.5c sugar and  0.5c brown sugar and mix!

Next in a bowl add 4 eggs, 1.5c sugar and 0.5c brown sugar and mix!

It should look like this.

It should look like this.

In another bowl add 3 c flour, 1tsp cinnamon and a pinch of salt. ( you can add more cinnamon if you are a cinnamon fan )

In another bowl add 3 c flour, 1tsp cinnamon and a pinch of salt. ( you can add more cinnamon if you are a cinnamon fan )

Mix it together.... By this time your melted butter should be cooler.

Mix it together.... By this time your melted butter should be cooler.

Add a little at a time with the egg/sugar mixture until totally blended in.

Add a little at a time with the egg/sugar mixture until totally blended in.

It will look like this.

It will look like this.

Next add the wet mixture to the dry and mix it together.  They want to be together!  We've kept them apart for far too long.

Next add the wet mixture to the dry and mix it together. They want to be together! We've kept them apart for far too long.

Add your 2tsp vanilla extract while mixing.

Add your 2tsp vanilla extract while mixing.

It will be a fairly thick consistency.

It will be a fairly thick consistency.

Grease a 9x13 baking dish.

Grease a 9x13 baking dish.

Use a Spatula to smooth the batter into the dish.

Use a Spatula to smooth the batter into the dish.

We want it to be evenly spread like so.

We want it to be evenly spread like so.

Pop that bad boy in the oven at 325 for 30 mins.  30 mins is our base. Each oven is different which is why pokey stick is important but more on that later.

Pop that bad boy in the oven at 325 for 30 mins. 30 mins is our base. Each oven is different which is why pokey stick is important but more on that later.

In the meantime we made a mess!!!

In the meantime we made a mess!!!

Clean that crap up!  You can't enjoy your goodies with a messy kitchen hanging over you like an albatross.

Clean that crap up! You can't enjoy your goodies with a messy kitchen hanging over you like an albatross.

You may come across this in your cleaning...

You may come across this in your cleaning...

Do not eat raw batter!!! No!

Do not eat raw batter!!! No!

Don't.... *sigh* yeah, good luck with that.  We all know batter is win.

Don't.... *sigh* yeah, good luck with that. We all know batter is win.

When the oven beeps get a toothpick or pointy stick thingy.  Technical terms abound here.

When the oven beeps get a toothpick or pointy stick thingy. Technical terms abound here.

Poke your cake.

Poke your cake.

If it doesn't come out clean then leave it in and check in 3 min intervals.  DO NOT OVERCOOK or UNDERCOOK THIS CAKE!!! If it is dry it will suck.  If it is undercooked it will be gooey.

If it doesn't come out clean then leave it in and check in 3 min intervals. DO NOT OVERCOOK or UNDERCOOK THIS CAKE!!! If it is dry it will suck. If it is undercooked it will be gooey.

Here is my cake battle scar and all ( pokey part ). You will want to let her cool down for a bit.  She's been through a lot!

Here is my cake battle scar and all ( pokey part ). You will want to let her cool down for a bit. She's been through a lot!

She's a lot easier to get along with once she has cooled down.  You'll want to cut up the cake into bar-like segments.

She's a lot easier to get along with once she has cooled down. You'll want to cut up the cake into bar-like segments.

And if you want to get a little Martha in your step you can sprinkle some confectioners/powdered sugar.

And if you want to get a little Martha in your step you can sprinkle some confectioners/powdered sugar.

Then put them on a plate and serve!  These are very dense and moist.  It can be difficult to get the time just right as you don't want a gooey center nor a dry center.  Use the pokey thing!!!

Then put them on a plate and serve! These are very dense and moist. It can be difficult to get the time just right as you don't want a gooey center nor a dry center. Use the pokey thing!!!

I prefer these cold with my morning coffee. I keep them in a ziplock bag in the fridge. They will keep for about a week this way. I hope you enjoy!!!

  • 1/2c Sugar
  • 1/2c Brown sugar
  • 1.0c Butter
  • 4.0 Eggs
  • 3.0c Flour
  • 1.0tsp Cinnamon
  • 1.0pch Salt
  • 2.0tsp vanilla extract
  • Powdered sugar ( optional )
  • Pointy Stick/ toothpick