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This is my FAVORITE Girl Guide cookie recipe! Soft and chewy cookie bars studded with delicious chocolate and vanilla Girl Guide cookie chunks.

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*Please note* this post was originally published in 2017. I’ve since redone the text but the recipe remains the same.

Hi! How are you? If you had a long weekend like me, how was it? I was at a family reunion in the town of Drumheller for most of it, and I have to say it was pretty fun. The words “family reunion” generally seem to make people cringe a little, or they give you that slightly pained look of “Oh…I’m sorry for you” – BUT luckily, my family is pretty great. And I’m not just saying that because I suspect many of them are reading this post. Hah!

It was so fun watching Oscar play with his cousins. He got all hopped up on sugar and junk food and had the best time ever. Wally had a good time too, judging by his big smiles and kicky legs.girl guide cookie bars

We were gathered for what would have been my Grandpa’s 100th birthday. I learned some very neat things about him this weekend – he was a pretty entrepreneurial guy! And he played the accordion. You can’t NOT like someone who plays the accordion.

Anyway, we all contributed a little to Saturday’s potluck dinner; surprise, surprise, I contributed some dessert.

What are Girl Guide cookies?

I’ve been wanting to try out a Girl Guide cookie recipe for a while now. Girl Guide cookies are an essential part of the Canadian diet. For my American friends, our Girl Guides are your Girl Scouts. Unfortunately, I can’t tell you how the cookies compare, but I can tell you that ours are delicious. DEE-licious. It’s pretty impossible for me to say no to the wide-eyed girls at my doorstep asking me to buy their delicious cookies.

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I decided to crush up these cookies and throw them into a cookie bar. They’re quick and easy to make, portable, and you can easily double the recipe to feed a large crowd. Plus, they’re also (you guessed it) – DEE-licious! Soft and chewy and filled with cookie chunks. What’s not to love? I slightly under-baked the batch I made for my family, but I make no apologies. They were soooo soft.girl guide cookie bars

How do you make Girl Guide cookie bars?

Butter and brown sugar is creamed together and then mixed with 2 eggs, and vanilla bean paste. I’m a little nutty about vanilla bean paste, but it’s not absolutely necessary. You could also just use vanilla extract.

I like to add cornstarch to my cookie bars to give them a little extra chewiness. The cornstarch is whisked together with flour, salt, and baking powder and then the dry ingredients are mixed into the wet. The crushed up cookies get folded in at the very end; I’ve used 16 cookies but you can add a few more or a few less, depending on how cookie-fied you’d like the bars to be.

The bars get pressed into a 9×13 pan and are baked for about 20-22 minutes. I took mine out at 20, and like I said, they were veeeery soft and gooey. I cut my bars into 24 pieces, but you can make your squares as big or as small as you’d like. So many things that are totally up to you in this recipe.

I love the chocolate/vanilla combo in these cookie bars, but you can easily substitute the Girl Guide cookies for other cookies such as Oreos (or maybe Girl SCOUT cookies…)! Try these bars out the next time you need to take something yummy to a family gathering!

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Girl Guide Cookie Bars


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  • Author: Katherine
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 24 cookie bars 1x

Description

This is my FAVORITE Girl Guide cookie recipe! Soft and chewy cookie bars studded with delicious chocolate and vanilla Girl Guide cookie chunks.


Ingredients

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  • 2/3 cup butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1 tbsp vanilla bean paste (or vanilla extract)
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp cornstarch
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 16 Girl Guide cookies*, crushed/chopped into small pieces

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 F and line a 9×13 pan with aluminum foil – leave enough hanging over the sides so you can easily grab and lift the bars out of the pan later. Spray with non-stick spray and set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, cornstarch and salt.
  3. In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, or using a hand mixer, cream the butter and brown sugar together until light and fluffy. With the mixer running on low, add the eggs one at a time. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula, as needed. Add in the vanilla and mix until incorporated.
  4. With the mixer running on low, slowly add in the dry ingredients to the wet until fully incorporated. Using a spatula, fold in the crushed cookies.
  5. Press the batter evenly into the pan. Bake for 20-22 minutes.* Let the bars cool for at least 15-20 minutes before grabbing the edge of the foil and lifting the bars out of the pan. Cut into 24 bars.

Bars will keep at room temperature, in a sealed container, for up to 2 weeks, or in the freezer for up to 2 months.

Notes

  1. Substitute Girl Guide cookies for any other type of sandwich cookie that can be crushed (Oreo, etc)
  2. I took my bars out at 20 minutes and they were fairly gooey.
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Category: cookies
  • Method: bake
  • Cuisine: canadian
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15 Comments

  1. i didn’t have a long weekend, but managed to squish in a lot of fun (which left me tired for a hectic monday, oops). these sound delicious, and thanks for the clarification on what a girl guide is! was definitely like what the heck is that?! and was maybe imagining a literal girl guidebook.

    1. Oh no, hectic Mondays are terrible but I’m so happy to hear you had a fun weekend!! It’s worth it, right!? Haha – I laughed at your comment. As I was creating this post I realized that most people reading probably have no idea what the heck a Girl Guide is. I grew up being a Girl Guide! Have a great (and less hectic) week Heather!!

  2. Well, Happy 100th Birthday to Grandpa Katherine! What a celebration that must have been. I’m sure everyone enjoyed your dessert. These cookie bars look scrumptious. Can’t beat the addition of the Girl Guide cookies!

    1. Thank you so much Mary Ann! The cookie bars definitely flew out of the container. Hope you’re having a great week!

  3. Soft and gooey is the only way to go with cookies (in my opinion!!!)…I love Girl Scout cookies and these Girl Guide cookie bars look amazing. I would seriously eat the whole pan! Hahahaha. Yummmmmmmmm 🙂 XOXO

    1. I absolutely agree!! Cookie dreams are made of soft and gooey! It was pretty impossible to not eat the whole pan haha thank you Kelly!!

  4. Oh my gosh, how cute that your grandpa played the accordion! I never dread family reunions because my family is awesome too. Although none of them plays the accordion so maybe I should take it up just so we have more to talk about :). These cookies look SO FREAKING GOOD! I’m guessing Girl Guide cookies are just as addictive as Girl Scout cookies (which is to say, they’re dangerous to have around) so your bars have to be amazing. LOVING this recipe, Katherine! And glad you had a great weekend! Happy Tuesday my friend!

    1. Aah so cute, right!? I think more people should play the accordion, so I would absolutely support you in that endeavor haha. Thank you so much! YES they are incredibly addictive, and I can only imagine Girl Scout cookies are equally delicious. Thanks Kelsie! It’s already hump day! Yahoo!

  5. I’ve never heard of Girl Guide cookies. Well, even though they could easily be substituted for any other sandwich cookies, I’m intrigued (And I’ve got to find them). These bars look delicious. I’m not surprised though – a coupe of good ingredients have made into these lovely bars!

    1. I’ll send you a box! 🙂 They’re delicious. It’s probably a good thing you can’t get them where you are. Thanks for the kind words Ben! Cheers!

  6. These had to be the hit of the party, I am now craving these bars!! I have not tried this variety of Girl Guide (Scout) cookie but will be on the look out!! Take care.

    1. Thanks Stacey!! I can say for sure that they flew out of the container. They’re impossible to resist! I hope you get a chance to try out the cookies one day. So good! Have a great weekend!

  7. I would love to try these girl guide cookies! They look so amazing with that delicious texture Katherine. Have a wonderful weekend!






    1. They are so soft and chewy, Christie!! Definitely a favorite around here! Thanks my friend!