I’ll spare you the details of how I got to this recipe, but suffice it to say it was a calamity of errors that led to an absolutely delicious and easy hazelnut cake bar recipe, so I am not at all upset. Sometimes, the best things come from some crazy stories.
I am exaggerating a bit, but the original recipe did not turn out at all, and I was left with dough, a preheated oven, and nothing to make for my kids, who were expecting cookies. So, I used some of my creative powers to put this together, and it came out so good that I just had to share it with you!
Hazelnut Cake Bars
You’ll start by making the dough. Place margarine, sugar, egg, and vanilla extract in the bowl of an electric mixer. Add flour and mix until a soft dough forms. Then divide the dough into two parts—either half or 2/3 and 1/3.
At this point, you’ll want to preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
Roll out half the dough and place it in a greased 9×13 pan, covering the bottom completely. I like to cover my pans with parchment paper to make removing the bars easier.
Spread the hazelnut spread (I used the Great Value Hazelnut Spread, but you can use Nutella or any other brand) over the entire dough. You can be generous—this is the good part!
Image Credit: The Passport Kitchen.
Then, roll out the rest of the dough. Cut the dough with your hands and then place small pieces over the Hazelnut Spread, leaving small gaps but covering most of it. It should look like the picture below.
Image Credit: The Passport Kitchen.
Bake the bars at 35o degrees for 15-20 minutes until golden brown.
Image Credit: The Passport Kitchen.
Cool the bars and slice them into squares. Enjoy!
Image Credit: The Passport Kitchen.
Hazelnut Cake Bars
Yummy Hazelnut Cake Bars made with flaky dough and a hazelnut spread.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup margarine or butter
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 1/2 cup Hazelnut Spread (I used Great Value Hazelnut Spread)
Instructions
- Place margarine, sugar, egg and vanilla extract in the bowl of an electric mixer.
- Add flour and mix till a soft dough forms.
- Divide the dough into two parts- either half or 2/3 and 1/3
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Roll out 1/2 the dough and place in a 9×13 pan, covering the bottom
- Spread the hazelnut spread over the entire dough. You can be generous
- Roll out the rest of the dough and then place small pieces of dough over the hazelnut spread, leaving small gaps but covering most of it
- Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes until golden brown
- Cool and slice into squares
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