Death by Vanilla

This White Chocolate Vanilla Bars are so easy and so good, you won’t be able to eat just one. A simple vanilla bars recipe topped with homemade vanilla frosting!

Close-up view of a White Chocolate frosted Vanilla Bar

So I am a little obsessed with Pop Culture.

I get anxiety if my Entertainment Weekly is not delivered on Fridays.  I read Perez Hilton.
I. Watch. The. Hills.
The DVR has become an indispensable electronic in our house.  When everyone else is in bed it becomes my late night friend.
Yes, I am tuning into Jersey Shore and all its fist-pumping glory, American Idol (Pants on the ground anyone?) and the latest season of Celebrity Rehab.  Dude, did you SEE Heidi Fleiss? Ouch.
My obsession doesn’t end with TV, though…it’s extended to all forms of Pop Culture: clothing, food and “As Seen on TV”.  I know, right?!?  Who could live without the PedEgg or cha-cha-cha-Chia?
My ipod is filled with a strange mix from Barbara Streisand to Eminem…and I have been know to nod my head like “yeah” on more than one occasion.
My husband doesn’t really subscribe to any of this…he would rather be watching “Apocalypse Week” on the History Channel than marveling over Kate’s new hair extensions. (You know what I’m talking about).
Yes, pop culture is a form of escapism.  I’m not afraid to admit it.
Speaking of escaping…let’s all escape to a world where calories don’t exist.
Are you there yet? Ahhh, it feels good.
Now, if calories don’t exist that means I can eat an entire tray of these…

…with no worries about jeans or muffin-top.

Muffins..mmmmm.  Stay focused.  Vanilla Bars.

Yeah, these are good.  Really good.  So good that when I took the first bite I literally closed my eyes and exhaled.  So good that they could be a problem.

Escape good.

Moving my hips like “yeah” good.

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White Chocolate Vanilla Bars

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  • Author: Cookies & Cups
  • Prep Time: 15 min
  • Cook Time: 30 min
  • Total Time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: 1520 bars 1x
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Oven
  • Cuisine: American

Description

This White Chocolate Vanilla Bars are so easy and so good, you won’t be able to eat just one. A simple vanilla bars recipe topped with homemade vanilla frosting!


Ingredients

Scale

Bars

  • ½ cup butter
  • 10 ounce bag white vanilla baking chips (1 2/3 cups)
  • 1¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 3 large eggs

Frosting:

  • 1½ cups powdered sugar sifted
  • 3 Tbs butter, softened
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • 12 Tbsp of milk (until smooth spreadable consistency)

Instructions

  1. Preheat to 350
  2. Spray 9×9 pan with cooking spray
  3. In medium sized saucepan melt the butter and white chips over low heat. Stir pretty constantly so the chocolate doesn’t burn.
  4. When melted it will appear a bit curdled…this is okay. Remove from heat.
  5. Now add all the other ingredients into the saucepan and stir until combined and smooth.
  6. Spread in prepared pan.
  7. Bake for approx 25-30 minutes until set and toothpick comes out clean.
  8. Let cool and then frost.

Notes

recipe only slightly adapted from Recipe Girl

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 Bar
  • Calories: 162
  • Sugar: 21.9 g
  • Sodium: 174.2 mg
  • Fat: 3.2 g
  • Carbohydrates: 24.5 g
  • Protein: 0.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.6 mg

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51 comments on “Death by Vanilla”

  1. I seriously am addicted to The Bachelor and Celebrity Rehab!!!! Did you watch the Bachelor last night? Some GOOD TV!!!

    And your recipe looks fantastic. My son is not a big chocolate fan, he would LOVE it!!

  2. Yuuuuuuuuum! I want to eat these right now! And Im totally with you on your pop culture obsession! yaay Snookie!

  3. bridget {bake at 350}

    So funny!!! I gave up "gossip sites" for lent a couple years ago and haven't been back, BUT I was totally addicted to TMZ & Perez! 😉

    Vanilla Bars…THOSE look *dreamy!*

  4. Your hilarious! This recipe just went in my to bake folder!!! Now for a little Bachelor talk, Im soooo glad Michelle is gone! Did she really think she would say "i think im just going to go home" and he would say "ohhh no michelle stay I cant live without you" Later crazy lady…….. HA!

  5. betchacanteatjustone

    I love your pop culture honesty! The Hills had me sucked in for a long time but now I can't let a Monday night pass without watching the Bachelor!
    Yummy looking recipe! Vanilla deserves more attention like this 🙂

    Katie

  6. Ooh, that looks like delicious yellow cake 🙂

    I am intrigued by the melted chips in the batter. hmmm.

    I got my vanilla beans from Costco. They are from Rodelle and they came in a pack of 2 vials with 5 beans per vial. So 10 beans for $10. They've been good!

  7. LOVE IT! I am definitely a pop culture addict. I subscribe to so many magazines that I am 3 months behind in reading them (really a year behind, but 3 months in my favorites) and these bars look A-MAZING!

  8. Pink Little Cake

    I am joining you and all the other girls comments. I am also addicted to Farmville. I love your post.

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