Gooey Butter Chocolate Chip Shortbread Bars - Averie Cooks

The more butter, the merrier. The bars have a buttery soft shortbread crust and are topped with a gooey, creamy, buttery topping that’s studded with chocolate chips. It’s soft, luscious, and just melts in your mouth. It reminds me of the inside of a custard-filled donut that’s squishy and wonderful. The texture contrast between the lighter filling and the heartier crust is fabulous. I used mini chocolate chips because they stay suspended in the filling better than regular size and there’s a better chocolate ratio in every bite. One tablespoon of cornstarch helps the crust from turning overly crunchy and helps to minimize cracking and crumbling when you slice the bars.

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