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This chocolate chip cookie bars recipe is our family’s go-to Sunday night dessert! It’s your favorite cookie in bar-form, perfect with ice cream!
Our FAvorite Cookie in Bar Form!
Over the years, we’ve come to find some go-to desserts for family gatherings and these cookie bars are at the top of the list!
We’ve decided you really can’t beat Chocolate Chip Cookies in bar form. You get all the delicious flavor of your favorite cookie, but it’s ready in only one batch! Our kids especially love whipping these up for family game nights. There are plenty of crispy edges to enjoy and enough gooey centers to make everyone happy.
We often serve them with Vanilla Ice Cream, and I can safely say EVERYONE in the family loves them.
WHY WE LOVE IT:
Ingredients
PREP TIME: 5 minutes COOK TIME: 25 minutes
- 2 cups packed light brown sugar – or dark brown sugar
- ¾ cup unsalted butter melted – or salted butter
- 2 eggs – room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour sifted – see How to Measure Flour
- 1 teaspoon salt – Reduce or omit if using salted butter.
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1½ cups chocolate chips – milk or semi-sweet chocolate chips. Or try dark chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, M&Ms, toffee bits, flaky sea salt, or chopped nuts (peanuts, pecans, or walnuts).
How to Make Cookie Bars
- PREP. Begin by greasing a 9×13-inch glass baking dish and setting it aside or Line the Pan with Parchment Paper.
- BATTER. In a medium bowl, combine 2 cups brown sugar, ¾ cup butter, 2 eggs, and 2 teaspoons vanilla. Mix well with a wooden spoon or a mixer on the lowest setting.
- Gradually add 2 cups flour, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon baking powder, and ¼ teaspoon baking soda. Stir until well combined and pour into the prepared baking dish.
- BAKE. Sprinkle with 1½ cups chocolate chips and bake for 24–28 minutes. Let cool completely in the pan before cutting.
- The bars will have a slightly dull surface and the edges of the crust should also begin to harden and slightly pull away from the surface of the baking dish.
- If the center is undercooked, return them to bake in the oven immediately and check them for doneness at 5 minute intervals.
- SERVE. Serve warm and eat by themselves or with ice cream.
Cookie Bars Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups packed light brown sugar
- ¾ cup unsalted butter, melted
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1½ cups chocolate chips, semisweet or milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9×13-inch glass baking dish and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine brown sugar, butter, eggs and vanilla. Mix well with a wooden spoon.
- Gradually add flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Stir until well combined and pour into the prepared baking dish.
- Sprinkle with chocolate chips and bake for 24–28 minutes. Let cool completely in the pan before cutting.
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Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Recipe FAQ
The dough can be made ahead of time and refrigerated for 1-2 days or frozen for up to 3 months. Thaw, if needed, press into the pan and bake.
Cookie bars can be stored in an airtight container for 3-4 days or in a freezer Ziploc for 2-3 months
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I saw these on my Facebook feed and decided to make them today since I’m at home sick (I needed something comforting!). So good and so much easier than cookies since I didn’t have to stand there plopping out balls of cookie dough. Yum!
Wow!! These look and sound amazing!! These take me back to being a kid when my grandmother made some kind of cookie bar. Now I’m off to find that recipe 🙂
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Karla
Oh I love these bars! And that’s exactly what my daughter does when she smiles. The scrunched nose smile 🙂
Oh my goodness, your little girl is TOO cute! And I love cookies in bar form, can’t wait to try these!
All of these bars look great. I especially love the chocolate chip one that looks uncooked in the inside. I love raw cookie dough and underbaking chocolate chip cookies. I am sure it’s just as delicious in a bar. YUM
These look rich and delish. What a great fast bar!
Thanks, Dorothy! We are always looking for quick and yummy desserts. Have a great week, friend! XO
My only complaint would be to specify using light brown sugar. I made this with dark brown and light brown, and it truly makes a difference. Otherwise one of the best, easiest desserts.
These look AMAZING! 🙂
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Looks so delicious!! I love your daughter’s crinkled nose smile. So cute!! Thanks for the recipe!!
Thanks, Crystal!! 😀
Ummm….those look absolutely AMAZING! Chocolate chip cookies/bars are my craving of choice right now….Thanks for sharing!
You’re welcome! Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
this is awesome!! im only 13 and these turned pit great. 🙂
I am so happy to hear that!! Thank you for letting me know 🙂
Great recipe!
Thank you so much!!