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Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars (aka Pan Chewies) are our family’s go-to Sunday Night Dessert! It’s your favorite cookie in bar-form, served hot. They’re perfect with ice cream!
If you love Chocolate Chip Cookies, then you’ll love these chewy chocolate chip cookie bars. They’re right up there with our Sugar Cookie Bars and Cake Mix Cookie Bars.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Over the years, we’ve come to find some go-to desserts for family gatherings. It may be a long list now, but today’s recipe for Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars aka “Pan Chewies” is one of those deserts.
We’ve decided you really can’t beat Chocolate Chip Cookies in Bar form (go here for even more Cookie Bar Recipes).
We love these because:
- SO easy. These are so simple and classic, we make them all the time.
- Delicious. If you love cookies, then you will love these in bar form.
- Great for gatherings. We love to make these for parties, holidays like Easter and Christmas and family outings.
We often serve them with Vanilla Ice Cream, and I can safely say EVERYONE in the family loves them.
Ingredients
Just a few ingredients and steps are needed to make this chocolate chip cookie bars. Here are the ingredients needed to make the cookie dough:
- butter
- brown sugar
- eggs
- vanilla
- flour
- baking powder
- baking soda
- salt
- semi-sweet chocolate chips or milk chocolate chips
How to Make Cookie Bars
- PREP. Begin by greasing a 9-x-13-inch glass baking dish and setting it aside.
- WET INGREDIENTS. In a medium bowl, combine brown sugar, butter, eggs and vanilla. Mix well with a wooden spoon or a mixer on the lowest setting.
- DRY INGREDIENTS. Gradually add flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Stir until well combined and pour into the prepared baking dish.
- BAKE. Sprinkle with chocolate chips and bake for 24–28 minutes. Let cool completely in the pan before cutting.
- SERVE. Serve warm and eat by themselves or with ice cream.
Recipe Tips
Getting perfectly baked cookie bars:
- Make sure your oven is preheated to 350 degrees before you put your bars in to avoid underbaking.
- When you remove them from the oven you’ll be able to tell that they are done if they have a slightly dull surface that when you lightly touch it a slight imprint remains. The edges of the crust should also begin to harden and slightly pull away from the surface of the baking dish.
- If your bars are undercooked, return them to bake in the oven immediately and check them for doneness at 5 minute intervals.
Variations
- White Chocolate Chips + Butterscotch Chips
- M&Ms – and we change these up with different M&Ms for the holidays
- Chocolate Chips + Toffee Bits
- Chocolate Chips + Chopped Nuts (Peanuts or Walnuts)
Storage Tips
- To STORE, just cover tightly with foil or saran wrap and store on the counter for up to 3 days.
- To reheat, just place in microwave for a few minutes to make them gooey and warm.
- Once cooked and cooled, you can FREEZE these cookie bars by placing a freezer-safe Ziploc bag and freezing for up to 2 months. Thaw overnight and reheat in the microwave.
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Cookie Bars
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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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
This is the absolute BEST recipe. It is my go to for fast treats. Don’t know if I’ll ever make regular chocolate chip cookies again.
Aren’t they the best?! Glad you think so 🙂 Thank you!
Perfect!!!!! I made these for my 91 yr old mom. She and i had a delicious late night snack. And i found a new, ‘go-to’! Just… Wow!
They make a great late night snack!! Glad you both liked them! Thank you!
These are the best chocolate chip cookie bats ever! Thank you for the recipe
You are so welcome!! Glad you like them, as much as we do! Thank you!
I made them with my sp ed kids at school ~ they agreed that they were the best that they have ever had!!! Thanks so much for the easy and most delicious recipe!! ~
You are so very welcome! I am happy they liked them 🙂 Thank you for sharing them with the kids!
Always Enjoy your recIpes! Is there any way you can re-post your cookies and cream Magic bars loVed that recipe in addition to this one
Thank you!! I am not sure which bars you are talking about. Do you remember exactly what they were called & it was from my site?
Yum yummy looks great
They taste great, too!! Thank you so much 🙂
A great recipe and easy to make. One problem. You forgot to say to add the melted butter. I ALMOST FORGOT. ADDED IT WHEN I WAS ALREADY STIRRING THE DRY INGREDIENTS IN.
In step 2, you add the brown sugar, vanilla, & egg to the cooled melted butter 🙂
I can no longer find the regular “chewy chocolate chip cookies” Recipe. When I click on the name and picture for it (where the recipe should be) I am taken to this recipe instead. I have tried e mailing you about it, but haven’t heard back yet. Thank you.
I’m so sorry..we have modified the recipe for these. Here is the link to our favorite chocolate chip cookies…https://lilluna.com/the-best-chocolate-chip-cookies-recipe/. Hope you like these 🙂
These are AMAZIng! My favorite part of a cookie is the dough. These are so chewy and just like i like them!! Great recipe!
These are my dads favorite cookie! I Like that I dont have to bake them in batches Like regular cookies. That means he gets to have them a lot!!!