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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.
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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
Absolutely delicious! They were a big hit, especially with my grandchildren, ages 10 & 8.
I followed the recipe exactly with no problem.
Thanks for sharing! I’m so happy your grandkids enjoyed them too!
I Googled “Friday night easy desserts,” and this was one of the top results – and I know why! Took no time to prep and bake, and they are deeeelish! No modifications needed. The family loves them & they’ll likely be gone before the end of the weekend. Thanks for sharing! ☺️
Thank you so much for sharing! I’m so glad you enjoyed the cookie bars. They are a favorite over here too!
I added walnuts!!!!
Perfect! Hopefully, you liked them!
I love these cookies, but I got them from somebody else on Pinterest. One glaring mistake you made was that you omitted adding the butter. I sincerely hope nobody ended up with a flour-y, horrible cookie because of that error. Please fix it so others can enjoy this as much as my family does. Also, I mix the chips in with the dough at the last moment & I think it’s much better than sprinkling them on top. Mixing them in the dough creates a chewy brownie-type cookie. Thanks for the recipe. It’s awesome. But please re-write it so nobody forgets the butter that may be cooling across the kitchen & forgot about it. It can happen.
Glad you like them. The butter is there is in the recipe 🙂 They would be horrible without it!
Love these bars so much. Great for potluck!
This is one of the best and easiest desserts. We love it so much that I usually double it. I can’t wait to try it with m&m’s.
I measured the ingredients exactly except for adding 2/3 cup chocolate chips instead of 1/2 cup. Unfortunately, my bars were flat and too moist. Do you think that was the problem or could it have been my oven temp? They were better at the edges than in the center. Thanks for any tips you can offer!
I typed the above before realizing that I remembered the amount of chips incorrectly. I did use 3/4 cup. It was a fudge recipe that I made at the same time where I changed the amount of chips. So, I didn’t actually alter the ingredients. I am thinking my oven temp wasn’t hot enough. They taste great, though, even if they are flat. 😊
I am thinking it needed to be in longer. Depending on where I am baking these, the time varies. Hope you will try them again 🙂
I’ve made this twice now!!! It’s a hit with everyone!!! Yummy
Woohoo!! Love to hear that!! Thank you!
My kids prefer these over cookies. They are thick, soft & chewy, & they make my family happy!
These are delicious and so easy. After i made them the first time my family requested them three More times that week. I Sprinkled sea salt on the top when they were done!
LOL..that’s what I love to hear! Thank you so much!