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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
Hi just wondering if you can use self raising flour instead of the baking powder and soda as I don’t own either of these!
Thanks
Unfortunately, I’ve never tried it with the self raising flour. You could give it a try, but I’ve never made it without the powder and soda. If you try it, let me know. Would love to know how it goes. 😉
Can u give eggless reciepe too as I’m a pure vegetarian.
This link should help you – http://chefinyou.com/egg-substitutes-cooking/ 😉
These look delicious. Are they prepared with an electric mixer, or mixed by hand?
We just mix by hand. 😉
Can’t wait to try theses
You’ll love them!! Definitely one of our “go-to” dessert recipes. 😀
Hey, just made the cookie bar recipe…I think it could use a lot more flour and possibly less butter! Just wondering if the recipe needs to be checked???
We’ve been making this for years and it always turns out perfect. All recipes though can be modified to your liking. 😉
These were perfect for the sweet tooth I was having! Quick and easy with hardly no mess. I didn’t have a the right pan but this worked in a rectangular one perfectly! Great recipe! This one is a keeper in my recipe box!
SO happy to hear that, Jennifer!! We are all about simple and quick desserts. 😀
Hey. These look SOOO soft and chewy. I’ll have to try the recipe out. But is there a shortcut way to make these using cake box mix?? I coupon and have stocked up on a few boxed mixes awhile back. Would love to use them up. Thanks.
I was looking for a chocolate chip cooke to make tonight that wasn’t my usual (very involved) recipe and these were great! The only thing I will do differently next time is add more chocolate chips, but that may just be me! Thanks!
Hi. My family loves these cookie bars but everytime I make them they rise nicely and then fall. Anyone know why? Am I over mixing and putting too much air in there?
With 2 daughters and a grandchild, and my sweettooth i am always looking for an easy, tasty snack. I cant wait to digging into these recipes!
These were delicious! Thanks!