Everyone loves a good chocolate cookie. But here’s something we think is even better: these soft, gooey Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars! They’ve got an irresistibly chewy texture, featuring a luxurious dough with loads of dark chocolate chips. A bit of oatmeal gives it a nostalgic heartiness, and the edges get perfectly golden. All your friends will be begging for the recipe (ours were).
Ingredients in chocolate chip cookie bars
There’s nothing better than a good tray of bars: for parties, pitch-ins or just an after school snack! The advantage to bars over cookies? They’re much easier: no chilling the dough or portioning it out. Just throw the dough into a 9 x 9 pan and bake! It’s unfussy and a fun way to make an easy treat. These bars come out irresistibly soft and gooey, and they stay soft for days. Here’s what you’ll need:
All-purpose flourOld fashioned rolled oatsBaking powderButterLight brown sugar and granulated sugarEggsVanillaDark chocolate chips
Once you mix up the dough for these chocolate chip cookie bars, throw them in the oven and bake for 21 to 23 minutes until golden brown. That’s it! It’s so much easier than cookies.
Tips for chocolate chip cookie bars
There are a few best practices for chocolate chip cookie bars. Here’s what to know:
Grease the pan, then line the pan with parchment paper. This makes them easy to remove from the pan. Cut the parchment so that it extends on two sides to easily remove it from the pan (cut it to fit right in the bottom on the other side). Greasing the entire pan helps the parchment stick to the bottom. Allow to cool for at least 1 hour. This lets the texture set, firming it up so it’s the ideal gooey texture for eating. You may find you’ll need even up to 2 hours for the chips to fully set. But if you’d like to serve it warm with a fork, you can do that too (see below). Top with flaky sea salt if desired. Pull them out of the oven and top with a few sprinkles of flaky sea salt, if you love that sweet and savory vibe.
Or, eat them warm with ice cream
These chocolate chip cookie bars are the perfect crowd pleasing dessert for cookouts, parties, and more! You can eat them cooled as bars, but if you just can’t wait? You can eat them warm, topped with vanilla ice cream as a showy dessert. If you do so, let the pan rest for about 15 minutes before serving. Or even better, serve as a sundae with a drizzle of chocolate syrup.
Storage info
How to store these chocolate chip cookie bars once you’ve bake them up? Make sure to store them with parchment paper between each layer, so they don’t stick to each other. Then, place them in an airtight container and you can store them for:
3 days at room temperature2 weeks refrigerated3 months frozen
More chocolate chip recipes
Chocolate chip anything always goes over well, over here! Here are a few more chocolate chip recipes to try:
Opt for deliciously moist Chocolate Chip Banana BreadTry Oatmeal Chocolate Chip CookiesMake a big Chocolate Chip Skillet CookieTry a Chewy Cookie Cake RecipeGo for Edible Cookie Dough (or Chickpea Cookie Dough)
This chocolate chip cookie bars recipe is…
Vegetarian. 4.8 from 5 reviews
