Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

These are the absolute best chocolate chip cookie bars. This cookie bar recipe is easy to make (5 minutes to mix, 20 minutes to bake) and results in a gooey, chewy, doughy yet fully cooked chocolate chip cookie bar that is 100% irresistible. Serve warm with a scoop of ice cream!

What do you do when the craving for chocolate chip cookies strikes, but you just don’t have the time (or energy) to scoop, roll and bake multiple batches of your favorite treat? Enter these Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars! They have all the taste (and dare I say even more gooey, doughy perfection), with way less work! A total win!

This chocolate chip cookie bar recipe is seriously the best. It is easy to make, taking only 5 minutes to whip up and 20 minutes to bake!

And the results speak for themselves, gooey, chewy, doughy yet fully cooked chocolate chip cookie bars that are 100% irresistible. Serve the warm with a scoop of ice cream and you have achieved dessert nirvana!

Cuisine : American
Diet : Vegetarian
Prep : Time5 minutes
Cook Time : 25 minutes
Total Time : 30 minutes
Servings : 16 Cookie Bars
Calories : 201.32kcal

Equipment

KitchenAid Mixer
spatula
measuring spoons
measuring cups
spatula
glass batter bowl
8×8″ baking pan

Ingredients

½ cup butter softened
½ cup granulated sugar
½ cup light brown sugar packed
1 egg, large
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
½ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp baking powder
½ tsp sea salt
1 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Line a 9×9” square baking pan with parchment paper and lightly grease. Set aside.
In a small bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
In the bowl of a standing mixer, cream together butter, light brown sugar and granulated sugar until well combined.
Add egg and vanilla to the butter/sugar mixture and beat until combined.
Add dry ingredients and beat until all the ingredients are thoroughly combined.
Add chocolate chips and mix until evenly distributed.
Press the cookie dough into the bottom of the prepared baking pan.
Top with extra chocolate chips (if desired).
Bake for 18-25 minutes, or until the edges are set, and the top is just barely browned.
Place baking pan on a wire cooling rack and let the bars cool in the pan for at least 30 minutes (preferably longer, they hold up better as they cool).
Use the parchment paper to lift the cookie bars out of the pan, then cut into squares and serve.

Notes

How to double this cookie bar recipe:
Need to serve a large crowd? Simply double the recipe exactly and bake it in a 9×13″ baking dish for 20-25 minutes (or until the edges are golden brown and the top is lightly browned and set).
IngredientsSubstituions:
All-purpose flour. For a gluten-free version, use an all-purpose gluten-free baking flour!
Brown sugar. If you like a deeper, molasses taste, then you can use dark brown sugar if you wish!
Granulated sugar. I bake with organic cane sugar (I buy the Kirkland brand at Costco). However any white, granulated sugar works well in this recipe!
Butter. Both salted or unsalted butter work beautifully in these cookie bars. I use salted! If you choose unsalted you might need to increase the sea salt (I recommend tasting the dough and deciding)!
Sea salt. I exclusively bake and cook with pure sea salt. Sea salt is different than table salt (that is iodized), so if you use table salt I recommend using ½ the amount called for in the recipe.
Chocolate chips. Choose your favorite chocolate chip variety to use in these cookie bars! I prefer dark or semi-sweet chocolate chips.
Can I use chocolate bar instead of chocolate chips? YES! You can use chopped chocolate in place of the chips!
Store/freeze
Store these cookie bars in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week, or in the freezer for up to 2 months.