Easy to Make Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars Recipe
These homemade bars offer all the goodness of traditional chocolate cookies but in an easier-to-make, one-pan format. Whip up a batch for your next gathering or simply enjoy them as a comforting treat at home. Let's get baking!
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled to room temperature
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups chocolate chips
- Sea salt flakes for sprinkling over bars
- Prepare the Oven and Pan:
Preheat your oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- Mix the Dry Ingredients:
In a medium bowl, whisk together all-purpose flour, sea salt, and baking soda. Set aside.
- Mix the Wet Ingredients:
In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine melted unsalted butter with packed light brown sugar and granulated sugar until well combined.
Add 1 large egg, 1 large egg yolk, and 2 teaspoons of pure vanilla extract to the mixture, and mix until smooth.
- Combine Wet and Dry Ingredients:
Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in the stand mixer, mixing on low speed until just combined.
Stir in the chocolate chips until evenly distributed throughout the dough.
- Bake the Cookie Bars:
Pour the cookie dough into the prepared baking pan, smoothing the top with a spatula.
Optionally, lightly sprinkle sea salt flakes over the top of the bars.
Bake the cookie bars in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes, or until the top is light golden brown and the edges start to pull away from the pan.
- Cool and Serve:
Once baked, allow the bars to cool in the pan on a wire rack until they reach room temperature.
Cut the cooled bars into squares and serve. Enjoy your delicious, authentic chocolate chip cookie bars!
- For a richer flavor, you can brown the butter before adding it to the sugar mixture.
- If you prefer a chewier texture, slightly underbake the bars and allow them to cool completely in the pan before cutting.
- To enhance the flavor, consider adding a sprinkle of flaky sea salt on top of the bars just before baking.
Have Fun Baking!