Happy Friday, Friends!
Please excuse my absence. Life has gotten in the way lately. I'm so happy to be back to the blog after such a long break. I hope everyone has been enjoying summer to its fullest in the meantime. It seems like we have had one party or celebration after another this summer, and a lot of the time we are asked to bring a dessert or a dish to pass. This recipe for Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars is a super simple crowd-pleaser. No chilling of the dough or anything is necessary. Just bake, slice, and serve. (Or eat a whole row of them yourself. I'm not here to judge. I just give ideas.)
Feel free to get creative with your chips. I love to do a combo of chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, and white chocolate chips. That being said, since fall is around the corner, I believe there are going to be some new Pumpkin Spice Latte chips available made by Nestle. I fully intend on trying them in this recipe with some toasted pecans and cinnamon.
I also tend to prefer the texture and flavor of these chocolate chip cookie bars when made with whole wheat flour. I only ever realized it when I had run out of all-purpose flour one day. The result is a bit more of a richer, nuttier flavor. I don't always love regular chocolate chip cookies made with whole wheat flour, but it works wonderfully in these bars.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 9x13-inch 1x
Ingredients
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup dark brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 2 ¼ cups whole wheat or all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2-3 cups chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan, or line it with parchment paper.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugars together until light. Add eggs and vanilla and mix until combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix until just combined. Add chocolate chips and mix until just combined.
- Spread in prepared baking pan and bake for 28-33 minutes until golden brown.
- Enjoy!
Notes
This recipe originally appeared on Kitchen Joy.
CakePants
Welcome back! These look like the kind of things that it's impossible to stop after eating just one. Do you know if these will keep for a few days, or are they best the day you bake them? I've got a potluck next week but will be out of town until just beforehand, so I have to make whatever I'm bringing about 3 days in advance.
Mandy
Thanks, CakePants! They're certainly best the day they're made if you can possibly manage the time, but otherwise I would recommend underbaking them just a touch and then keeping them really well wrapped until you're ready to serve them so that they don't dry out for you.
abbiosbiston
Yum! That's going on Pinterest!
Mandy
Thanks Abbi!