Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars – My Baking Dependancy

Your favourite chewy chocolate chip cookies simply bought simpler! These chocolate chip cookie bars have the chewy texture you’re keen on in an easy-to-portion bar kind.

Cookie bars are a lazy baker’s dream come true. You may whip up a straightforward cookie dough, unfold it right into a pan, and bake all the things all of sudden.

It’s the easiest way to get a bunch of cookies within the shortest period of time.

Plus, you’ll be able to minimize the bars into massive items for a giant, indulgent dessert or slice them into smaller squares in case you’re feeding a crowd or taking them to a cookie change.

Whether or not you’re making my sugar cookie bars, monster cookie bars, pecan bars, or these chocolate chip cookie bars – you actually can’t go fallacious.

Find out how to make chocolate chip cookie bars

These chocolate chip cookie bars are tremendous fast and straightforward. They don’t require a mixer and also you don’t must scoop out every cookie and bake a number of trays.

It’s the right recipe to show to whenever you’re craving chocolate chip cookies however are working additional quick on time and vitality!

Substances you’ll want

The components on this recipe are fairly just like most of my chocolate chip cookie recipes. What makes this recipe totally different is the strategy.

You’ll want:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon effective sea salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 cup melted unsalted butter
• 1 cup packed gentle brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 massive massive egg
• 1 massive egg yolk
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

This recipe makes use of extra brown sugar than white sugar to assist in giving these cookie bars their chewy texture. If you would like a fair richer taste and chewier chunk, you should use darkish brown sugar as a substitute of sunshine. 

You should have an egg white leftover, however don’t discard it! Put it aside to make use of in pumpkin donut holes.

Semisweet chocolate chips are the traditional go-to for chocolate chip cookies, however be at liberty to substitute semisweet chocolate chunks or darkish chocolate chips/chunks in case you like. 

Or swap out white chocolate chips for anybody who doesn’t love chocolate!

Making these chocolate chip cookie bars

Chocolate chip cookie bars are baked in a 9×13-inch pan. Line the pan with foil, ensuring to depart about an inch of foil extending over the sides – it will make it simpler to carry the cookie bars out of the pan later.

In a bowl, whisk collectively the dry components: flour, salt, and baking soda. Set this combination apart.

In a big bowl, stir collectively the melted butter and the sugars. Add the egg and egg yolk, together with the vanilla, and blend till clean.

Add the dry components to the butter combination, mixing till no dry bits stay. Fold in 1 cup of the chocolate chips.

Now use a spatula or clear palms to press the cookie dough into the ready baking pan. In the event you discover the dough is sticking to your palms, get them moist first.

Sprinkle the remainder of the chocolate chips excessive of the dough and gently press them in so that they stick.

Bake the cookie bars at 325°F for 25-Half-hour. That is a type of recipes the place it’s higher to under-bake than over-bake, so attempt to not allow them to go too lengthy.

I feel 50 minutes is the right period of time to let the chocolate chip cookie bars cool earlier than slicing and serving them. They’ll be cool sufficient to slice and deal with, however nonetheless have little pockets of melty chocolate. Yum!

Storage and freezing ideas

Retailer these chocolate chip cookie bars in an hermetic container at room temperature for 3-4 days.

If you wish to freeze the bars, you are able to do that earlier than or after you slice them. 

Take away the cooled cookie bars from the pan and wrap your complete slab in a layer of plastic wrap adopted by heavy-duty foil, or place the minimize bars in an hermetic container or zip-top freezer bag. Freeze for 2-3 months.

Thaw the bars at room temperature for a few hours earlier than serving.