Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
A chewy bar of brown sugar cookie dough with chocolate chips, baked in a single tin and cut into squares.
Don't Make These Mistakes
Take them out while the middle looks soft.
Do not overmix.
If your oven runs hot, check at 20 minutes.
Cool fully before cutting.
Cooking Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
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Heat the oven to 180°C / 355°F and line a 20 cm square tin.
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Stir the melted butter, sugar, egg and vanilla together until smooth.
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Stir in the flour, bicarbonate and salt just until combined, then fold in the chocolate chips.
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Press into the tin and bake for 25 minutes until the edges are golden and the middle is just set. Cool in the tin, then cut into 16.
What's Going On Here
Most cookie bars come out dry, and the fix is to pull them from the oven before they look done. The middle should seem slightly underbaked, as it carries on cooking in the hot tin.
Melted butter gives the chew. Mix it with the brown sugar, egg and vanilla, then stir in the flour and bicarbonate. No creaming is needed, which makes the bars very fast. Do not overmix once the flour goes in. A stiff dough makes a cakey bar.
Fold in 150 g of chocolate chips and press the dough into a lined 20 cm square tin. Press a few extra chips on top so the surface looks good.
Bake at 180°C for 25 minutes. If your oven runs hot, check at 20 minutes. The edges should be golden and the middle soft. Cool in the tin before cutting. A pinch of flaky salt on the top before baking balances the sweetness of the sugar and chips.
Leftovers, Reheating and Keeping
Keeps in an airtight tin for 4 days.
What to Serve Alongside
- Cold milk
- Vanilla ice cream
- Hot coffee
- Hot tea
Common Questions About Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
How long does Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars take to make?
About 40 minutes in total — 15 minutes of preparation and 25 minutes of cooking. The recipe serves 16.
What are the key tips for making Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars?
Take them out while the middle looks soft. Do not overmix. If your oven runs hot, check at 20 minutes. Cool fully before cutting.
What should I serve with Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars?
Cold milk; Vanilla ice cream; Hot coffee; Hot tea.
How should Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars be stored?
Keeps in an airtight tin for 4 days.
Is Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars suitable for a special diet?
This recipe is vegetarian. Those labels are checked against the ingredient list, so a dish is only marked when nothing in it contradicts the claim.
How many calories are in Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars?
About 164 kcal per serving, with 2 g protein, 21 g carbohydrate and 8 g fat. The figures are calculated from the ingredient list and are an estimate.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars Nutrition Facts
Per serving, calculated from the ingredient list. Treat these as an estimate — brands and cuts vary.
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