Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Description
Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars use a blend of melted butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar to create a rich but balanced cookie base. Incorporating vanilla and an egg binds the flour mixture, which includes a touch of baking soda and salt for leavening and flavor depth. The semisweet chocolate chips distributed throughout add pockets of melted chocolate. Baking in a greased 8x8-inch pan produces a bar with lightly golden edges that start to pull away from the pan, signaling proper doneness. Cooling on a wire rack ensures the bars set without becoming soggy.
The bars are versatile for serving as a simple dessert, snack, or even a coffee companion. Their portable size makes them suitable for packing in lunches or taking to events.
Melting the butter carefully prevents greasiness in the dough, and mixing by hand helps avoid overworking it, preserving the bars' tender texture. Cooling completely before cutting allows cleaner slices.
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons butter melted and cooled slightly
- 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg large
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ⅛ cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F.
- Adjust the oven rack to middle position.
- Grease an 8X8-inch pan. Set aside.
- Whisk the melted butter and sugars in a large bowl until combined.
- Add the egg and vanilla and mix well.
- Using a rubber spatula, fold the flour, salt, and baking soda into the butter mixture until just combined; do not overmix.
- Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan, smoothing the top with the spatula.
- Bake until the top of the bars is light golden brown, slightly firm to the touch, and edges start pulling away from sides of pan, about 15-20 minutes.
- Cool on a wire rack to room temperature.
Notes
- Melt butter carefully and whisk to ensure it is fully melted but not too hot to avoid greasy cookie bars.
- Mix the dough by hand for better control and to prevent overmixing, which can toughen the texture.
- Let the bars cool fully on a wire rack before slicing to maintain shape and texture.
- Nutrition facts provided are estimates and can vary based on specific ingredient brands.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 12servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 215 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 215kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 28g | 9% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.5g | 3% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 29mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 174mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 96mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 17g | 34% |
| Vitamin A | 200IU | 4% |
| Calcium | 20mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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