Cookie Bars Recipe
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Cookie Bars Recipe
Description
The Cookie Bars Recipe uses light brown sugar and melted butter to create a moist batter that bakes into tender bars with slightly crisp edges. Eggs and vanilla extract add flavor and binding, while a balanced combination of all-purpose flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda ensures proper rise and tenderness. Semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips sprinkled on top melt into the surface, adding pockets of rich chocolate throughout. Baking in a greased 9x13-inch glass dish promotes even heat distribution and a gentle crust on the bottom and sides. These bars cool completely before cutting to maintain their structure and prevent crumbling.
This recipe yields sweet, chocolate-speckled bars ideal for an easy dessert or treat. They can be sliced into squares for grab-and-go snacks or packed for lunches. The balance of chewy center and slightly hardened edges gives a pleasing texture contrast. Both chocolate chip lovers and casual dessert eaters will find these bars enjoyable.
To keep cookie bars fresh, store them in an airtight container at room temperature for 3-4 days or freeze for 2-3 months. The dough can also be refrigerated or frozen before baking, allowing you to prepare ahead or bake fresh later. The bars are done when the surface looks slightly dull and edges begin to harden and pull from the pan, with the center fully set but still soft.
Ingredients
- 2 cups light brown sugar packed
- ¾ cup unsalted butter melted
- 2 egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour sifted
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1½ cups chocolate chips semisweet or milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x13-inch glass baking dish and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine brown sugar, butter, eggs and vanilla. Mix well with a wooden spoon.
- Gradually add flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Stir until well combined and pour into the prepared baking dish.
- Sprinkle with chocolate chips and bake for 24–28 minutes. Let cool completely in the pan before cutting.
Notes
- Check cookie bars for doneness by looking for a slightly dull surface and hardened edges that pull away from the pan.
- If the center is undercooked, return the bars to the oven and test every 5 minutes until done.
- Dough may be refrigerated for 1-2 days or frozen up to 3 months; thaw before baking if frozen.
- Store baked cookie bars in an airtight container for 3-4 days or freeze for 2-3 months to maintain freshness.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 15Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 354 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1bar | |
| Calories | 354kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 54g | 18% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 14g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 49mg | 16% |
| Sodium | 204mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 95mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 40g | 80% |
| Vitamin A | 356IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 65mg | 7% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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