Chocolate chip cookie bars are like your favorite cookies but baked in a pan. They're full of chocolate chips and M&M's, making them a fun and tasty treat for any time.
Serve these cookie bars with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for a truly special treat.
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
Easy to make: Chocolate chip cookie bars are easy to make with no scooping required!
Texture: Soft and chewy on the inside and crispy on the outside.
Great for Mix-ins: White chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, milk chocolate chips and even butterscotch chips are all great additions to these chocolate chip bars.
Crowd-Pleaser: Make these easy chocolate chip cookie bars for any reason! They're perfect for family gatherings and special occasions.
Ingredients in Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
This simple recipe for these chewy cookie bars uses basic ingredients.
- all purpose flour
- baking soda
- salt
- 1 cup butter, room temperature
- white sugar
- brown sugar, packed
- vanilla extract
- eggs
- semi-sweet chocolate chips
- M&M's
How to Make Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
This delicious recipe for the best chocolate chip cookie bars is easy to follow:
- Preheat oven to 375°F and grease or line a 9x13 dish with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar using a hand mixer.
- Beat the eggs in one at a time.
- Add in the vanilla extract.
- Combine the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients.
- Stir in the semisweet chocolate chips and the M&M's.
- Transfer dough into the prepared baking pan in an even layer.
- Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes. The edges should be golden brown.
- Remove the dish from the oven and add additional chocolate chips and M&M's.
- Allow the cookie bars to cool completely before the pan into bar form.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
Tip
To get clean cuts when slicing cookie bars, allow the cookie pan to cool completely before slicing, and use a sharp knife that is warmed in hot water and then wiped dry between cuts.
Frequently Asked Questions
Store bar cookies in an airtight container for up to 5 days for maximum freshness.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars can easily be stored in the freezer for up to 3 months. Layer the bars with parchment paper resting on top of the bars to prevent the bars from sticking together and store them in a labeled and dated freezer safe container.
Substitute the all-purpose flour for a gluten free flour blend and ensure that the chocolate chips and any mix-ins are gluten free.
Other Recipes You May Enjoy
You may enjoy the chocolate chip cookie recipes listed below, they are all slightly different than one another - you may just find the perfect recipe for you!
Chocolate Chip Cookies without Brown Sugar - these cookies are made with only white sugar! These cookies are slightly crispy but still chewy.
Soft Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies - These cookies have a rich buttery flavor and are very soft and chewy.
Thick Chocolate Chip Cookies - These cookies are thick with an incredibly chewy texture.
📖 Recipe
Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter - softened
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup brown sugar - packed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups of semi-sweet chocolate chips*
- 1 cup M&M's
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F and grease or line a 9x13 dish with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl combine the all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar using a hand mixer.
- Beat the eggs in one at a time.
- Add in the vanilla extract.
- Combine the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients.
- Stir in the semisweet chocolate chips and the M&M's.
- Transfer dough into the prepared baking pan in an even layer.
- Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes. The edges should be golden brown.
- Remove the dish from the oven and add additional chocolate chips and M&M's.
- Allow the cookie bars to cool completely before the pan into bar form.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information is an estimate based on third-party calculations. Actual values may vary due to ingredients, measurements, and serving sizes.
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Giangi Townsend says
I am in love with this recipe. Soft, chewy, and just the perfect amount of chocolate chips to make it not want to stop at just one.
I'm making a third batch this weekend.
Amy Liu Dong says
I would make this anyday, i like sweet snacks but this one stands out for me because of it's textures, crisp, soft, and chewy would be my say to this it is awesome!
Krysten says
I could eat these all day long! I love the idea of baking them in a pan to create the bar shape. Genius! So tasty my kids have not stopped asking for me. Definitely gonna make them again for Easter.