Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars Recipe 🍪✨
These thick and gooey chocolate chip cookie bars are soft in the center, buttery around the edges, and packed with melty chocolate chips in every bite. They have everything you love about classic chocolate chip cookies — but in an easy-to-make bar form baked right in one pan.
Perfect for parties, late-night cravings, bake sales, or cozy weekends at home, these cookie bars come together quickly and taste absolutely irresistible warm from the oven.
Why You’ll Love These Cookie Bars
These bars are:
- Soft and chewy
- Loaded with chocolate chips
- Easy one-pan dessert
- Buttery and rich
- Crispy around the edges
- Perfectly gooey in the center
They’re basically giant bakery-style cookies in bar form.
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1½ cups chocolate chips
Instructions
1. Prepare the Pan
Preheat oven to:
350∘F
Grease a 9×13 baking dish or line it with parchment paper.
2. Make the Dough
In a large bowl, whisk together melted butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until smooth.
Add eggs and vanilla extract, then mix well.
Stir in flour, baking soda, and salt until combined.
Fold in the chocolate chips.
3. Bake
Spread the dough evenly into the prepared baking dish.
Top with extra chocolate chips if desired.
Bake for:
25–30 minutes
until the edges are golden brown and the center looks slightly soft.
Do not overbake — the bars continue setting as they cool.
4. Cool & Slice
Allow the cookie bars to cool before slicing into squares.
Serve warm for extra gooey chocolate goodness 🍫✨
Tips for the Best Cookie Bars
- Use melted butter for extra chewiness
- Slightly underbake for gooey centers
- Add flaky sea salt on top for bakery-style flavor
- Use dark chocolate chips for richer taste
Final Thoughts 🍪
These chocolate chip cookie bars are rich, chewy, buttery, and incredibly easy to make. They’re the perfect dessert when you want homemade cookies without scooping individual dough balls.
One pan, simple ingredients, and warm melted chocolate in every bite — it honestly doesn’t get much better than that ✨
