Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
These chewy chocolate chip cookie bars are soft, rich, and loaded with melty chocolate chips. Perfect for a quick dessert or snack, they combine the classic flavors of chocolate chip cookies in an easy-to-cut bar form.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 16 bars
Ingredients
1 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9×13 inch baking pan or line it with parchment paper.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the melted butter, light brown sugar, and granulated sugar until smooth and well combined.
Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla extract.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt.
Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined. Do not overmix.
Fold in the semisweet chocolate chips evenly throughout the dough.
Spread the cookie dough evenly into the prepared baking pan, smoothing the top with a spatula.
Bake in the preheated oven for 22 to 25 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with a few moist crumbs.
Remove from the oven and allow the bars to cool completely in the pan on a wire rack before cutting into 16 bars.