Room temperature ingredients make a quick uniform dough.I don’t want them greasy, and I definitely don’t want them dry and crusty. When it comes to cookie bars, I want them to be slightly crisp outside, very moist and plush, inside. Some are soft and cakey, some thin and crispy, etc. We also know that slight variations in the proportions can result in some pretty different cookies. We all know the basic ingredients of a chocolate chip cookie ~ butter, brown and white sugar, egg, flour, chocolate chips, a little salt, baking soda, and vanilla. What makes the perfect chocolate chip cookie bar? If you’d like to add nuts, add 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans. You can chop up any bar chocolate into chunks, as well, or use M&Ms instead of chips.
#Chocolate chip cookie bars free#
all purpose flour ~ you can experiment with using part whole wheat, oat, or buckwheat flour (try substituting half the amount.) A good gluten free baking mix will work, too.egg ~ just one, we don’t want these to be too cakey.brown sugar + granulated sugar ~ the brown sugar gives that classic butterscotch-y flavor we all love in a chocolate chip cookie.If you want to use salted butter, just leave out the extra salt. butter, unsalted ~ we’ll add the salt separately.This chocolate chip bar cookie recipe is very close to a chocolate chip cookie, but better! They’re everything you love about brownies and blondies but…chocolate chip cookie. Plus, when you eat a cookie you always want another, am I right? With a bar you get that little bit extra you want ( need) without the nagging guilt of a second helping.Ĭookie bars are easier to make than cookies, all the dough goes into one pan, no scooping, rolling, etc. The depth of the cookie bar accentuates this. Here’s my thought process:Ĭhocolate chip cookies are best when slightly crisp on the outside, meltingly soft and chewy inside. I think the bar format doubles down on what’s great about a chocolate chip cookie and makes it so much better.
Why bake perfectly good chocolate chip cookies into bars, you ask?
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