Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars Recipe

Chocolate chip cookie bars are a better method to get your cookie repair with out having to scoop! Press this delicate and chewy dough into an 8×8″ brownie pan and get 12 cookie bars.

Why this recipe for Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars works

I’m calling all lazy cookie bakers with a cookie craving right now! If scooping cookie after cookie isn’t your factor, you may simply press this dough proper into an 8×8 pan!  It is the identical pan you utilize for brownies so you may take pleasure in a chocolate chip cookie with the laborious edge you get with the brownies.  This recipe makes 12 cookies in a single batch!

Nonetheless, if scooping tons of cookies aren’t your factor, I hope you’re at Dessert for Two for small cookie recipes.  Most of my small batch cookie recipes make one dozen cookies or much less, which is ideal for a small family, or excellent for gifting to a buddy! 

Elements for Pan Cookies

• Butter. Unsalted butter is finest right here, as a result of we can be including our personal salt to the dough.
• Brown Sugar. Gentle or darkish brown sugar each work right here, although darkish brown sugar will make a barely softer pan cookie bar.
• Granulated Sugar.
• Egg. One complete egg.
• Vanilla Extract.
• Flour. One of the best ways to measure all-purpose flour is to fluff it within the bag or jar, scoop it into the measuring cup after which gently stage it with a knife.
• Salt.
• Espresso Powder. The addition of prompt espresso granules or prompt espresso powder makes the cookies style barely richer. You should use prompt espresso powder or one pack of Starbucks by way of prompt espresso.
• Baking Powder.
• Baking Soda.
• Chocolate Chips. My first alternative is semisweet or darkish chocolate chips, as a result of these bars are so candy, however you need to use milk chocolate and even white chocolate chips. (If you happen to love my white chocolate chip cookies, make sure you strive them right here!)

The right way to Make Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

1. Preheat the oven to 375-degrees Fahrenheit, and spray an 8-inch sq. brown pan calmly with cooking spray.
2. Utilizing an electrical mixer, cream collectively the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar till mild and fluffy, about 1 minute.
3. Add the egg and vanilla, and beat till mixed.
4. Subsequent, sprinkle the flour, salt, espresso powder, baking soda and baking powder into the bowl. Beat simply till mixed.
5. Stir within the chocolate chips.
6. Press the batter into the pan and bake for quarter-hour. If you happen to’re utilizing a metallic pan, the baking time can be longer, as metallic pans bake issues extra slowly than glass pans. Add an additional 5 minutes, after which check earlier than eradicating from the oven. A toothpick inserted into the middle ought to come out with moist crumbs, however not overly moist batter. If you happen to’re baking in a glass pan, examine the chocolate chip cookie bars at quarter-hour and check with a toothpick. Add additional time, if wanted.
7. Let cool within the pan for five minutes, after which use the handles to take away the cookies from the pan. Place them on a cooling rack, and let cool fully earlier than slicing and serving.

Cookie Bars Recipe Suggestions:

• On the spot espresso powder is non-compulsory in these cookies, but it surely actually offers a depth of taste to the chocolate. I virtually by no means bake chocolate chip cookies with out espresso powder.
• I like to recommend baking cookies on a silicone mat or piece of parchment paper. For these chocolate chip cookie bars, I like to recommend lining the pan with aluminum or parchment paper. Make sure you go away extra on the perimeters to function handles that will help you take away the cookies from the pan. If you happen to’re utilizing a silicone pan, no must line it, as silicone is 100% nonstick!
• Your 8×8 pan could be glass, metallic or silicone; this cookie bar recipe will work in any pan! Metallic pans bake issues extra slowly than glass, so remember it’s possible you’ll want to regulate the cooking time of this recipe relying in your bakeware.
• You should use semi-sweet chocolate chips, milk chocolate chips, darkish chocolate chips, and even white chocolate chips.  Nonetheless, in the event you use mini chocolate chips cut back the amount by ¼ cup.

The right way to Retailer Pan Cookies

–Room Temperature – Maintain your completed cookies in an air-tight container at room temperature

–Refrigerate – Make forward the cookie dough and retailer it within the fridge for as much as a day.

–Freeze – Or it’s possible you’ll freeze the dough to make later. Defrost and unfold in pan and bake as standard.

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