Lazy Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars has solely 4 substances and might be whipped up in minutes! The recipe begins with a boxed cake combine which makes these so delicate, really easy and so yummy!
A SUPER SIMPLE COOKIE BAR RECIPE
Enter the Lazy Cookie Bar. Made with my favourite pantry merchandise – the boxed cake combine. So versatile, really easy and so yummy. Solely 4 substances and also you most likely have all of them at dwelling already. It’s not a very thick bar. It’s extra like a sheet pan cookie. It’s gooey and I like the perimeters – these are my favourite!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ’S)
The wonderful thing about this recipe is all of the variations you may make. I’ve made these with purple velvet cake combine, chocolate cake combine, birthday cake combine and so they’ve all been scrumptious! Additionally, be happy to make use of several types of chips or add in nuts. I actually love when the vacation baking chips come out. You possibly can actually have enjoyable with this recipe and nobody will know simply how straightforward it was to make however you!
Cake mixes appear to maintain lowering in measurement through the years. They was 18.25 ounces and now a few of them are right down to 13.25 ounces so baking occasions will differ relying on the kind of cake combine you buy and the way a lot is within the field. So please perceive this earlier than baking. You will want to control it. Begin with about 15-18 minutes and go from there. Duncan Hines is at 15.25 ounces as of the writing of this submit. Betty Crocker has gone right down to 13.25 ounces. I consider Dolly Parton’s cake mixes are 18 ounces (though you’ll pay a couple of greenback and a half extra for hers).
These cookie bars are incredible simply as they’re, however they’re much more delectable with a scoop of ice cream, possibly some chocolate sauce, or whipped topping. Strive including some sprinkles, and even different sauces like caramel sauce or strawberry sauce. Different enjoyable concepts are extra baking chips or Magic Shell.
I’ve solely examined this recipe in a 9×13-inch baking dish. Nonetheless, we did have a reader who made these in a 9×9-inch baking dish and mentioned they turned out good and thick.
We additionally had a reader who doubled the recipe and put it in a excessive rimmed baking sheet.
No matter you select to do, if it’s not the 9×13-inch dish I used, you’ll must experiment a bit and begin with a decrease bake time. Enhance baking time as wanted and regulate as essential.
These cookie bars ought to be saved in an hermetic container and might be saved at room temperature for as much as 4-5 days.
You possibly can freeze them for as much as 3 months.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (SEE RECIPE CARD BELOW FOR THE FULL RECIPE)
- yellow cake combine– you may make your personal Yellow Cake combine too utilizing my home made yellow cake recipe. See my FAQ’s above the place I’m going into extra element about cake combine sizes.
- eggs – when you have time, enable the eggs to come back to room temperature. This permits them to combine in simpler into the batter.
- butter- I used salted butter, however if you happen to use unsalted, simply add a pinch of salt.
- salted buttersemi-sweet chocolate chips– you may use mini chocolate chips or swap these out for different flavored baking chips.
HOW TO MAKE LAZY CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE BARS
Preheat oven to 350F levels. Spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. I like to make use of the type that has flour in it (Baker’s Pleasure). Mix dry cake combine with melted butter and crushed eggs. That is simpler when you have an electrical or stand mixer as a result of batter can be very thick. Stir in bag of chocolate chips.
Unfold batter into greased baking dish. What I love to do is spray my hand with some nonstick cooking spray after which unfold the batter round utilizing my hand for the reason that batter could be very thick. As soon as it’s evenly unfold out, put within the oven and bake for about 20-25 minutes.
It can puff up as it’s cooking and be golden brown across the edges when it’s executed. And like all good chocolate chip cookie, I wish to eat these heat so you’ll be able to normally discover me sneaking some bites from this pan earlier than it’s cool! This makes an awesome base for some ice cream too.
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Initially posted: March 2012
Photographs up to date and republished: April 2024
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- Please check with my FAQ’s (Regularly Requested Questions) and ingredient checklist above for different substitutions or for the solutions to the most typical questions.
Energy: 376kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 4g | Fats: 18g | Sodium: 369mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 29g
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