These Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars are soft, moist and addictive. Made with oil instead of butter, they stay nice and tender.
Chocolate chip in every form? Yes, please! Try this Chocolate Chip Muffin Recipe, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip, or my favorite Giant Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe.
I love a good chocolate chip cookie. And I really do love making them.
But sometimes, you need to make something fast, and you don’t want to take the time to roll all the dough into cookies. (Or maybe you have the time but you don’t want to take the effort!)
When I need something fast and easy, I turn to cookie bars instead of cookies.
All the great flavor, and so much easier!
And one thing that sets this chocolate chip cookie bar apart from the rest is how soft they are. If you like them crispy, this is not the recipe for you. These are soft and moist, and leftovers even stay that way. That is – if you ever have any leftovers. These always disappear in no time flat for us!
How to Make Them
1 – Combine all of your dry ingredients.
2 – Mix together the vegetable oil and sugars.
3 – Add the eggs and mix them in.
4 – Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients.
5 – Mix it all together.
6 – Add most of your chocolate chips and mix it all to combine.
7 – Press the dough into a baking dish.
8 – Sprinkle the remaining chocolate chips on top, then bake the bars.
Tips and Tricks
- I will usually use a hand mixer for these, but you can totally make them by hand. The ingredients are easy to mix together for an easy to clean up treat.
- You don’t want to overbake these bars. You want them soft, so take them out of the oven when they are just starting to brown on the top.
- You can make these super thick by using a 9×9-inch pan instead. I do prefer the 9×13-inch pan, though. (The baking time will change with the smaller pan, as well!)
- You can use butter instead of oil, but the oil is what makes these a softer, more distinct texture.
- Store any leftover bars in an airtight container for the best results. They are best eaten within a couple days.
- You can also freeze them for up to 6 months.
- These are great with just semi-sweet chocolate chips, but they are great with different kinds of chocolate chips, as well. In fact, I like to make these when I have a bunch of random kinds of chips on hand as a way to use them up. My favorite is half milk chocolate and half semi-sweet, but I’ve used white, butterscotch, and even mint chocolate chips.
More Cookie Bar Recipes
- I love these Oatmeal Fudge Bars. Especially that fudge layer!
- These Snickerdoodle Bars are like your favorite cinnamon cookies, but in bar form!
- Want cookies and cheesecake in one? Try these Banana Cheesecake Cookie Bars.
- I love coconut and pecans, so these Coconut Pecan Bars are always a favorite!
- These Oatmeal Raisin Bars are addictive – I can never eat just one!
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup vegetable oil or other neutral oil of choice
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup chocolate chips I like a mix of milk and semi-sweet
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Line a 9×13-inch baking dish with parchment paper or spray with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda and salt.
- In another bowl, combine the oil, brown sugar and granulated sugar. Mix together well. Add the eggs and mix them in. Stir in the vanilla.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients, mixing until combined. Stir in 3/4 cup of the chocolate chips.
- Spread the mixture evenly into the prepared pan. You’ll probably need to press it down evenly with your hands. Sprinkle the remaining chocolate chips on top.
- Bake in the preheated oven until light golden brown, about 18-22 minutes. Do not over bake.
- Let the bars cool before cutting into bars and serving.
Jennifer @ Mother Thyme says
These do look totally addictive! I definitely got to give these a try. I wish my lunch lady had these when I was in school! 🙂
Katrina says
These sound delightful! Yum!
Joanne says
I’ll be honest, I’d choose cookie bars over regular cookies any day! These look so densely delicious…I’m enamored.
Betty says
Hmmm…we didn’t have anything this yummy in our cafeteria! These do look like a great easy cookie swap cookie. Soft and moist is exactly how I like my cookies too. 🙂
Cassie says
These sound amazing. I want to run home right now and bake a batch. The texture looks incredible!
Heather of Kitchen Concoctions says
Haha! Love the name of these bars! We never had anything this good in our school cafeteria though!
Kristy says
I love the name of these cookies! 🙂
jennifurla says
These look super easy, love the texture and color.
Bev Weidner says
Now I have the song stuck in my head. BUT I DON’T MIND BECAUSE THESE LOOK BAD.I.CAL.
Nina T. says
Oh my do these look scrumptious!!!! Funny you mention that you’ve wanted to host or attend a cookie exchange and not done it…..that’s what i’ve been saying for years now and this year I’m FINALLY hosting one! These would be a great one to share! Thank you!
amanda @ fake ginger says
I always crave the simple cookies too. Just give me chocolate chip and I’m a happy girl! I love that you use white and regular chips in these – that’s my favorite!
Rosa says
Great bars! They look so droolworthy. Anything with chocolate chips is irresistible.
Cheers,
Rosa
Rachel @ Not Rachael Ray says
These look so good! My husband would love them.
Kelley {mountain mama cooks} says
These look so good! I hope you’re bringing these to the swap on the 10th. I too crave chocolate chip cookies, they are my fave!
Becki's Whole Life says
These look great. Oil does such wonderful things to quick breads – I can only imagine what it does to a bar. The pics look like the have a nice crispy top and super moist insides…I can absolutely see why these might be addictive.
Averie @ Love Veggies and Yoga says
Deborah, these look sooo good! They remind me of blondies but with choc chips..and they look fabulous.
Thanks for linking up my bars…you’re so sweet.
I love bars and making bars. So much easier than cookies, I find. And such freedom, too, to tweak things. I need to try yours!