Classic Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
This recipe for chocolate chip cookie bars is an easy and delicious way to make cookies! Mix, spread the dough in the pan, and bake!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 24 servings
- Total Time: 0 hours
- Yield: 48 servings 1x
- Category: Cookies and Bars, Chocolate Chips
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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- 2 1/4 cups (284 grams) all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon fine salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups chocolate chips, semisweet, milk chocolate, or combination, divided
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F and grease a 10-by-15-inch jelly roll pan.
- Combine the flour, salt, and baking soda in a bowl; stir and set aside.
- In a mixing bowl with an electric mixer, beat the butter for about 1 minute, until creamy. Add the brown and granulated sugars and continue beating on medium-high speed for about 3 minutes, until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Beat in the vanilla.
- Add the dry ingredients and mix on low speed until well blended.
- Fold in 1 1/2 cups of the chocolate chips.
- Spread the dough in the prepared baking pan. A metal spatula works well for spreading the thick dough.
- Bake the chocolate chip cookie bars in the preheated oven for about 22 to 26 minutes, until golden brown.
- Cool before slicing.