Soft Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

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🍪 Soft Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

✅ Introduction

These cookie bars are the dessert everyone fights over at parties. They’re soft, buttery, and loaded with melty chocolate chips—like bakery cookies but even better. They don’t require scooping or chilling, so they’re faster to make and perfect for sharing (or hiding for yourself).

🛒 Ingredients

Dry:

  • 2 ¾ cups (345 g) all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt

Wet:

  • 1 cup (225 g) unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
  • 1 cup (200 g) packed brown sugar
  • ¾ cup (150 g) white sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract

Add-ins:

  • 1 ½ cups (270 g) chocolate chips (semi-sweet or milk)
  • Optional: ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans

🍳 Instructions / Method

  1. Prep the pan
    • Grease or line a 9×13-inch baking dish with parchment.
  2. Dry mix
    • Whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in one bowl.
  3. Wet mix
    • In a larger bowl, whisk melted butter and both sugars until smooth.
    • Add eggs and vanilla; mix again.
  4. Combine
    • Stir in dry ingredients until no flour streaks remain.
    • Fold in chocolate chips (and nuts if using).
  5. Bake
    • Press dough evenly into the pan.
    • Bake at 175 °C / 350 °F for 20–25 minutes
      (edges golden, center slightly soft).
  6. Cool & slice
    • Cool 15–20 minutes before cutting into bars.

🕰️ History

Cookie bars became popular in American home baking in the mid-1900s as an easier alternative to individually scooped cookies. They saved time and traveled well—ideal for potlucks, school lunches, and parties. Today, they’re a staple at gatherings because one pan feeds a crowd with zero fuss.

✅ Benefits

  • Fast prep (no chilling or shaping)
  • Portable and perfect for sharing
  • Customizable with nuts, candies, etc.
  • Kid-friendly and freezer-friendly
  • Less mess than traditional cookies

🏗️ Formation / Variations

You can easily adapt:

  • S’mores style → add mini marshmallows + graham pieces
  • Peanut butter swirl → dollop PB on top before baking
  • M&M version → swap some chocolate chips

❤️ Lovers / Who Enjoys It

  • Kids at birthdays
  • Office coworkers
  • Holiday guests
  • College friends
  • Bake-sale shoppers
  • Anyone who loves soft cookies!

🍽️ Nutrition (per bar, ~1/20 pan)

Approximate values:

  • Calories: 230
  • Carbs: 28 g
  • Fat: 12 g
  • Protein: 3 g
  • Sugar: 19 g

(Values change with add-ins or substitutions.)

✅ Conclusion

These chocolate chip cookie bars are the kind of dessert people remember—and request for every gathering. They’re nostalgic, foolproof, and bake up perfectly every time. Once you make them, you’ll understand why someone said they’re even better than mom’s!

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