Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

These chocolate chip cookie bars have all the flavor of chocolate chip cookies and all the ease of a bar. Studded with mini chocolate chips and toasted walnuts, they're rich and delicious.

a plateful of chocolate chip cookie bars.
Prep Time:
25 mins
Cook Time:
40 mins
Cool Time:
1 hr
Total Time:
2 hrs 5 mins
Servings:
12
Yield:
24 cookie bars
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Ingredients

Original recipe (1X) yields 12 servings

  • baking spray with flour

  • 1 1/3 cups white sugar

  • 2/3 cup packed light brown sugar

  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened

  • 2 large eggs

  • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour

  • 1 teaspoon baking powder

  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt

  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda

  • 2 cups mini semisweet chocolate chips

  • 1 cup toasted, chopped walnuts

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Gather all ingredients.

    all ingredients to make chocolate chip cookie bars gathered on the kitchen counter.

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  2. Line bottom and sides of a 13x9-inch baking pan with heavy duty aluminum foil, leaving a 2-inch overhang on all sides, lightly spray with baking spray; set aside.

    baking dish lined with foil.

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  3. Beat together white sugar, brown sugar, and butter with a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes, stopping to scrape down sides as needed.

    Butter and sugars beat together in the bowl of a stand mixer.

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  4. With mixer running on low, add eggs, one at a time, beating until just combined after each addition. Beat in vanilla until just combined.

    Eggs added to cream butter and sugar.

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  5. Whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in a medium bowl until combined. With stand mixer running on low speed, gradually beat in flour mixture until almost fully incorporated, about 2 minutes, stopping to scrape down sides as needed.

    flour gradually being added to form cookie dough

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  6. Stir in chocolate chips and toasted walnuts until combined.

    chocolate chips and walnuts folded into cookie dough

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  7. Transfer dough into prepared baking pan, spreading into an even layer.

    Cookie dough spread into an even layer in foil lined baking sheet.

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  8. Bake in preheated oven until golden brown and set, about 40 minutes, rotating baking pan front to back halfway through.

    Chocolate chip cookie bars baked until golden brown.

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  9. Let cookie cool completely in pan on wire rack, about 1 hour. Using foil overhang as handles, lift cookie out of pan.

    cookie bars cooling on a wire rack before being cut.

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  10. Cut into 24 (about 2-inch) squares.

    Cookie bars being cut into 24 squares.

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)

572 Calories
30g Fat
72g Carbs
7g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 12
Calories 572
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 30g 39%
Saturated Fat 13g 67%
Cholesterol 72mg 24%
Sodium 293mg 13%
Total Carbohydrate 72g 26%
Dietary Fiber 3g 9%
Total Sugars 40g
Protein 7g 14%
Vitamin C 2mg 2%
Calcium 62mg 5%
Iron 3mg 14%
Potassium 273mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.