Soft and chewy chocolate chip cookie bars recipe! Filled with mini chocolate chips, chocolate chunks and walnuts.
Today, I have partnered with DoubleTree by Hilton in celebration of their new Cook(ie) Book, Start with Cookies. All opinions expressed below are completely my own.
In honor of National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day on August 4, I thought I’d post an easy and crowd-pleasing recipe that everyone should have. We all have a chocolate chip cookie recipe we love, but do you know what is even better than chocolate chip cookies? Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars full of chocolate, sugar and walnuts.
Instead of scooping your cookies one by one, you simply spread the dough into a 9×13 pan and bake. Once they have cooled down, cut into small squares and call it a day. I mean, you can definitely cut these when they’re warm (because warm cookies always win over room temperature cookies), but you run the risk of not getting perfect edges. If you’re not photographing them for your blog (ahem), then by all means, dig in immediately. Perhaps with some ice cream too.
If you just want to skip the making and baking, head over to a DoubleTree by Hilton near you. Today, they are offering their amazing, warm chocolate chip cookies FREE to all hotel guests AND the general public. That’s us!
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There is no greater warm welcome received than by a warm chocolate chip cookie, right?
Here are a few more photos of my tasty little treats with a printable recipe at the bottom. Have a great day, friends!
Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Soft and chewy chocolate chip cookie bars recipe! Filled with mini chocolate chips, chocolate chunks and walnuts.
Ingredients
- 12 tablespoons butter 1 1/2 sticks, 3/4 cup
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg + 1 egg yolk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup semi sweet mini chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup chocolate chunks
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line glass 9x13 dish with parchment paper and set aside.
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Place butter into a large bowl and melt together in microwave. Stir in brown sugar and granulated sugar until well combined.
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Add in egg, egg yolk and vanilla. Mix until lighter in color.
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Add in the flour, baking soda and salt. Scrape the sides of the bowl and the bottom really well to ensure a smooth, well stirred batter.
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Hand stir the mini chocolate chips, chocolate chunks and walnuts into the batter and press into prepared pan.
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Bake 15-18 minutes or until the center is mostly cooked.
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Cool 15 minutes before cutting into bars and serving.
If you’d like more cookie recipes for National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day, you can use my following recipes:
Actually Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
Salty Browned Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Make-Ahead Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix
Dark Chocolate Chunk Walnut Cookies
And don’t forget to celebrate #
Bryn says
I think that should be 3/4 cup butter. These look delicious!!!
Jane S. says
These cookies look amazing!! Can’t wait to try them! Just checking, but did you mean 3/4 cup butter? That would be 12Tbs, not 1 1/2 cups. Just want to make sure I have the right amounts! Thanks, Lauren!!
Lauren says
Noticed that error right after you did! Meant 1 1/2 STICKS which is 3/4 cup.
Kate says
The bars look great but they were a flop for me. I omitted the walnuts, due to our tastes, and used more chips instead. My 9×13 pan is not glass so I expected extra baking time. Even after 35 minutes, the bars are ridiculously soft and quite oily. I think the recipe needs more flour. A bit of a disappointment and I wouldn’t try this recipe again. Sorry, Lauren.
Lauren says
I did have the wrong measurement for the butter when I first posted this recipe but corrected it a few hours later! That’s the only thing I could think of why they didn’t turn out! I’m so sorry you had a bad experience with one of my recipes!
Kate says
I did have the right butter amount but maybe the additional chocolate in lieu of walnuts really messed with it. It is not like we wasted them though, I found they were tasty as long as you ate them frozen 😉 which is perfect for a summer cookie.
Kristen Acosta says
I made them and they were great! Baking them in a different pan and using more chocolate chips does change things (I know from experience) You should try them again in a glass baking dish and I’m sure you”ll love them!
Kristen
Kate says
I am happy that these cookie bars worked for you! They definitely had good flavor even though they didn’t cook through for me so I am sure they were a hit with your son’s team.
Unfortunately I don’t have a glass pan so I used my usual 9×13 and with other recipes, just adding baking time can usual account for the different pan material.
In retrospect, I think that if I just left out the walnuts and didn’t increase the chocolate at all they might have been better!
Kristen Acosta says
These were SOOOOOOO good and SOOOOOOO easy to make. We made this for my sons football team and they were a huge hit! Thank you for sharing this recipe =)
Kristen A
Susan says
I love bar cookies because they’re easy to make, so I’ll be giving these a try!
Heather says
Need to try these! Pinning for later.
Katie miller says
I kind of just want to book a stay at double tree just for the cookies 😊 my daughter has been asking for us to bake something and this sounds so amazing with all the chocolatey goodness.
Katie Miller says
These look so good. Can’t wait to try this out when its colder.
Lauren says
These look delicious! I am not sure how I didn’t see them before, but am planning to make them for a football party today. 😊
Paige says
Sounds delicious especially for this preggo belly.
Rebekah says
Looks like a great recipe, we will be trying it out today!! My teenager has been asking for m&m cookie bars so will add a bunch of those, too. And next I’ll be grabbing my ipad and downloading that free cookie book, thanks for that!!!!
Patricia says
These are so good!!! I made them for a family gathering and they didn’t last long. Will be making them again for sure.
Vanessa Barrera says
Made these bars twice! Came out delicious! Kids love having them as a dessert in their lunches!
Jennifer says
We are making these today! Will be perfect after almost a week off from school and a nice treat for lunches tomorrow when they have to go back to school!
Tessa says
Perfect for bunco night! These look so good!
Kristen Rowe says
I look forward to making these bars!! Yum!
Andrea Bruguier says
I’m going to make these this week! They look delicious 😋
Jennifer says
Chocolate Chip cookies are my favorite – can’t wait to try this one out!
Jaime Fix says
My chocolate chip cookies always fall flat and they take forever to make individually. This will solve both those problems!!
Nicole Buerkle says
Looks Easy and Good. I left a comment on another recipe! Enjoy your blog.