Oatmeal Chocolate Chips Cookie Bars

I love a good cookie bar recipe! This Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars Recipe is my new favorite obsession; soft and chewy and loaded with chocolate chips in every bite.

Ingredients

▢2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats

▢1 & 1/4 cup all-purpose flour

▢1 teaspoon baking soda

▢1/2 teaspoon baking powder

▢1 cup salted butter softened

▢1 cup light brown sugar packed

▢2 large eggs

▢1 tablespoon vanilla extract

▢12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray an 11×7 baking dish with cooking spray (the kind with flour in it) or line it with parchment paper and set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, stir together the old-fashioned oats, flour, baking soda, and baking powder, and set aside.

Cream the butter and brown sugar in another large bowl for 3 minutes with an electric hand mixer on medium speed or in the body of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment.

Add the eggs and vanilla, mix until fully combined.

Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix well until there are no dry patches. Scrape down the sides as needed.

Reserve a handful of chocolate chips on the side. Add the remaining chocolate chips to the bowl and mix them in.

Press the cookie dough into the prepared pan. Sprinkle the remaining extra chocolate chips on top of the bars.

Bake for 25-30 minutes until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool completely on a wire rack before slicing into bars.

Notes

This makes a large batch, but you can easily double it to feed more or halve the recipe as needed. Bake in an 8×8 or 9×9 baking dish to make half a recipe, baking times may vary.

Tons of custom options, see my tips above on that.

Great for a make-ahead dessert.

This freezes well, see my tips above on how to store.

Make sure to use old-fashioned rolled oats to get the right texture.

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