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The BEST Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

This cookie bar recipe is just perfect! It contains all of the familiar tastes kids would expect from a cookie, like butter, sugar, and chocolate chips (just less of them) AND they are made with white whole wheat flour (hello, fiber!). Plus, they are super easy to make!
Course Dessert, Recipes
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 17 minutes
Total Time 27 minutes
Servings 30 2 inch square cookie bars
Calories 107kcal
Author Kristi

Equipment

  • Stand or hand mixer

Ingredients

  • 1 ¼ cup white whole wheat flour
  • 1 cup all purpose flour see notes section for option to substitute some of this with oat flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • cup brown sugar packed
  • cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup butter at room temperature (see notes below)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 6 ounces chocolate chips ½ of a standard size package

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375° Fahrenheit
  • Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper
  • Using a stand mixer, cream together softened butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar and vanilla
  • While this is mixing, combine flours, salt, and baking soda in a separate bowl and set aside
  • To the creamed mixture, add eggs and beat
  • Add dry ingredients and mix well
  • Stir in chocolate chips using a spoon or small spatula
  • Spread mixture out evenly on a lined rimmed baking sheet
  • Bake for 16-17 minutes, until the edges are slightly golden and a toothpick comes out clean
  • Let cool, cut into squares, and enjoy!

Notes

If your kids prefer thinner, gooier cookies, just use 1 cup of white whole wheat flour and bake for an additional 2 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
If you forget to leave butter out to bring it to room temperature, you can use the microwave to soften butter. Just be sure not to melt the butter completely.
If you have oat flour, you can substitute up to half of the all purpose flour with oat flour. Incorporating oat flour will soften the cookies a bit more - we love them both ways!

Nutrition

Calories: 107kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 86mg | Potassium: 58mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 25IU | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 1mg