Better Than Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
cookie squares
These amazing treats are a delicious combination of chocolate chip cookies and blondies. Soft, slightly gooey and bursting with chocolate chips they are just to die for!
Equipment
- 9x9 in baking dish
- medium and large mixing bowls
- whisk
- electric mixer
- spatula
- knife
Ingredients
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ cup butter softened
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup light brown sugar packed
- 1 large egg
- 1½ tsps vanilla extract
- 1 cup chocolate chips (half a 12 oz bag)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Line a 9x9" baking dish with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Whisk until mixed well.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine softened butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar. Mix with an electric mixer until creamed.
- Add egg and vanilla extract. Mix again until combined.
- Slowly add flour mixture to butter mixture, mixing as you go until it's all just combined. Do not overmix.
- Add chocolate chips and stir until combined.
- Spread cookie batter into the baking pan. Spread evenly and smooth with a spatula. Add 10-20 more chocolate chips to the top, if desired.
- Cook for 20-22 minutes or until golden and cooked to your desired crispiness. Insert a toothpick to check for doneness. If the toothpick comes out with crumbs on it the cookie bar is done cooking. If it has runny batter on it cooke for a few more minutes. Remember it will continue cooking a little when you remove it from the oven.
- Once cool, remove from the baking dish and cut into 16 pieces (or 9 if you prefer).
Notes
- Do not overmix the batter. The one downside of mixing cookies with an electric mixer is the danger of overmixing when combining the wet and dry ingredients. Go slow and stop mixing once everything is combined.
- If your butter is not softened it will not mix well and your cookie bars won’t cook correctly.
- Add a handful of chocolate chips to the top of your cookie bars and press in lightly, if desired.
- We tried cooking in an air fryer in a round cake pan. Cut the recipe in half and cook at 300°F until done. We prefer the oven method but this is fun as well!
Nutrition
Calories: 139kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 130mg | Potassium: 36mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 27IU | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 1mg