Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars are a cross between a soft, moist, chewy oatmeal cookie and your favorite chocolate chip cookie! This simple recipe combines the classic flavors of oatmeal and chocolate into a convenient bar, perfect for snacking, as a dessert, and great for feeding a crowd.
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This recipe for Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies has been around for years and is a proven winner. The thing is, I don’t really like to make cookies (I know, it’s awful), which means my twist on this recipe is right up my alley.
I guess it was just that impatient part of my soul showing out, when I decided to make the recipe into cookie bars. It worked beautifully. I love that I can cut them into any size and customize the flavors. I often add raisins for my one guy and coconut for the other, and then there’s Mr. SS, who will eat them any ‘ol way.
Ingredients For This Cookie Bar Recipe
- Unsalted Butter
- Brown Sugar
- Granulated Sugar
- Egg
- Pure Vanilla Extract
- All-purpose Flour
- Baking Soda
- Salt
- Old-Fashioned Rolled Oats
- Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips
Yummy Additions
Whether you stick to the classic recipe or customize it with your own variations, these bars will surely be a hit whenever you serve them. Here are a few ingredients that work beautifully in this recipe:
- Pecans, walnuts, or macadamia nuts.
- Dark chocolate chips, milk chocolate chips, chocolate chunks, or white chocolate chips.
- Sweetened coconut.
- A sprinkle flaky sea salt on the cookie bars after baking.
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Successful Tips For Making Oatmeal Cookie Bars
Here are a few tips that can help ensure your oatmeal chocolate chip cookie bars turn out perfectly:
- Make sure your butter is at room temperature before beginning the recipe. Softened butter will mix more easily with the other ingredients, resulting in a smoother dough.
- Don’t over-mix. Over-mixing the dough can result in tough bars. Mix the dry ingredients with the wet until just combined for the best texture.
- Allow the bars to cool completely in the pan before slicing. This will help them hold their shape and prevent them from falling apart.
Often Asked Questions And Answers
Yes, but the texture may be slightly different.
Line the pan with parchment paper or coat it with non-stick cooking spray.
Store the bars in an airtight container at room temperature for 3-4 days. You can freeze the bars for up to 3 months and thaw them at room temperature before serving.
Ways To Serve Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
- Warm: Heat a bar in the microwave for 10–15 seconds, then add a scoop of vanilla ice cream. The warm cookie bar and sweet ice cream are a match made in heaven!
- With Coffee: Enjoy a bar with a hot cup of coffee or tea for a cozy afternoon snack.
- Lunchbox: Pack a bar in your or your kiddo’s lunchbox for a sweet, healthy dessert.
- On-the-go: Take a bar with you as you head out the door on a busy morning.
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Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cup unsalted butter, room temperature (2 ½ sticks)
- ¾ cup firmly packed brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 cup old-fashioned rolled oats , uncooked
- 1 ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375 degrees.
- Beat together butter and sugars until light and fluffy using a hand or stand mixer. Beat in egg and vanilla.
- Combine flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon and add to the butter mixture, mixing well. Stir in the oats and chocolate chips.
- Press dough into the bottom of a 9×13 prepared baking pan, making sure to press firmly.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until the crust is golden brown.
- Cool completely in the pan set on a wire wrack. Cut into squares.
Notes
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- Make sure your butter is at room temperature before beginning the recipe. Softened butter will mix more easily with the other ingredients, resulting in a smoother dough.
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- Don’t over-mix. Over-mixing the dough can result in tough bars. Mix the ingredients until just combined for the best texture.
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- Allow the bars to cool completely in the pan before slicing. This will help them hold their shape and prevent them from falling apart.
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- Pecans, walnuts, or macadamia nuts.
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- Dark chocolate chips, milk chocolate chips, chocolate chunks, or white chocolate chips.
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- Sweetened coconut.
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- Sprinkle flaky sea salt on the cookie bars after baking.
Nutrition
This recipe was originally published in August 2012, and updated in April 2023.
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How much chocolate chips does the recipe call for?
One and one-half cup.
Just made the Oatmeal Cookie Bars. They are the Best Ever! I cannot stop eating them!
I have tried so many recipes with a “well they are okay”. This is a keeper!!! Thank you for sharing 🙂
WOW Linda! Thank you so much for sharing. The photo does not do the recipe justice but the flavor is awesome. Please come share with me again.
XO,
~Donya