Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

These Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars are a delicious sweet and salty take on classic oatmeal cookies!  The majority of ingredients are pantry staples, which makes this a great choice when you’re short on time.

The middle is perfectly chewy from the oats, and the edges are light, crisp, and buttery.

They’re not overly sweet, deriving most of their sweetness from the chocolate.  The sprinkle of sea salt on top is a must for the best flavor balance!

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Kitchen Equipment:

• 1 Large + 1 Medium Bowl

• A Hand Mixer

• Plastic Wrap (or equivalent)

• Parchment Paper or Sheets

• A 9 x 9 Metal Baking Pan

Servings: 9 Large Or 16 Small Cookie Bars

Ingredients:

• 1/2 Cup Unsalted Butter, very softened; about to melt
• 1/2 Cup Cane Sugar
• 1/2 Cup Light Brown Sugar, packed
• 1 Egg, room temperature
• 1/2 Tsp Vanilla Extract
• 1 Cup All-Purpose Flour
• 1/2 Tsp Salt
• 1/2 Tsp Baking Soda
• 1.5 Cups Old Fashioned Rolled Oats
• 5 oz Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips (+ 2 Tbsp extra to sprinkle on top)

TOPPING

• Flaky Sea Salt, to taste

Directions:

PREP

Let the butter and egg come to room temperature

In a large bowl, finish softening the butter in the microwave until it is just about to melt

Add the cane sugar and brown sugar into the butter bowl, and cream together with a hand mixer on low

Beat in the egg on low, then the vanilla extract

In a second medium bowl, stir together the flour, salt, and baking soda

Add the dry ingredient into the wet ingredients, combining with the hand mixer on low until combined

Stir in the oats

Fold in the chocolate chips

Cover the dough with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour

BAKE

Preheat the oven to 375º

Add a layer of parchment paper into a 9 x 9 metal baking pan

Press the dough evenly into the pan

Sprinkle the extra chocolate chips on top

Bake for 22 minutes on the middle rack of the oven (The edges will be turning golden)

Place the pan on a cooling rack

Let fully cool

Top with a sprinkle of flaky sea salt to taste

Slice

Enjoy!

[Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature.]

If you liked these Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars, you have to try these Whole Wheat Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies too!