Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

Whether you are baking for a crowd or need to make a large batch of cookies fast, these sheet pan chocolate chip cookie bars are the perfect treat, and made with olive oil, too!

It seems like I am always entertaining. Whether it’s a small family dinner for 20 or a big birthday bash for 40, I am always in the kitchen. I don’t mind, really. I love cooking for my peeps.

And I especially love mixing in new recipes along with the family favorites, like my good-with-any-fruit yogurt cake! But that doesn’t mean I am not looking easy fixes or ways to make the entertaining go smoothly.

That’s what make these chocolate chip cookie bars so ridiculously awesome. Everyone loves the classic chocolate chip cookie. And these babies are so crazy easy to whip up.

Laura says :

Why this recipe works

• Super Simple: This is a one bowl recipe that is so easy to whip up that my daughter makes it all the time!
• Chewy and Crispy: Crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside, thanks to using three kinds of sweeteners!
• Dairy Free: I bake all kinds of great desserts with olive oil, INCLUDING these chocolate chip cookies. Use dairy free chocolate chips and you are set!
• Crowd Friendly: This is a great recipe to use if you have a pot luck or party and need a crowd pleasing dessert. Just bake, slice and serve them up all in the same sheet pan.

Ingredients you need

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• Extra virgin olive oil: If you’ve read my blog before, then you learned your lesson on how to bake with olive oil. Your baked goods are only as good as the ingredients you put into it. Choose a mild tasting olive oil for this cake recipe, not a peppery one.
• Sweeteners: I use three kinds of sugar to make these chewy and moist: brown sugar, granulated sugar and maple syrup.
• Chocolate chips: You can use semisweet, milk chocolate or dark chocolate chips for this recipe. You can even use white chocolate chips. I have also baked with allergy free chocolate chips.
• Pantry staples: eggs, vanilla extract, all purpose flour, baking soda and salt

Step-by-step directions

1. Mix the dough. Whisk olive oil, maple syrup and sugars until sugars have dissolved. Mix in eggs and vanilla extract until fluffy. Using a rubber scraper or spoon, mix in flour, baking soda and salt until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
2. Spread the dough. Dump cookie dough onto baking sheet with oil and line with parchment paper pan. Press dough smoothly to the edges of the pan using your hands and fingers.
3. Bake. Bake for 15-20 minutes, then set aside on a cooling rack to rest. Cut to desired size, small or large.

Recipe tips and FAQs

Simply whip up the batter and spread it over an 11×17 baking sheet. The cookies do puff and spread a bit, but do press the batter out as close to the sheet pan walls. If you want a thicker cookie bar, you can use a smaller pan.

You can also halve the recipe, press the cookie dough onto a 9-inch pizza pan to bake one large chocolate chip cookie. If you use a 9-inch cookie pan, press the batter up to about ½ to 1-inch from the edge of the pan.

If you like a thicker bar that is also gluten free, try my Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars. They are made with almond meal, making them very filling, high in protein, and of course, gluten free. And may I add, they are also very kid friendly.

And if allergies are not an issue for you, try my easy brookies, which is a brownie and chocolate chip cookie bar baked together!

Sheet Pan Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

Laura Bashar | Family Spice

Whether you are baking for a crowd or need to make a large batch of cookies fast, these sheet pan chocolate chip cookie bars are the perfect treat, and made with olive oil, too!

4.50 from 2 votes

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Additional Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 50 minutes mins

Course Dessert Bars

Cuisine American

Servings 24 cookie bars

Calories 247 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• ¾ cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 ¼ cup brown sugar packed
• ¼ cup granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoon maple syrup
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cup all purpose flour
• 2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 10 oz semisweet chocolate chips

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Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• Coat an 11×17-inch baking sheet with oil and line with parchment paper.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk together olive oil, maple syrup and sugars until sugars have dissolved.
• Mix in eggs and vanilla extract until fluffy.
• Using a rubber scraper or spoon, mix in flour, baking soda and salt until just combined.
• Fold in chocolate chips.
• Dump cookie dough onto prepared pan and press smoothly to the edges of the pan. Start with the rubber scraper, but clean hands and fingers work much better for this step.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes, then set aside on a cooling rack to rest. Cookies are best cut at room temperature.

Notes

Cooking Suggestions: If you want a thicker cookie bar, you can use a smaller pan. You can also halve the recipe, press the cookie dough onto a 9-inch pizza pan to bake one large chocolate chip cookie. If you use a 9-inch cookie pan, press the batter up to about ½ to 1-inch from the edge of the pan.

TO STORE: Store your cookies in an airtight container and it will keep on the counter for up to a week at room temperature. You can also refrigerate for longer.

TO FREEZE: You can also freeze the baked cookies and the cookie dough. Transfer to a resealable bag or freezer safe container and freeze for up to 4 months.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookieCalories: 247kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 3gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 14mgSodium: 198mgPotassium: 108mgFiber: 1gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 26IUCalcium: 23mgIron: 2mg

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