These Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Bars are such an easy delicious recipe! Chewy, full of chocolate chips, and buttery soft, these chocolate chip cookie bars are the best dessert! Like thick and chewy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies but so much easier!
Guys I have been upping my work out game. And . . . can I be real with you for a second? It is KILLING ME. I like to think that I’m good at simple things like, say, standing up, or you know? Wakling. But . . . Ummm, after increasing my work outs and adding in ridiculous nonsense like side planks and squat jump things that make want to die, I’m questioning those things.
But. If you make this recipe, you will understand exactly why I need to up my work out game. I think bar recipes might be my weakness. Of course I have also mentioned how buttercream frosting and muddy buddies are my weakness. And booze. I might have a lot of weaknesses.
Anyway! Bar Recipes.
The thing about bar recipes is that its really easy to keep eating sliver after sliver until the sliver that you have eaten is the whole pan.
Upped. Work. Out. Game.
These came out perfect! Not dry or too chewy, just as good (if not better) than cookies! I even used old fashioned oats and they weren’t dry.. So yummy! Thank you for sharing Lisa!
These are the best oatmeal chocolate chip bars. They are just like your favorite oatmeal raising cookies. But better. Because they have chocolate not raisins and they are bars, and you don’t have to scoop cookies. See? Better. ????
HOW TO MAKE CHOCOLATE CHIP OATMEAL BARS
- Combine the all purpose flour, baking soda, and cinnamon in one bowl.
- In a different bowl, beat the butter and sugars together.
- Beat in the eggs and vanilla.
- Add in the dry ingredients.
- Stir in the chocolate chips and the oats.
- Bake in one pan, and enjoy!
Have I mentioned how much I love bar recipes? They are so much easier than cookies!
TIPS AND TRICKS FOR THESE CHOCOLATE CHIP OATMEAL BARS
- Make sure your butter is room temperature. You should be able to push a finger in a little and dent it but not all the way through. Cut it up in one inch pieces and leave it on the counter for a half hour to make this happen sooner.
- To measure the flour, scoop the flour into the measuring cup and level it off. This will help you avoid over measuring the flour.
- Use room temperature eggs. To make this happen quickly, put the eggs in luke warm water for a few minutes.
- Make sure your baking soda is fresh by adding a little to some vinegar and making sure it bubbles right away.
MORE GREAT COOKIE BAR RECIPES
- These Very Vanilla Cookie Bas are a super old recipe of mine, but one that is so simple and so delicious! It’s a must make for sure!
- These S’mores Magic Cookie Bars are AHmazing! I made them again recently, and I couldn’t stop eating them!
- You will not believe how insanely good these Caramel Apple Bars are.
- And if you’ve never made anything with brown butter, make these Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
- I love monster cookies, I have to make these Monster Cookie Bars!
- I can’t get over these Brown Sugar Cookie Bars!
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Bars
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 14 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups quick cook oats (old fashioned oats will work here as well)
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and lightly spray a 9 x 13 inch pan with cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl whisk together the all purpose flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
- In a large bowl, beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the eggs on at a time and then the vanilla extract.
- Add the dry ingredients. Beat on low until integrated, then increase the speed until the dry ingredients are just combined.
- Gently stir in the oats and the chocolate chips. Press the batter into the prepared baking dish.
- Bake for 25 minutes or until the edges are golden brown. Allow the bars to cool, then cut and enjoy. Store in an airtight container for up to two weeks.
Shabu manissery says
It is looking very attrative How much period it shelf life?
Two weeks in an airtight container!
Marlee says
These are moist, tender, and delicious! I made adjustments to fit taste and dietary restrictions for the ladies I made them for.
– Gluten free flour
– added 4 crushed granola bars
-1/2 batch mixed in 1 cup chocolate chips and other 1/2 mixed in 1 cup peanut butter chips, still baked in the same pan side by side.
Some people mentioned they used less oats, I did not, I used exactly the recipe amount.
DELICIOUS! I’ll definitely make them again!
Mary Ellen Longley says
I just made these chocolate chip oatmeal bars and they are delicious! Easy to make and such great flavor! I had to try them while still warm, couldn’t wait for them to cool. 😊
So glad you liked them, Mary!
Mrs Cookie says
My daughter requests oatmeal chocolate chip cookies for lactation. I’m trying different versions – for her snd for me!
I hope you both enjoy these!
Susie says
They just needed a little “oomph”. Kind of just ok. I followed the recipe, but they just needed maybe more chocolate chips. Took them to a party but wasn’t thrilled.
Gloria says
Can you use white chips instead of chocolate chips for this recipe?
Absolutely!
Cyr says
I made these as instructed but they came out dry. My oven may be hotter than it states. I also used a pan (metal) since that was what the recipe indicated. I watched the video after I made them and a dish was used. Heat is conducted differently in a glass dish.
I may try again not cooking for the full 25 minutes. In my experience recipes similar to this aren’t usually baked in a dish.
I’ve had good luck with these in both a metal baking dish and a glass baking dish. I’m sorry that they didn’t turn out for you. And I agree that some ovens run hotter and it’s great to start checking on the recipe as soon as you can smell it.
Sarah Kane says
These are amazing, I tried using dried cranberries based on one of the comments and i also added Pecans and used a 4th cup less sugar and they were amazing and could probably be turned into cookies as well 😀
Connie says
Hello. Can you add all natural peanut butter to this recipe? If so, how much would I add?
Thank you!
You would need to alter the recipe in order to add peanut butter. Maybe you would like these Monster Cookie Bars more.
Jessica says
DELICIOUS! I did use 2 cups of oats instead of 3 and also subbed coconut oil for the butter because that’s what I had on hand. They turned out chewy and chocolatey much like a cookie except better because it was less work! Definitely will be making these regularly. Thank you!