Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bars
These chocolate chip oatmeal bars are soft, chewy, and chocolate-y, combining the best of cookie bars and oatmeal cookies into one easy treat!
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Bars
If you can’t decide between chocolate chip cookies or oatmeal cookies, these chocolate chip oatmeal bars give you the best of both worlds! They’ve got that soft, chewy texture of classic oatmeal cookies, buttery cookie dough flavor, and lots of melty chocolate in every bite. Basically…it’s everything you love, baked into one easy pan!
This is an easy no-fuss recipes that comes together quickly and slices up perfectly for sharing. Whether you’re making a batch for a party, packing them into lunchboxes, or just need something sweet waiting on the counter after school, these bars are always a crowd-pleaser!
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Ingredients
- Dry Goods: Brown sugar, granulated sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda, all purpose flour, old fashioned oats, semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Dairy: Unsalted butter, eggs
- Flavorings: Vanilla extract
Full ingredient amounts available in the printable recipe card at the bottom of the blog post.
Helpful Kitchen Tools
- 9×13 inch baking pan or baking dish
- Stand mixer
- Silicone spatula
- Parchment paper
Instructions
To Prep: Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a 13×9 baking dish with parchment paper and set aside.
- Blend Wet Ingredients: In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the brown sugar, granulated sugar and softened butter. Add in the eggs and vanilla. Mix well, scraping down the sides often.
- Mix in Dry Ingredients: Add in the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Mix thoroughly, scraping down the sides as needed. Add the oats and mix well.
- Add Chocolate: Fold in the chocolate chips with a silicone spatula.
- Bake: Scoop the dough into the prepared baking dish and spread evenly. Bake for 30 minutes, or until the edges are just starting to turn golden brown and the center is set.
Prep Tips
- Chocolate Chips: The classic recipe calls for semi-sweet chocolate chips. However, you can substitute with your favorite kind or what you happen to have on hand. Milk chocolate or dark chocolate chips also work well. You could even switch up the flavor with peanut butter chips, white chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, or even raisins!
- Variations: Try adding a 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon to the batter for a little hint of fall spice. While these bars are delicious on their own, you can make a fabulous cookie sundae by topping with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a drizzle of chocolate syrup.
- Storage: Once cooled, keep your oatmeal cookie bars in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3-4 days.
More Chocolate Chip Recipes:
- Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread
- Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
- Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread
- Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bars Recipe (Printable Recipe Card):
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Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bars
Equipment
- Stand mixer
- 9 x 13 inch baking pan
- Spatula
- Parchment paper
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 2 cups old fashioned oats
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- To Prep: Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a 13×9 baking dish with parchment and set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the brown sugar, granulated sugar and softened butter.
- Add in the eggs and vanilla. Mix well, scraping down the sides often.
- Add in the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Mix thoroughly, scraping down the sides as needed.
- Add the oats and mix well.
- Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Scoop the dough into the prepared baking dish and spread evenly.
- Bake for 30 minutes, or until the edges are just starting to turn golden brown and the center is set.
- Use the parchment paper to pull the bars out of the pan before cutting.
Notes
- Chocolate Chips: Use semi-sweet, or swap for milk, dark, peanut butter, white chocolate, butterscotch, or even raisins.
- Variations: Add ½ teaspoon cinnamon for warm spice, or serve topped with vanilla ice cream and chocolate syrup for an easy dessert.
- Storage: Store cooled bars in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3–4 days.
Nutrition
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