Oatmeal chocolate chip cookie bars are as if an oatmeal raisin cookie and a chocolate chip cookie had a baby. You get that warmth from the cinnamon and molasses, paired with the melty chocolate chips and oats, *mwah* chef's kiss!
Why you will love these oatmeal chocolate chip cookie bars
- It's easy to make. Who doesn't love a dessert that's easy to make?! This recipe is great because since it is in a pan, as opposed to a normal cookie, you don't have to worry about chilling the dough or the cookie spreading too much. You just make the dough, pop it in the pan and bake!
- The flavors. I adore the flavors of this cookie - the warm spices add such an incredible depth of flavor and the chocolate adds some sweetness. These things combined make these bars packed with spectacular flavor.
- The texture. These oatmeal chocolate chip cookie bars are the gooey-est of all gooey. They are soooo soft and ultra chocolatey. I like to eat them when they're slightly warm from the oven.
Key ingredients
- Ground cinnamon and molasses: ground cinnamon and molasses are important ingredients in an oatmeal cookie, so of course we need them here! These warm spices make every bite an explosion of flavor!
- Good quality chocolate: we add a lot of chocolate to this recipe, so make sure to splurge on the good stuff! Ghirardelli is a trusted brand of mine for chocolate, but I also love Nestle Tollhouse and Trader Joes chocolate.
- Oats: oats add a great texture and a bit of a nutty flavor to the cookie bars. Old fashioned rolled oats and quick cooking oats work here.
- All purpose flour: all purpose flour is the flour of choice for this recipe. It yields the perfect crumb.
- Brown sugar & granulated sugar: a combination of brown sugar and granulated are preferred for this recipe. Brown sugar has molasses so it adds just a bit more moisture, and the granulated sugar allows for the edges and tops to get a little crispy, adding that difference of textures.
Steps
- Whisk the dry ingredients. Start by whisking together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and ground cinnamon. Set aside.
- Whisk the wet ingredients. Whisk the melted butter and both sugars. Then add the eggs, vanilla and molasses and whisk.
- Combine. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and fold together until a dough forms, leaving a few streaks of flour in the dough.
- Add the mix-ins. Fold in the oats until evenly incorporated. Fold in the chocolate until evenly incorporated.
- Bake. Press the dough into an 8x8 inch pan and bake for 25-30 minutes until golden. Let cool and enjoy!
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Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Oatmeal chocolate chip cookie bars are as if an oatmeal raisin cookie and a chocolate chip cookie had a baby. You get that warmth from the cinnamon and molasses, paired with the melty chocolate chips and oats, *mwah* chef's kiss!
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups (313 grams) all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup (226 grams) unsalted butter melted
- 1 ½ cups (300 grams) brown sugar packed
- ½ cup (100 grams) granulated sugar
- 2 eggs room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon molasses
- 3 cups (255 grams) old fashioned rolled or quick cooking oats
- 1 ½ cups (270 grams) chocolate chips/chopped chocolate
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and line an 8x8 inch pan with parchment paper with overhang on at least two sides. This will make it easier to remove the bars from the pan.
- In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and ground cinnamon. Set aside.
- In a separate medium-sized bowl, vigorously whisk together the melted butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until completely combined. About one minute. It should have a paste-like consistency.
- Add the eggs, vanilla extract and molasses and whisk until combined, scraping down the sides and bottom of the bowl as necessary.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and fold until a dough forms, leaving a few streaks of flour in the dough. Add the oats and fold until fully incorporated. Add the chocolate chips/chopped chocolate and fold until fully incorporated. The streaks of flour should be gone at this point.
- Pack the dough into your prepared pan and top with more chocolate. Bake for 25-30 minutes. The tops will be lightly golden.
- Let cool for 20 minutes in the pan. Slice and enjoy! Store in an airtight container.
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Kay10
Super yum and super easy to make! A liitttleee too sweet for my liking so I can only have a bite or two at a time, probably a good thing for the scale… ? but would definitely make again! The cinnamon shines and really brings out the flavors and the texture of the oats… ???? my hubs loves them!
Jess Italiano
Thank you for trying them!! I am so happy you enjoyed - they definitely are decadent 🙂
Jessica
Can these be made gf? What would be your brand choice?
Jess Italiano
I've never tried it, so I can't guarantee the results, but I Imagine Bob's Red Mill 1-1 Baking Flour would work great!
Aj
Hi. What can I replace molasses with? New fan here! Thanks
Jess Italiano
Hi AJ! It just adds flavor - if you don't want to include it, you can just leave it out and it does not need to be replaced 🙂
Ana
What does the molasses do? Is it possible to make without? I have everything except for that?
Jess Italiano
It adds flavor. You can leave it out if you don't want to use it.
Laura
SO DELICIOUS. BRILLIANT RECIPE THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Jess Italiano
Thanks so much, Laura!!
Grace
These came out amazing! Soooo good!
Jess Italiano
Thank you!! 🙂
Susan
Made these for my neighbors today and they are so good, I hear! The molasses and the tablespoon of cinnamon make the flavor brilliant!
Jess Italiano
I am so happy they enjoyed! Thanks for trying them!
Danielle
I showed this recipe to my friend and she made them today. She said they're 10/10
Jess Italiano
I'm so glad! Thanks Danielle!
Tori
These are fantastic! I halved the recipe (my family isn’t huge) and used Splenda brown sugar blend. They’re so good and I love how much oat content they have (more than white flour.) adding this to the rotation- thank you!!!
Jess Italiano
Thanks Tori! Glad you enjoyed!