Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bars

🧂 Ingredients

• unsalted butter
• light brown sugar
• pure vanilla extract
• all-purpose flour
• sweetened condensed milk
• mini chocolate chips
• dark chocolate morsels
• heavy cream

🔪Instructions

This is meant to be a brief overview of our edible cookie dough recipe. For step-by-step instructions and a full printable recipe card with ingredients, please scroll down to the teal box below.

1. Line a 9×9 pan with parchment paper (this will make it easy to remove the bars later.)
2. Cream together the butter and brown sugar.
3. Add in the vanilla and stir to combine.
4. Alternate the sweetened condensed milk and flour, stirring until combined.
5. Mix in the semi-sweet mini chocolate chips.
6. Press the cookie dough mixture into the prepared pan in an even layer.
7. Refrigerate for 2-3 hours or overnight before cutting.

Equipment

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• Measuring Spoons
• Liquid Measuring Cup
• Spoonula
• Dry Measuring Cups
• Mixing Bowls
• Whisk
• 9×9 baking pan

How to Make Dark Chocolate Ganache

1. In a small bowl, combine the heavy cream and dark chocolate morsels.
2. Melt chocolate chips by microwaving them on low for 30 seconds at a time, stirring in between until melted.
3. Whisk the chocolate until smooth and then pour it over the top of the cookie dough filling.
4. Use a spatula to evenly spread the mixture.
5. Return to the refrigerator to cool for another 1-2 hours.
6. Remove the bars from the pan by lifting them out with the parchment paper.
7. Cut bars using a long sharp knife. Store leftovers in the refrigerator.

⏲️ Storage

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bars need to be kept in the refrigerator in an airtight container. They will keep for 4-5 days so they’re a great make-ahead delicious dessert.

🍴 Serving Suggestions

These bars are very rich so I cut them into small pieces. They’re a great dessert for parties and potlucks – everyone always asks for the recipe!

📖 Variations

While I suggest you follow the recipe exactly the first time you make this recipe, here are a few different ways to make them. (Please note, we have not tested these variations.)

• If you like, add 1/2 cup of chopped nuts such as walnuts, almonds or pecans to the cookie dough mixture for added crunch.
• Add 1/2 cup of creamy peanut butter (or chunky peanut butter) to the cookie dough batter.
• Use mini M and M candies instead of mini chocolate chips. This would be especially fun at the holidays when you could use red and green mini candies.
• Add 1/4 cup of rainbow sprinkles, perfect for birthday parties.

 😋 Similar Recipes

Next time, try one of these other delicious recipes:

• Nanaimo Bars are a Canadian dessert consisting of three layers; a wafer and coconut-crumb base, custard-flavored butter icing, and chocolate ganache on top.
• Shortbread Magic Bars are loaded with chocolate and toffee chips, sweet coconut, and crunchy pecans on top of a buttery shortbread crust.
• Samoa Bars have a tender shortbread crust, coconut, chocolate, and caramel bits, these Samoa Bars are inspired by the ever-popular Samoa Girl Scout Cookie.