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Get ready for these chocolate chip cookie dough bars to become a favorite you makeall the time!Perfectly creamy and delicious (and with no raw egg), these bars will get devoured by anyone lucky enough to eat them!

If you love these chocolate chip cookie dough bars, then you must try some of my other favorite chocolate chip recipes! Start with these oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, this delicious chocolate chip banana bread and this yummy cookie dough dip!

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Absolutely delicious! Everyone always loves these when I make them. Turn out perfect every single time!

-Kystalyn

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bars

Ok. Who is guilty of eating the cookie dough every time you make a batch of cookies? I am pretty guilty of that every single time. The cookie dough is the best part! I figured out a way to get that same delicious, and creamy cookie dough taste in this recipe. The fantastic thing about these bars is that they taste just like cookie dough! And they are egg-less. So they won’t make you sick!

The eggs are substituted with one of my favorite ingredients… sweetened condensed milk. It’s the secret ingredient in these cookie dough bars that give it the best taste and a creamy texture. It takes what you know as cookie dough and brings it up a few notches. Plus, because these are “cookie dough” bars, they don’t require any baking! This recipe is easy and delicious.

Ingredients in Cookie Dough Bars

The best part about these chocolate chip cookie dough bars is that they taste just like cookie dough but don’t have the raw egg that you worry about eating! Check out the recipe card at the bottom of the post for exact measurements!

  • Butter: I used unsalted butter that wassoftened to room temperature in this recipe.
  • Brown Sugar: Use light brown sugar(packed) to get the best flavor out of these cookie dough bars.
  • Vanilla Extract: Add a splash of vanilla flavoring with this ingredient.
  • Flour: All purpose flour works great in this recipe!
  • Sweetened Condensed Milk: This is the secret ingredient to making these cookie dough bars turn out perfectly creamy and delicious!
  • Mini Chocolate Chips: I use semi-sweet chocolat chips but you could use milk chocolate or dark chocolate if that’s what you prefer.
  • Creamy Peanut Butter: Creamy peanut butter will mix the best and give the chocolate topping a delicious and smooth texture.
  • Milk Chocolate Chips: These will be melted up and used on the top!
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How to Make Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bars

This recipe is super simple, and you just need to account for the time it takes for the bars to chill and set up! You will be so glad that you took the time to make these! They are worth the wait.

  1. Line pan: Line an 8×8 inch pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil and set aside.
  2. Combine: In a large mixing bowl, mix together butter and brown sugar until it is fluffy. This takes about 3 minutes. Add vanilla until combined.
  3. Mix and fold: Turn the mixer to low and alternate the flour and the sweetened condensed milk until combined. Gently fold in chocolate chips.
  4. Add to pan: Press the cookie dough into the bottom of the 8×8 pan. It will be sticky so lightly flour your hands if needed.
  5. Chill: Cover your bars with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight until firm.
  6. Add topping and chill: To make the topping, combine the peanut butter and 1/2 cup chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl. Stir every 30 seconds until smooth. Pour and spread over the top of the chilled dough and chill at least for 1 hour until firm.
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Variations

Like with baked cookies, you can change up these chocolate chip cookie dough bars to make them your own! Here are a few ideas for you!

  • Mix-ins- You can easily swap out the chocolate chips for another mix-in of your choice! Try some heath bar bites, some mini m&m’s, or even some delicious Reese’s Pieces!
  • Add Oats: If your very favorite cookie dough is oatmeal chocolate chip then try making that with these cookie dough bars! Try using 1/2 cup of flour and 2 cups of quick oats instead of the 2 cups of flour. YUM!
  • Topping: Sprinkle on some course sea salt on your melted chocolate topping before it sets. This adds a delicious savory flavor to go along with the sweet cookie dough taste.
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How to Freeze for Later

You can make some extra of these chocolate chip cookie dough bars and freeze them for later! Then you can have them on hand whenever you want. Place any extras in an airtight container and label it with the date. Put it in the freezer and they will last about 2-3 months. When you are ready to eat them then take them out and let them thaw in the fridge.

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More Delicious Cookie Dough Recipes

If you are all about the taste of uncooked cookies then boy do I have some delicious recipes for you! I absolutely love cookie dough so I can’t get enough of trying out new recipes for it. Here are some recipes that you MUST try!

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By: Alyssa Rivers

Get ready for these chocolate chip cookie dough bars to become a favorite you makeall the time!Perfectly creamy and delicious (and with no raw egg), these bars will get devoured by anyone lucky enough to eat them!

Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 3 hours hours

1 hour hour

Total Time: 4 hours hours 20 minutes minutes

Servings: 16 Bars

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Line an 8×8 inch pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil and set aside.

  • In a large mixing bowl, mix together butter and brown sugar until it is fluffy. This takes about 3 minutes. Add vanilla and bet until combined.

  • Turn the mixer to low and alternate the flour and the sweetened condensed milk until combined. Gently fold in chocolate chips.

  • Press the cookie dough into the bottom of the 8×8 pan. It will be sticky so lightly flour your hands if needed.

  • Cover your bars with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight until firm.

  • To make the topping, combine the peanut butter and 1/2 cup chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl. Stir every 30 seconds until smooth. Pour and spread over the top of the chilled dough and chill at least for 1 hour until firm.

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Notes

Originally Posted September 1, 2019

Updated on May 20, 2022

Nutrition

Calories: 417kcalCarbohydrates: 57gProtein: 7gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 28mgSodium: 89mgPotassium: 170mgFiber: 2gSugar: 42gVitamin A: 306IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 120mgIron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

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Welcome to my kitchen! I am Alyssa Rivers and the food blogger behind The Recipe Critic. The blog launched in 2012 as a place to share my passion for cooking. I love trying new things and testing them out with my family. Each recipe is tried and true, family-tested and approved.

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FAQs

Is chocolate chip cookie dough hom*ogeneous or heterogeneous? ›

Answer and Explanation: A chocolate chip cookie is an example of a heterogeneous mixture because it is made up of different materials that can be easily distinguished. In chocolate chip cookies, the mixture is not evenly distributed.

How to improve Pillsbury chocolate chip cookie dough? ›

Baking powder or flour in excess will cause cookies to rise more, making them more fluffy and cakey. Increased sugar will make them caramelize more and increased fat will make the dough heavier and richer, all increasing retention of water in the dough- these all add up to chewier cookies.

What is the first ingredient that changes the different look and texture of chocolate chip cookies? ›

1. Granulated sugar. Using granulated white sugar will result in a flatter, crispier and lighter-colored cookie. Granulated sugar is hygroscopic, so it attracts and absorbs the liquid in the dough.

Can you beat cookie dough? ›

Cookie dough can be mixed by hand or with an electric mixer.

Is chocolate chip cookie dough a mixture or solution? ›

The chocolate is not uniformly mixed with the dough. These all indicate that a chocolate chip cookie is a heterogeneous mixture.

Is chocolate bar hom*ogeneous or heterogeneous? ›

hom*ogeneous mixture. Chocolate is made up of cocoa powder, cocoa butter, sweetener, and some other substances that are mixed with each other in an indefinite ratio. So, chocolate is not a pure substance but is a hom*ogenous mixture (it has a uniform composition).

Why is my chocolate chip cookie dough so soft? ›

If you incorporate too much milk, eggs, or another liquid, you can add a proportionate amount of the dry ingredients to the cookie dough to account for the excess liquid. Chill the dough. If the butter became too soft during the mixing process, it can sometimes result in a thin cookie dough.

What makes a cookie chewy or crunchy? ›

The ingredients you use and how you shape your cookies both play an important role in whether your cookies turn out crispy or chewy. The type of flour and sugar you use, if your cookie dough contains eggs, and whether you use melted or softened butter all factor into the crispy-chewy equation, too.

What is the secret to chewy cookies? ›

Cornstarch helps product soft and thick cookies. Using more brown sugar than white sugar results in a moister, softer cookie. An extra egg yolk increases chewiness. Rolling the cookie dough balls to be tall and lumpy instead of wide and smooth gives the cookies a bakery-style textured thickness.

What does overmixed cookie dough look like? ›

You may notice visible pockets of flour, streaks of butter, or uneven coloration. When overmixed, though, cookie dough will feel dense, greasy, heavy, and warm. It may be tough to roll out or work with, just like overmixed pie dough.

What happens if you don't put enough butter in your cookies? ›

Adding too little butter can cause the cookies to be tough and crumbly. You should use unsalted butter to control the salt content, but if you only have salted on hand, reduce the amount of added salt accordingly.

Can you overmix chocolate chip cookie dough? ›

Overmixing the dough

If you overmix the dough, the cookies will be dry and crumbly. The best way to fix this is to add more liquid to the dough. This can be done by adding milk, water, or even melted butter. You may also need to add more flour to the dough if it is too wet.

Is dough hom*ogeneous or heterogeneous? ›

Answer and Explanation: The mixture of water and flour forming a dough is a heterogeneous mixture that has the properties of a suspension. A suspension is a mixture in which the solute particles are larger in size and thus can be seen with the naked eye.

Is chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream a heterogeneous mixture? ›

It is heterogeneous as we can see the ice cream and the ingredients. A heterogeneous mixture is simply any mixture that is not uniform in the composition that it is a non-uniform mixture of smaller constituent parts.

Is Cookie Dough a mixture? ›

Cookie dough is a mixture of dry and wet ingredients that results in a thick batter or dough. A basic cookie recipe has room-temperature unsalted butter, white sugar or brown sugar (or both), large eggs, all-purpose flour, salt, and baking powder or baking soda (or both).

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