Classic Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

Name: Classic Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Cook time: 37 min
Yield: 16 cookies
Ingredients: 2 each all-purpose flour; 1 tsp baking soda; 1.5 tsp cornstarch; 0.5 tsp salt; 0.75 cup unsalted butter; 1 cup packed light brown sugar; 0.333 cup granulated sugar; 1 each egg plus 1 large egg yolk; 2 tsp pure vanilla extract; 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips; 1 each sprinkle of flaky sea salt

Sally · sallysbakingaddiction.com · 2025 · Original Recipe

No mixer required and there's no waiting for cookie dough to chill with these soft & chewy chocolate chip cookie bars! Do not over-bake these bars. Err on the side of under-baking because otherwise th

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Ingredients

all-purpose flour(281g)2 each (281g)

baking soda1 tsp (6g)

cornstarch1.5 tsp (4g)

salt0.5 tsp (2g)

unsalted butter(12 Tbsp; 170g, melted and slightly cooled)0.75 cup (170g)

packed light brown sugar(200g)1 cup (200g)

granulated sugar(67g)0.333 cup (67g)

egg plus 1 large egg yolk(at room temperature)1 each (50g)

pure vanilla extract2 tsp (8g)

semi-sweet chocolate chips(180g)1 cup (180g)

sprinkle of flaky sea salt1 each (6g)

Total dough weight974g

Process

Mixing: melted butter
Butter: melted
Eggs: mixed
Bake Temp: 350°F (177°C)
Bake Time: 35-37 min
Chill: None
Yield: ~16 cookies
Sheet Prep: parchment

Recipe Radar

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Outlier Profile

Uniqueness score: 2.4. Shows how many standard deviations each ratio diverges from the mean.

Percentile Rankings

Where this recipe falls compared to all 621 recipes in the dataset.

Flour:Fat1.65 (62th percentile)

Flour:Sugar1.05 (32th percentile)

Brown:White Sugar3.00 (95th percentile)

Egg:Flour0.18 (30th percentile)

Chocolate:Flour0.64 (29th percentile)

Fat %17.5 (68th percentile)

Sugar %27.4 (90th percentile)

Hydration0.18 (23th percentile)

Bake Temp350 (42th percentile)

Key Ratios

Flour:Fat

1.65

Flour:Sugar

1.05

Brown:White Sugar

3.00

Egg:Flour

0.18

Chocolate:Flour

0.64

Fat %

17.5

Sugar %

27.4

Flour %

28.9

Hydration