Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars (just the recipe)

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Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars pack full flavor and crunch in a portable, chunky shape. Peanut butter variation included!

Without further ado, here’s the Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars recipe (a more compact, printable version appears below):

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars Recipe: Ingredients

• 1 1/2c. flour 
• 1t. baking soda 
• 1/2t. salt
• 1t. cinnamon 
• 2 sticks butter
• 1/2c. sugar 
• 3/4c. brown sugar 
• 2 eggs 
• 2t. vanilla 
• 3c. oats
• 12 oz. chocolate chips 
• 1c. walnuts

How to Make Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies  

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 
2. Sift dry ingredients (first four), and set aside. 
3. Beat butter until fluffy. 
4. Add both sugars, and cream 2-3 minutes on medium speed. 
5. Beat in eggs and vanilla. 
6. Stir in oats, chips, and nuts. 
7. Spread dough evenly in pan. 
8. Bake 25 minutes, until cookies are starting to pull away from edges, and center springs back when lightly pressed with finger. 
9. Cool pan on rack. Bar cookies cut best while still warm. 

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Bar Printable Recipe

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Bar Tips for Success

• A quality pan will bake these Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars with even results. I like these American made, heirloom quality pans (view here). 
• Need a fast way to soften butter? View helpful article here. 
• Regular oats or quick oats are interchangeable in this recipe. 
• No need to grease the cookie sheets for this recipe. 
• If you double the batch, you may need to stir in the oats, chips, and nuts by hand. 
• For oatmeal chocolate peanut butter bars, simply replace 1 stick of the butter with 1/2 cup of peanut butter.

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