How To Make Chocolate Chip Cookie Granola Bars
These easy-to-make chewy chocolate chip granola bars are made more delightful with a sweet mix of chocolate chips, cookie butter, and honey!
Serves:
Ingredients
- ¾cupcookie butter,such as Trader Joe’s, or Biscoff spread
- 2tbspcoconut oil
- ⅓cuphoney,or maple syrup
- 1large egg
- 1tsppure vanilla extract
- 3cupsold-fashioned rolled oats
- ¼cuplight brown sugar,packed
- ¾tspsalt
- ⅔cupmini chocolate chips
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray an 8×8-inch baking pan with nonstick spray. Set aside.
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In a small bowl, melt the cookie butter and coconut oil for about 1 minute in the microwave. Stir until combined and smooth. Melt for longer, if needed.
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In a large bowl, beat the melted cookie butter and oil mixture, honey, egg, and vanilla until completely combined.
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Add in the oats, brown sugar, and salt. Mix well. Slowly stir in chocolate chips. The batter will be sticky.
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Transfer to the prepared baking pan and press down, making sure the surface is flat and even.
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Bake for 21 to 24 minutes or until set and the edges are lightly browned.
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Allow to cool completely before cutting into squares. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
- Make-ahead & Freezing instructions: The bars stay fresh at room temperature for up to 7 days. The bars freeze well for up to 2 months.
- The cookie butter can be substituted for almond butter or any nut butter of choice. The bars may not have the same chocolate chip cookie taste though.
- For the sweetener, sugar-free maple syrup was used, but feel free to use honey or regular maple syrup.
- For add-ins, try using different add-ins, like nuts or dried fruits (up to ⅔ cup in total). These granola bars are highly adaptable.
Nutrition
- Calories: 228.75kcal
- Fat: 13.84g
- Saturated Fat: 8.55g
- Trans Fat: 0.37g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 2.75g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.76g
- Carbohydrates: 24.71g
- Fiber: 1.68g
- Sugar: 14.10g
- Protein: 3.01g
- Cholesterol: 35.90mg
- Sodium: 114.85mg
- Calcium: 24.58mg
- Potassium: 67.66mg
- Iron: 0.92mg
- Vitamin A: 77.78µg
- Vitamin C: 0.09mg
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