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This is Crave’s Rockstar Cookie in cookie bar form! It packs toffee, pretzels, and tons of chocolate in a slightly gooey vanilla cookie base. In short, it is sweet + salty perfection.
Cookie Bar Recipe
Making the viral Crave Rockstar Cookies into cookie bars is THE MOVE. They are SO GOOD and ridiculously easy. I honestly cannot believe it took me so long to do this, it’s a game changer. Here’s why you’ll love them:
- This is based on the actual Crave Cookies recipe but instead of having to scoop out individual cookies, you press the dough into a pan, pop it into the oven, and walk away. So easy!
- These cookie bars bursting with flavor + lots of yummy textures. Pretzels, toffee bits, chocolate, and more chocolate! But truly, they’d be good with so many other mix-ins, too, so feel free to get creative!
- The cookie bar has a soft vanilla base that is yummy by itself but also ideal for loading up with a bunch of other mix-in goodness.
What Ingredients are in Cookie Bars?
All quantities and directions can be found in the printable recipe card below.
- Salted butter – I always use salted butter. Unsalted butter will work as well, just add an extra pinch of salt to the dough.
- Brown sugar
- Granulated sugar
- Egg
- Vanilla
- All-purpose flour
- Baking soda – This will help the bars puff up slightly.
- Salt
- Milk chocolate chips
- Semi sweet chocolate chunks – I just buy these in the baking aisle of my local grocery store. If you cannot find the chocolate chunks, you can buy a semi sweet chocolate bar and chop it up.
- Crushed pretzels – I used regular pretzels, but crushed pretzel sticks will also work!
- Toffee bits
- Flakey sea salt – Use this as garnish, if desired.
How to Make Rockstar Cookie Bars
- Preheat the oven to 350° F (180°C). Spray a 9×13 pan with non-stick spray and set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer or with an electric hand mixer, cream together the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until light in color and fluffy in texture. This will take about 2 minutes.
- Scrape the sides and add in the egg and vanilla. Mix until well combined.
- Next, add the flour, baking soda and salt. Mix until a soft dough forms.
- Now you will add in all of the mix-ins– the milk chocolate chips, chocolate chunks, pretzels and toffee bits, and mix until evenly distributed.
- Finally, press the dough into the prepared 9×13 pan and sprinkle the top with sea salt.
- Bake at 350°F (180°C) for 15-17 minutes or until the edges and the top begin to turn golden brown.
- Allow the bars to cool completely before cutting. Enjoy!
How should I store cookie bars?
Once cooled, store your Rockstar Bars in an airtight container on the counter for 3-5 days!
Can Rockstar Bars be frozen?
Yessiree! Allow cookie bars to cool completely and place in a ziptop bag. Store in the freezer for up to 3 months!
Cookie Bars to love!
Rockstar Bars
This is Crave’s Rockstar Cookie in cookie bar form! It packs toffee, pretzels, and tons of chocolate in a slightly gooey vanilla cookie base. In short, it is sweet + salty perfection.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (222g) salted butter
- 1 cup (246g) brown sugar
- 1/2 cup (115g) granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 1/4 cup (342g) all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup (200g) milk chocolate chips
- 1 cup (200g) semi sweet chocolate chunks
- 3/4 cup (45g) crushed pretzels
- 3/4 cup (132g) toffee bits
- flakey sea salt, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350° F (180°C). Spray a 9×13 pan with non-stick spray and set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer or with an electric hand mixer, cream together the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until light in color and fluffy in texture. This will take about 2 minutes.1 cup (222g) salted butter, 1 cup (246g) brown sugar, 1/2 cup (115g) granulated sugar
- Scrape the sides and add in the egg and vanilla. Mix until well combined.1 egg, 1 tsp vanilla
- Next, add the flour, baking soda and salt. Mix until a soft dough forms.2 1/4 cup (342g) all-purpose flour, 1 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp salt
- Now you will add in all of the mix-ins– the milk chocolate chips, chocolate chunks, pretzels and toffee bits, and mix until evenly distributed.1 cup (200g) milk chocolate chips, 1 cup (200g) semi sweet chocolate chunks, 3/4 cup (45g) crushed pretzels, 3/4 cup (132g) toffee bits
- Finally, press the dough into the prepared 9×13 pan and sprinkle the top with sea salt.flakey sea salt, for garnish
- Bake at 350°F (180°C) for 15-17 minutes or until the edges and the top begin to turn golden brown.
- Allow the bars to cool completely before cutting. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 387kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 273mg | Potassium: 118mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 368IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 2mg
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Will this recipie work well with gluten free flour and pretzels? Any additions needed? Ty!
This will work well with a 1:1 gluten free flour substitute like King Arthurs!
I made two batches in a row because I knew my children would not let me have any…. they are easy to make and amazing thank you for the recipe
These cookie bars are absolutely insane! I have made them 3 times and will not be stopping anytime soon. If you’re on the fence, take this as your sign to make these!
As a note, I only used 1 cup of combined chocolate (preference) and had to bake these for about 21 minutes in my wonky gas oven.
Easy to make and easy to eat!! Loved this recipe!
Is the cooking time accurate? Seems like it should at least 30 minutes.
Hi Carol, the baking time worked for me during my testing phase! But I know a member of my team had to bake for a little longer (21 minutes) because her oven runs a little colder. You can increase the bake time or try increasing the oven temp by a few degrees and see if that helps!
This cookies is delicious and so easy to make. when I shared with friends everybody thought it was awesome. I will be making these often.
These was really delicious. Definitely will make again.
I didn’t have quite enough chocolate hips so added some coconut and I think it was a great add.
It was a tad dry and crumbly…do you think adding 1 more egg might prevent this?
Also I found the crumbly texture improved after freezing the bars.
4.9 out of 5.
Hey Karen, so glad you loved these! I am going to try adding coconut next time, that sounds yum! I would try baking for slightly less time and see if it improves the texture.
Sweet, salty, and rich! Delicious! One pan ended up serving more people. We found a smaller piece to be perfect. Thanks for sharing!
I made two batches for a work potluck recently and they were a big hit. Everyone thought they were quite delicious and there were no leftovers. I reduced the chocolate chips by approx one quarter and found them to have plenty of chocolate. They are easy and fast to make. Mine baked about 16 minutes until they were golden brown around the edges and just starting to brown in the center. I was worried they wouldn’t be done in the center but they were perfectly soft without being underbaked.
I had to bake the bars almost 35 minutes to get them browned. I bake every week, and the oven is true to temperatures. I have made other chocolate chip bars, and none have baked in 15-17 minutes. I used ingredients as listed, as well as pan size.