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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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As a bar pan cookie, BRILLIANT! I love this recipe and make it often because everyone else loves it as well. I was up for making them again, but really didn’t want to spend all the time doing the individual cookies when I saw your bar pan idea. Amazing! Thank you!!
I made these and added peanut butter chips and mini marshmallows. People raved about them!
Absolutely incredible!! Best cookie bars I’ve ever eaten and so very easy. I will be making these again and again!!
Mine took 28-30 minutes to bake! Were raw at 15! Did anyone else find this or did I do something wrong? Baked in a 9×13 light aluminum pan and I bake a lot, usually pretty much know what I’m doing and followed recipe exactly
The 15-17 minute bake time is WAY off. I also had to bake closer to 30 minutes (I lost track due to checking every 2-5 minutes). I use an oven thermometer and was definitely at 350°. That’s the reason for the 4 stars- bars were good but incorrect baking time caused part of the bars inedible.
In the ingredients, it says crushed pretzels. How “crushed” are they, because I see good-sized pieces in the photo. Are they supposed to be crushed to powder or just broken up?
I just break them up slightly! Definitely don’t crush to a powder.
So easy and so good. I am a baker, but anyone could throw this recipe together with whatever they have on hand. I did it after dinner one night and the kids said it was top tier. They did take slightly longer to bake in my oven. Thank you for sharing your recipes!
These are so good.
Whoa. These are so good and so easy! I might add some caramel next time. Yum!!
I love collecting and trying new recipes
Made this today for my family. I added some white chocolate chips because it is what I had on hand. Then absolutely loved them!
Looks yummy.