Cake Mix Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

You can’t beat the convenience of baking Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars from a box of cake mix! These soft and chewy treats take only 30 minutes to make, and four basic ingredients turn into the best batch of thick, buttery dessert bars.

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4 Ingredient Cookie Bars

Our boxed Cake Mix Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars recipe combines the satisfaction of snacking on homemade chocolate chip cookies with the sweet taste and tender texture of a slice of cake. I like to refer to them as lazy cookie bars with cake mix because it literally requires a box of yellow cake mixed with butter, eggs, and chips, spread into a baking dish, and baked until slightly crispy along the edges and moist in the middle.

Love a good shortcut, check out some of our other Cake Mix Hacks and our Cake Mix Cookies recipes.

Chip Cookie Bars Ingredients

• Yellow cake mix: I used a box of Pillsbury yellow cake mix to serve as the base for my cookie dough, but this recipe works with any brand or flavor of mix. White cake mix, red velvet cake mix, chocolate cake mix cookie bars will all taste delicious!
• Butter: Butter is my favorite fat source to turn a cake mix into cookies because it makes them more moist, rich, and tender than baking with vegetable oil or canola oil. Cookie bars made with butter just taste better!
• Eggs: Eggs not only act as a binding agent in the dough, but they also add moisture and richness to the cookies, resulting in a softer and chewier texture.
• Chocolate chips: Chocolate chips are a classic addition to cookies and complement the buttery, cake-like base created by the yellow cake mix. You can use milk chocolate chips, semi sweet chocolate chips, dark chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, butterscotch chips, or your favorite flavor.

See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.

How to Make Cake Mix Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

1. Create The Cookie Dough: Mix together cake mix, melted butter, and eggs. Fold in the chocolate chips.
2. Pour In The Pan: Spread the batter into a greased 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
3. Bake The Batter: Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
4. Serve: Slice, serve, and enjoy!

Tips & Variations

Mixing Method: Use a hand or stand mixer to quickly mix everything together but be sure to use a wooden spoon to mix in the chocolate chips.

Customize Your Cookies: While the basic recipe calls for chocolate chips, it’s easy to customize your cookie bars with your favorite mix-ins. Try adding some chopped nuts, dried fruit, shredded coconut, sprinkles, or crushed candy to your cookie dough and experiment with different flavor combinations.

Serving Suggestions: If you’re going to eat these warm out of the oven, add a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top! It’s delicious!

Proper Storage

• To Store: Leftover cake bars can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for 3-4 days.
• To Freeze: Cookie bars can be frozen for up to 3 months when wrapped tightly and stored in a freezer-safe container. Thaw them in the refrigerator overnight or at room temperature for a few hours before enjoying them.

Other Easy Cake Mix Cookies

• 3-Ingredient Cake Mix Cookies
• Lemon Cake Mix Cookies
• Pumpkin Cake Mix Cookies
• Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies

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Cake Mix Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

Author — Jennifer Fishkind

Serves — 12

Making Cake Mix Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars takes mere minutes when you only need 4 ingredients! Thick and buttery, soft and chewy squares that melt in your mouth delicious! 

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 1 Yellow Cake Mix
• ▢ 5 tablespoons Melted Butter
• ▢ 2 Eggs
• ▢ 12 ounces Chocolate Chips

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
• Mix together the Yellow Cake Mix (any brand works), 5 TBSP Melted Butter and two eggs
• Stir in the Chocolate Chips
• Spread the batter into a greased 9 x 13 cake pan
• Bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean

Jenn’s Notes

Storage:

• To Store: Leftover cake bars can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for 3-4 days.
• Cake mix cookie bars can be frozen for up to 3 months when wrapped tightly and stored in a freezer-safe container. Thaw them in the refrigerator overnight or at room temperature for a few hours before enjoying.

Tips:

• Use a hand or stand mixer to quickly mix everything together but be sure to use a wooden spoon to mix in the chocolate chips.
• If you’re going to eat these warm out of the oven, add a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top! It’s delicious!

Nutrition Info

Calories: 353kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 384mg | Potassium: 30mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 36g | Vitamin A: 250IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 129mg | Iron: 1.4mg

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