Monster Cookie Bars
These Monster Cookie Bars are loaded with oats, peanut butter, and chocolate. All the flavors of the classic cookie but in an easy cookie bar form. A perfect dessert bar for lunch boxes, parties, and potlucks!
Servings: 24 bars
Ingredients
- ½ cup brown sugar, lightly packed
- ½ cup white sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup salted butter, melted
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 2½ cups old fashioned rolled oats
- ½ cup whole wheat flour
- ¾ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ¾ cup butterscotch chips
- ¾ cup candy coated peanut butter pieces
Instructions
- Line a 9x13 baking dish with parchment paper or grease with non stick cooking spray.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or in a large mixing bowl with hand beaters, beat together the brown sugar, granulated sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, honey, baking soda and salt until smooth.
- With the mixer on low speed, drizzle in the melted butter.
- Add the peanut butter, rolled oats, and whole wheat flour and mix until fully combined.
- Stir in the chocolate chips, butterscotch chips and peanut butter pieces.
- Place cookie dough in prepared baking dish and gently press into an even layer.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Let the cookie dough rest on the counter while the oven preheats.
- Bake bars in preheated oven on center rack for 20-25 minutes until the edges are golden brown and the center is no longer glossy.
- Let bars cool completely, then slice and serve.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 bar | Calories: 262kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 211mg | Potassium: 167mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 149IU | Vitamin C: 0.002mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1mg
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