Cookie Bars with Silk Chips Perfect for Snacking or Gifting

Despite its Western origin, cookies, over the years, have carved a niche in the Indian dessert palette, and these Silk chip cookie bars offer a delectable symphony of soft and buttery flavors infused with the goodness of chocolate. With the festive season around the corner, if you are missing home and craving that warm, soft, chewy taste of a chocolate chip cookie bar, here we have a hassle-free, simple recipe for you.

You’ll love this recipe of incredibly soft and chewy Silk chip cookie bars studded with rich chocolate chips. The simple recipe is quite similar to your favorite chocolate chip cookies, barring the use of a mixer and the chilling process.

Whether you wish to savor the whole batch alone or you have friends and family coming to your place, these chocolate chip cookie bars, loaded with rich buttery flavor and chocolate chips, are always a hit. Let’s delve into the making of these extra soft and chewy chocolate chip cookie bars that are incredibly easy to make.

Cookie Bars with Silk Chips Recipe

Ingredients:

Cookie Bars

• 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup unsalted butter (at room temperature)
• 1.5 cups crushed Cadbury Silk chocolate chunks
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg + 1 large egg yolk
• 2 tablespoons half-and-half (milk and cream mixture)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Topping

• ½ cup crushed Cadbury Silk chocolate chunks

Cookie Bars with Silk Chips: Step-by-Step Guide

Step 1: Preheat oven to 180 °C. Prepare a rectangular baking pan and line it with parchment paper.

Step 2: To prepare the cookie bar dough, start by whisking the dry ingredients (e.g, flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt) in a mixing bowl.

Step 3: In a separate mixing bowl, beat butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar at medium speed until soft and creamy (about 2 minutes).

Step 4: Now add all the wet ingredients, egg, egg yolk, half-and-half milk and cream mixture, and vanilla essence, and stir well. Once the mixture turns smooth, gradually add the flour mixture. Keep kneading until a soft dough forms, and then fold in the Silk chunks.

Step 5:

Transfer the cookie bar dough into the prepared baking pan and press the dough evenly into the pan for a uniform texture. Top the dough with some silk chocolate chips.

Step 6: Bake the cookie dough for approximately 30 minutes until the top turns uniformly golden. Insert a toothpick in the center. If it comes out clean, then the bars are done baking. Allow it to cool completely in a baking pan on a wire rack.

Step 7: Once it settles to room temperature, lift the baked rectangle cookie chunk and place it on a cutting board. Cut it into squares with a sharp knife, and serve.

Cookie Bars with Silk Chips: Tips & Tricks

Use salted, melted butter for flavor:

For this recipe, it is recommended to use salted and melted butter if you want your cookie bars super soft and smooth. This part is non-negotiable.

Baking time:

Baking for longer than necessary is not recommended, as it ends up with an exceedingly dry and overbaked cookie bar.

Chocolate Chips:

Be it milk chocolate, white chocolate, or dark chocolate, experimenting with chocolate chips can never go wrong. And, no amount of chocolate chips is too many chocolate chips.

Cookie bars with vanilla ice cream:

A scoop of vanilla ice cream can turn this dessert into an ultimate treat.

Storage:

If you want to store these delicious cookie bars, keep them in an airtight container and put them in the refrigerator for 2-3 days.