Sourdough chocolate chip cookie bar is like having two worlds in one, yes cookies and bars. They are soft and chocolatey goodness with notes of brown sugar, vanilla, and touch of sourdough.
Sourdough makes the cookie bars softer. More like chewy bar than a crispy one.
Little bit history behind Chocolate chip cookie bars?
First chocolate chip cookie came as dessert in late 1930s by Ruth Wakefield who famously ran the Toll House restaurant in Whitman, Massachusetts. It is a delicious mix of crispy cookie and melted chocolate chunks and first appeared in 1938 cookbook “Tried and True,” . It was made to eat along with ice cream.
Then came Cookie Bars and Squares Sweet, Easy and Popular according to Norah Cherry, Winnipeg Free Press, February 5, 1962 (p. 13)
HOW TO MAKE SOURDOUGH CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE BARS
You need the following ingredients to make this
Sourdough starter : It is better to use (100% hydration) white flour sourdough starter, even one with bread flour will be incredibly good as it tends to increase the chewiness of the cookie bars
Flour : I used all-purpose flour in this recipe, but you can use a combo of all-purpose flour and bread flour that will give more chewiness to cookie bar.
Baking soda : The leavener in this recipe is baking soda.
Sugar: You need both granulated sugar and brown sugar to make cookie bars.
Butter: Melted butter works better than soften one here
Vanilla extract : This is only flavoring used in this recipe .
Eggs : One large egg is enough. If you want, you can add an extra yolk too.
Chocolate chips : I used semi-sweet chocolate chips . You can use bittersweet chocolate chips if you want less sweet sourdough chocolate chips cookie bars.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
I HAVE RYE STARTER OR WHOLE MEAL STARTER IN HAND, CAN I USE THAT?
Yes, you can use rye starter or any whole meal starter for this recipe, only thing it will have some nutty bites to it.
CAN I MAKE VARIATIONS TO THIS RECIPE?
Yes, you can make variations by adding your favorite nuts like pecans and walnuts . Also add chocolate chunks instead of chocolate chips. If you have flaky salt in hand, sprinkle that on the top. You can add instant coffee powder to make Mocha Sourdough chocolate chip cookie bars. If you want blondie flavor to add some butterscotch Morsels. You can add spices like cinnamon as chocolate and cinnamon goes well together.
HOW LONG DO THEY LAST?
You can store this sourdough chocolate chips cookie bar in an airtight container and will keep for about 3 days at room temp. You can wrap the baked but uncut bars and freeze for up to 3 months.
HOW DO YOU KEEP THEM SOFT?
If you keep outside without covering it can lose all their moisture. So, transfer them into an airtight container as soon they are cooled .
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Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Ingredients
- 2¼ cup /280g all-purpose flour
- ½ cup /113g unsalted butter melted
- ½ cup/ 100g Sourdough Starter
- 1 teaspoon /7g baking soda
- ¼ cup/50g granulated sugar
- 1 cup /188g firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoon/8g vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°. Line 11x 7-inch pan (you can use 9x9 inch pan too) with parchment paper and set aside
- In a medium bowl add flour, salt and baking soda and mix well and set aside.
- In large bowl add both brown and granulated sugars, egg , melted butter, vanilla extract and mix well .
- To this add sourdough starter and mix well
- Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture until combined. Stir in chocolate chips Transfer to prepared pan, spreading to edges of pan.
- Bake for 26-28 minutes. Let cool slightly before serving. Serve with ice cream, if desired.
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This is Swathi ( Dr. Ambujom Saraswathy Ph.D) from Zesty South Indian Kitchen who loves to explore cuisines from all over the world. Whenever possible I try to to give an Indian touch to several of the world cuisine, and has weakness for freshly baked bread. All the recipes you see here are created by me and approved after taste-test by my family.
Nora says
Thank you for sharing this recipe! My family and friends devoured these bars! So good!
JC says
I made these for the office and they were simply divine!
Nora says
My daughter and her friends devoured those cookie bars! We will make them again for sure!
Tisha says
This was a great recipe! I love that it used sourdough!
Elizabeth says
Such a yummy twist on chocolate chip bars!!! We loved them.
Nice says
I love the extra layer of slight tang that using sourdough gives to these bars. They were really good!
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Elizabeth Martin says
These turned out a bit dry for my taste but I accidentally used discard and not starter so perhaps that was it (I'm new to sourdough).
Claudia says
Sourdough and chocolate chip cookies sound like a unique and tasty combination! Can’t wait to try these.
Adriana says
This worked exactly as written, thanks!
DK says
I was really craving a chocolatey treat and these cookie bars were perfect! I used milk chocolate chips because our family likes it sweet and creamy and it turned out great!
Tatiana says
I make these all the time and they are soooo good. My son has a dairy allergy but I just swap out the butter for coconut oil and it works perfectly.
Ashleigh says
Thank you so much for this recipe! I have a dear friend whose father-in-law died and I made a batch of these as well as some other things to send over to them. Of course, we had to taste test them before we sent them over and they were amazing. I will definitely be making these over and over and over again! 😘
Juyali says
What a creative way to use sourdough starter. So soft and tasty. they were gone quickly!
Erin says
These bars were so easy and delicious! Such a great use of sourdough. I'll be making these again for sure!
Brittany F. says
Thank you for sharing this recipe. I followed the directions closely and the cookies bars turned out perfect. My family has already asked me to make them again!
Liz says
My family loves any dessert with chocolate chips and they were thrilled with these tasty bar cookies!
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Brandy says
Buttery and delicious! These will become a favorite in the rotation when I need to use up discard/starter.
I tried to print and it’s requiring me to sign in. Kind of a bummer!
Swathi says
Now it is fine you print the recipe, thanks for your feedback
Andreana Grotenhuis says
How have I missed this my entire life !?????? Gosh these are amazing !!!!!
Jackie Adams says
Hi Swathi,
Can you make the dough in advance and freeze it?
Thank you
Jackie
Swathi says
Yes you can.
Jackie Adams says
These are absolutely delicious!
cookie.eater says
Made these today. I used dark brown sugar in place of light (what I had) and added an extra egg (needed to use it or toss it). Topped with just a sprinkle of chocolate chips (just don't love an overload of them like I used to) and baked in my small convection oven/air fryer at 325 degrees for 25 minutes. Used the 12x9 baking tray it came with and they came out delicious. The extra egg made them a little more puffy, somewhere between a bar and a cake. Delicious. Thanks!
Mansi M says
Awesome recipe to use up the discard. And its really tasty too!!! Tastes best when warm from the oven drizzled with chocolate sauce and ice-cream!!!
Swathi says
Glad you liked it thanks for the feedback
Tiffany says
Do you use bubbly starter or discard? Or does it matter?
Swathi says
I tried with both starter and discard it didn't made any difference
Katie Youngs says
I had no idea you could use sourdough in anything besides bread. I will definitely try these out!
Kita Bryant says
Wow these must have some awesome flavors! I would love to try these with the kids.
Amy Roskelley says
SOUR DOUGH COOKIES!!! THESE WERE DIVINE!!
I'll never make classic chocolate chip cookies again!
Melissa Cushing says
These do look so good and delicious! I just adore and love a good chocolate chip anything... LOL!
Kathy says
These look really good. I'll have to see if my daughters want to make them. They have been in to baking a lot lately. I'm sure these will be a hit.
Gervin Khan says
This sourdough chocolate chips cookie bar looks really delicious and looks so easy to make. I am sure my kids will love it, yum!
MELANIE EDJOURIAN says
OMG seriously, you do make the most amazing recipes. I really do love the sound of these. It's great you have the sourdough twist in there too x
Scarlett Brooklyn says
I love how you played with the ingredients, it seems so delicious, I can't wait to try.
Richelle Escat says
At first look, I won't think that this is a sour dough cookie bar, it just looks so nice!
Tammy says
My son would love this recipe. I will have to pass it on to him.
Amber Myers says
Oh heck yes. These bars look amazing. I am all for anything with chocolate!
Brianne says
This sounds so amazing! I absolutely love the flavor of sourdough, but I have never seen it used like this before. I can't wait to make it!