Description
These no-bake Chocolate Cookie Bars are a quick and easy dessert perfect for satisfying your chocolate cravings in just 15 minutes of prep. Combining rich chocolate cookie crumbs, cocoa powder, and sweetened condensed milk, these bars are indulgent, fudgy, and loaded with chocolate chips. Simply mix, press into a pan, chill, and enjoy a decadent treat without turning on the oven.
Ingredients
Scale
Base
- 2 cups chocolate cookie crumbs
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 1 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Add-ins
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Combine dry ingredients: In a mixing bowl, thoroughly mix together the chocolate cookie crumbs and unsweetened cocoa powder until evenly combined.
- Add wet ingredients: Pour in the melted butter and sweetened condensed milk to the dry mixture.
- Mix vanilla extract: Stir in the vanilla extract until the mixture is uniform and smooth.
- Incorporate chocolate chips: Fold in the chocolate chips evenly throughout the batter.
- Press mixture into dish: Line a baking dish with parchment paper and press the chocolate mixture firmly into the dish, creating an even layer.
- Refrigerate: Chill the pressed mixture in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours to set.
- Cut and serve: Once set, remove from the fridge, cut into bars of desired size, and serve chilled.
Notes
- Press the mixture firmly to ensure bars hold together well when chilled.
- Use good-quality cocoa powder for the richest chocolate flavor.
- For an extra touch, sprinkle some sea salt on top before chilling.
- Store bars in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one week.
- These bars can be wrapped individually and frozen for longer storage.
- If cookies are not finely crushed, bars may be crumbly.
