Brown Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars.

Brown Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars. Just like mom’s oatmeal cookies, but updated to be gluten-free and without refined sugar! Envision buttery oatmeal cookie bars swirled with melty chocolate chips. All made with simple, wholesome ingredients: butter, old fashioned oats, almond flour, maple syrup, coconut oil, eggs, and probably too many chocolate chips. But in my book, you can never have enough! They’re sweet, salty, very chocolatey, gluten-free, and truly delicious.

My mom used to bake cookies before dinner. She’s kind of famous for it. And that’s how I grew up. We always had homemade desserts. But then the question was, “Well, what’s for dinner?”.

Dad made dinner most of the time. Things are different now, but my mom is still famous for her desserts. Especially her oatmeal chocolate chip cookies.

She makes them all in one bowl with absolutely nothing fancy. Just combine all the ingredients, mix, bake, and eat.

She used to make them both as cookies and cookie bars. They were one of my favorite desserts.

With all the sweet baking from the holidays, I decided to take her recipes and swap a few ingredients to make her cookie bars a little healthier.

Mom used to use canola oil, but we’re going to use a mix of brown butter and melted coconut oil. Then, maple syrup to replace the sugar and almond flour instead of all purpose flour.

Don’t worry, the process is still just as easy. And I promise, these cookie bars are the yummiest, with rich, warm brown butter and melty chocolate chips!

Here are the details

Ingredients

• salted butter
• old fashioned oats – I like Bob’s Red Mill brand
• almond flour – again, I use Bob’s Red Mill
• baking soda
• salt
• melted coconut oil
• maple syrup
• eggs
• vanilla extract
• chocolate chips – and lots of them

Fancy Tools

Nope! You don’t need those. Just a skillet, a mixing bowl, and a baking pan.

Steps

Step 1: brown the butter

The key is to brown the salted butter on the stove in a skillet. Use a medium skillet to ensure the butter does not bubble over.

Add the butter to a skillet set over medium heat to brown the butter. Allow the brown butter to brown lightly until it smells toasted. It will be golden and pretty!

Just don’t let it burn.

Step 2: mix the cookies

Now take the oats, almond flour, baking, soda, and salt and toss everything in a bowl. Add the melted coconut oil, the brown butter, maple, eggs, and vanilla.

The order does not matter! Just get everything but the chocolate chips into a bowl and mix.

Step 3: add the chocolate and bake

Now add the chocolate chips. Use semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips, or a mix!

Bake the cookies for 25-ish minutes, and you’re all done.

You can dive into these while they’re still warm like we always do, or let them cool.

If you dive in warm, they’ll be messy, but that’s what makes them so good. Just embrace the mess. These are so delectable. Perfectly set on the edges, yet the soft in the center with just the right amount of chew, sweetness, and rich flavors.

These make about 24 bars, so they’re great for parties too!

Looking for easy party desserts? Here are a few ideas: 

Crinkle Top Brownies

Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Blondies

Homemade Vegan Peanut Butter Twix Bars

Caramel Butter Cake with Fudgy Chocolate Frosting

Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars

Lastly, if you make these Brown Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And, of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!