Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

Crispy on the outside, gooey on the inside paleo chocolate chip cookie bars. These grain-free chocolate chip blondies are easy to prepare and are

How to make a batch of paleo chocolate chip cookie bars disappear in 8 seconds flat? Stick them on a counter at Jiujitsu, mic drop, and walk away.

Just like the Paleo Gingerbread Muffins I showed you earlier this week, these cookie bars became an instant sensation at Momentum (where I do the Jiu Jitsu).

If you need your heart to explode and melt into a puddle of unicorn sneezes, check out Robb Wolf’s post on Instagram of his daughters with the bars.

Did you watch it?

Told ya.

Wrap it up, my work here is DONE!

Anyhoo.

Many-a-child and adult taste tested these bars (I baked them twice for good measure) and the unanimous comment was: delicious.

So here’s the low down on these bars: I took my Soft, Chewy, and Gooey Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe, tweaked it a bit, and turned it into bars. Or blondies, if you will.

These bars are grain-free using almond flour, refined sugar-free with pure maple syrup, and lactose-free using ghee (you can also do coconut oil to make them entirely dairy-free), and a better-for-you option than your classic cookie.

The texture on these bars is pretty epic. They have that nice crisp around the edge, the irresistible melty chocolate offset by sea salt for that hyperpalatable sweet-salty combo that keeps you coming back for more.

In addition, the bars are nice and soft with a buttery flaky texture. When you sink your teeth in this cookie on steroids, you have the crisp exterior, the melty, gooey soft interior and it just hits all the bases.

For ultra gooey cookie bars, you can under-bake these bars to bring the goo factor to the next level. If you go this route, you can scoop them into bowls and serve them up with ice cream, which in my opinion is a million times better than birthday cake.

If you’re baking holiday treats for gifting to friends, family, co-workers, etc. over the holidays, these cookie bars are a great one to add to the mix.

I recommend you bake them up in advance so that they have plenty of time to set up after baking – this will ensure the bars hold together well rather than being crumbly (which is what happens if the bars don’t rest long enough).

Paleo chocolate chip cookie bars for president!

More Dessert Bar Recipes:

• Keto Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
• 7-Layer Paleo Magic Bars
• Paleo Pecan Pie Bars
• Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
• Vegan Cranberry Crumb Bars