Chocolate Chip Walnut Bars

Summer is coming to a close. My son is headed back to school this week.  This was our first summer in our new home. This is our second summer back in California too!  How is your summer? We’ve been busy trying new recipes and making homemade beauty goodies!  Get ready for our Chocolate Chip Walnut Bars!

This summer, I learned to balance my time between housework, blog, social media, and fitness. There were times when I recognized that my son needed to get out, we both did, so I would go for a walk. I made it an adventure for him. We walk by 3 playgrounds on our walk, depending on the distance. Many times, we only went by 2 playgrounds. Regardless, he’d play on each of them for about 5-10 minutes!  We usually went for a walk in the morning before it would get too hot and the playgrounds were empty! 

This week, we made Chocolate Chip Walnut Bars! These are perfect to make and share with friends, coworkers, neighbors, etc!  I plan on making a batch to share with my son’s teachers!

The Chocolate Chip Walnut Bars are the perfect combination of nice sweetness and crunch!  Looking for more fun recipes to try? Be sure to stop by our Mint Chocolate Swirl Brownies and Chunky Monkey Brownies recipes! As always, any one or combo of these snacks make great treats for any get together!  Make a batch of each to share with family, friends, and co-workers! These also make great homemade gifts! 

If you prefer to go a little healthier, you can always make our Orzo Summer Salad or the Weight Watchers Taco Casserole (which can be substituted as a vegetarian dish). Another fun dish is our Crab Salad Avocado Halves! 

Ingredients Needed

1 cup unsalted butter, softened

¾ cup brown sugar, packed

¾ cup granulated sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 large eggs

2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

2 cups chocolate chips

1 cup walnuts, chopped

Directions 

1. Preheat oven to 375. 

2. Cream the butter, adding in sugars well mixed.  Mix in the eggs and vanilla.

3. In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, and salt and then add it to the wet ingredients and mix in until well incorporated.

4. Mix in chocolate chips and walnuts.

5. Line an 8×8 baking pan with parchment paper and lightly spray the paper. Spread out the batter and lightly press down. 

6. Bake for 30 minutes until set.

7. Remove from oven and let cool before lifting the parchment paper from the pan and slicing the brownies.

Print Recipe

5 from 3 votes

Chocolate Chip Walnut Bars

The Chocolate Chip Walnut Bars are sweet and crunchy! The perfect snack for parties! Share with neighbors, friends, or even teachers!

Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Chocolate Chip Walnut Bars

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter softened
• ¾ cup brown sugar packed
• ¾ cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 large eggs
• 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups chocolate chips
• 1 cup walnuts chopped

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Cream the butter, adding in sugars well mixed. Mix in the eggs and vanilla.
• In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, and salt and then add it to the wet ingredients and mix in until well incorporated.
• Mix in chocolate chips and walnuts.
• Line an 8×8 baking pan with parchment paper and lightly spray the paper. Spread out the batter and lightly press down.
• Bake for 30 minutes until set.
• Remove from oven and let cool before lifting the parchment paper from the pan and slicing the brownies.

Notes

Makes 12 bars.

The Chocolate Chip Walnut Bars are so much fun to make and enjoy! Be sure to bookmark, pin, and share this post! You can also print out the recipe!