You won’t believe how easy it is to bake this chewy cookie recipe. I love bar cookies, and this brown sugar cookie recipe is practically foolproof. I’ve made many variations of these brown sugar chews and they’ve all turned out great, because the ingredients are super basic, so it’s hard to go wrong as long as you’re in the baking ballpark.
What you need for this Chewy Cookie Recipe
¾ cup BROWN SUGAR
½ cup ALL PURPOSE FLOUR
1 Tbsp BUTTER
1 EGG
1 tsp VANILLA EXTRACT
½ tsp SALT
1 cup chopped WALNUTS
How to make Brown Sugar Chews
- In a large bowl, add the softened butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla extract, then stir until smooth.
- Sift in the flour and salt and stir until mixed.
- Fold in the walnuts.
- Grease the bottom and sides of an 8” X 8” baking dish, OR LINE THE BOTTOM OF THE BAKING DISH WITH PARCHMENT PAPER. Between the two options, I highly recommend going with the parchment paper. The cookies are chewy, and sticky on the bottom, so parchment paper will make getting them out of the pan much easier. Check current prices for parchment paper on Amazon.
- Roll the cookie dough into the baking dish and spread it evenly.
- Bake in an oven preheated to 350˚F for about 20 minutes.
- Remove the dish from the oven and place on a rack to cool.
- Once cool, cut the cookies into squares.
That’s it! I love these cookies. And it’s a very easy recipe to modify.
Variations on this Chewy Cookie Recipe
- Instead of ¾ cup brown sugar, use ½ cup brown sugar and ¼ cup Molasses.
- For less chewy cookies, increase the amount of flour to match the amount of sugar.
- Reduce the chopped walnuts to ½ cup and add ½ cup dried coconut. Or substitute chopped dates for the walnuts.
- Substitute 1 tsp of lemon extract for the vanilla extract, and add 1 Tbsp of finely chopped lemon zest.
Salted Caramel Cookie Bar
Here’s one of my favorite variations of this bar cookie recipe. This recipe has more sugar and more butter and more salt, so it’s not a step in a healthier direction, but it’s delicious. I recommend this cookie recipe for folks with better-than-average willpower.
1 cup BROWN SUGAR
½ cup ALL PURPOSE FLOUR
2 Tbsp BUTTER
1 EGG
1 tsp VANILLA EXTRACT
½ tsp SALT in the batter…plus additional LARGE GRAIN SALT for the topping
1 cup chopped WALNUTS
You make this recipe the same as the recipe above, but as a final step, top the batter with additional large granule salt to taste before placing in the oven to bake.
For another easy cookie bake, try this Oatmeal Cookie Recipe.
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