Butterscotch Chocolate Oatmeal Bars

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Oatmeal Butterscotch & Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars taste like a dream, but you can make them become a reality easily! Enjoy thick and chewy, buttery soft oatmeal cookie bars loaded with butterscotch and chocolate chips for a super fun treat the whole family will love!

More Oatmeal Bars include these  Healthy Chunky Monkey Oatmeal Bars – Easy, these Chocolate Oatmeal Fudge Bars and these Delish Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars!  We love them all!

Why We Love These Oatmeal Butterscotch & Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

• Firstly, we love to add oats to bars not only because the way they taste, but also because of their amazing healthy benefits. We used old-fashioned rolled oats in this recipe but you could also use quick 0ats, no problem.
• Containing just the right amount of butterscotch and chocolate chips, coupled with the wholesome goodness of oats, it’s a simple, yet fulfilling snack that will leave you wanting more.
• Even a combination of oats are amazing, so use whatever you have available on hand because you need these now!  🙂 Note: Quick oats have a mild flavor with a softer texture than the rolled oats.
• You can really load these up with some yummy goodies, ya know?  Like nuts, m&m’s, pretzels, etc…but the combo of butterscotch and chocolate is one of our faves!
• Bars are super easy to make!  Just mix them together and press them into the pan!
• The oatmeal bars are also great for meal prepping! Perfect in lunches and snacking!
• Make these gluten free by switching out oats with gluten free oats!

Perfect for an afternoon snack or a dessert surprise, these bars will make any day a sweeter one. Not only are these bars easy to make, they’re also healthier than traditional sweets, with a winning combination of fiber-rich oats, wholesome butterscotch morsels, and semi-sweet chocolate chips.

Ingredients You Need

• unsalted butter, at room temperature
• brown sugar
• granulated sugar
• egg, at room temperature
• vanilla extract
• salt
• baking soda
• all-purpose flour
• rolled oats, quick oats or combo of oats or gluten free oats
• milk chocolate chips or semi-sweet chocolate chips
• butterscotch chips

How to Make Oatmeal Butterscotch & Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars 

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease an 8×8 pan with non-stick cooking spray. Line with parchment for easy removal.
2. In a separate bowl combine the dry ingredients of flour, salt, baking soda,and rolled oats together, set aside.
3. In a large mixing bowl, using mixer or by hand beat together the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until smooth and light.
4. Add egg and vanilla and beat in.
5. Add dry ingredient mixture to wet mixture and continue mixing together until combined. Fold in chocolate and butterscotch chips, reserving some for the top of the bars.
6. Spread or press cookie dough into the bottom of the prepared pan.
7. Sprinkle remaining butterscotch and chocolate chips on top.
8. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown. After 25 minutes, check cookie bars by giving the pan a little shake. If it jiggles in the middle, put the pan back in and try again every 5 minutes until there is no longer any jiggle and it’s better to not overbake.
9. Remove from the oven and let cool 10 minutes before cutting.

Storing Butterscotch Chocolate Oatmeal Bars!

• Store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Enjoy them cold, at room temperature or warmed if you prefer.

Oatmeal Cookie Bar Tips

• For ooey gooey oatmeal bars, just don’t overbake for the chewiness of the oats and the slightly gooey center.  They will continue baking after you take them out of oven.
• If you’re one of those peeps that can’t wait until these oatmeal bars to cool off, you’ll want to dig in right away with a spoon for melty chocolate and butterscotch in your bars!  Otherwise, wait until they cool completely to slice into bars.
• For nicely cut bars, place bars in fridge to firm up, then slice into bars.
• Double recipe for large batch in 9×13 pan.
• Make these gluten free by switching out oats with gluten free oats!

So what are you waiting for? Treat yourself and the ones you love to a special treat, or surprise your guests with a delectable dessert they won’t soon forget. There’s never been a better time to make your very own butterscotch chocolate chip oatmeal bars because they are irresistible!

We made a small batch in an 8×8 pan, but for more bars, just double the recipe and awayyyyy we go!   

More Delish Dessert Ideas!

• Reese’s Pieces Cookies
• Easy Butterscotch Pudding Layered Dessert
• Sugar-Free Oatmeal Butterscotch Cookies
• Easy ‘Blinged Out’ Caramel Apples
• Peanut Butter Butterscotch Cookies
• Butterscotch Toffee Chocolate Cake
• Chewy Butterscotch Oatmeal Cookies

Butterscotch Chocolate Oatmeal Bars

Kim Lange

Oatmeal Butterscotch & Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars taste like a dream, but you can make them become a reality easily!  Enjoy thick and chewy, buttery soft oatmeal cookie bars loaded with butterscotch and chocolate chips for a super fun treat the whole family will love! 

4.46 from 116 votes

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 12 Servings

Calories

Ingredients

  

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• ½ cup unsalted butter at room temperature
• ½ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• ¼ cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ¾ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 ¼ cups rolled oats quick oats or combo of oats or use gluten free oats for gluten free option
• ⅔ cup milk chocolate chips or semi-sweet chocolate chips
• ½ cup butterscotch chips

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease an 8x8 pan with non-stick cooking spray. Line with parchment for easy removal.
• In a separate bowl combine the dry ingredients of flour, salt, baking soda,and rolled oats together, set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, using mixer or by hand beat together the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until smooth and light.
• Add egg and vanilla and beat in.
• Add dry ingredient mixture to wet mixture and continue mixing together until combined. Fold in chocolate and butterscotch chips, reserving some for the top of the bars.
• Spread or press cookie dough into the bottom of the prepared pan.
• Sprinkle remaining butterscotch and chocolate chips on top.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown. After 25 minutes, check cookie bars by giving the pan a little shake. If it jiggles in the middle, put the pan back in and try again every 5 minutes until there is no longer any jiggle and it’s better to not overbake.
• Remove from the oven and let cool 10 minutes before cutting.
• Double recipe for large batch in 9x13 pan

Notes

Other options: Can easily make these gluten-free by using flour like Bob's Red Mill 1 to 1 and gluten-free oats.  

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