Just when I thought I had run out of ways to make chocolate chip cookies, I got an idea.
Cookies in stick form.
One of the best parts of these cookie sticks is that they’re ready in under a half hour from start to finish.
Stir the dough together in one bowl, no need for a mixer, just press it into the pan and bake.
Because they’re baked in a pan, there’s no need to worry about spreading so you don’t have to chill the dough.
The baking time is brief and before you know it, you’re eating cookies. Or sticks.
To make them, I combined my recipes for Chocolate Chip and Chunk Cookies, my go-to Blondie base recipe, along with Chocolate Chip Cookie Cups and Chocolate Chunk Cookie Bars.
So many cookies and versions on a theme, but chocolate chip cookies never get old.
There’s no butter in them and instead I used canola oil. I used canola oil when I made Molasses Triple Chocolate Cookies.
And baking with coconut oil has produced some of my favorite cookies ever, including Soft Batch Dark Brown Sugar Coconut Oil Cookies.
Oil keeps cakes and muffins softer and moister than butter, and it kept the sticks soft, pliable, tender, and moist. I didn’t miss the butter flavor because I was too distracted by all the chocolate, but if you prefer melted butter, go for it.
There’s plenty of chocolate chunks lining the entire length of the sticks because I want chocolate in every bite.
The chocolate chunks remind me of lane dividers on roads.
They’re very soft with just a bit of chewiness. I kept them on the underbaked side because I prefer smooshy and gooey to crispy and crunchy.
Although the words crispy and cookies are mutually exclusive in my world, for firmer sticks, bake them for an extra couple minutes.
They’re so fast and easy to whip up and are perfect for lunch boxes, car snacks, or to toss in your purse for those you-never-know moments. I seem to have plenty of those.
Since they’re the same shape as granola bars, I pretended they were healthy granola bars instead of a cookies.
Remember the children’s game Pick Up Sticks?
These are the kind of sticks I want to pick up.
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Chocolate Chunk Cookie Sticks
Ingredients
- 1 large egg
- ¾ cup light brown sugar, packed
- ½ cup canola or vegetable oil, 1/2 cup unsalted melted butter may be substituted
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- pinch salt, optional and to taste
- about 3/4 cup chocolate chunks or chips (I used Enjoy Life Mega Chunks
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Line an 8-by-8-inch pan with aluminum foil and leave overhang, spray with cooking spray; set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together first 5 ingredients (through vanilla).
- Add the next 4 ingredients (through optional salt), and stir until just combined; don’t overmix.
- Turn dough out into prepared pan, using a spatula or fingers to smoosh dough into corners. Smooth top lightly with a spatula.
- Arrange chocolate chunks in rows (if desired) or simply sprinkle them evenly over the surface; press chunks is lightly, enough so they’re anchored and bake into the dough or will be prone to falling out of the baked sticks.
- Bake for 18 to 20 minutes (sticks in photos were baked 19 minutes; for crispier sticks, add 2 to 5 minutes to baking time), or just until set in the center; don’t overbake because sticks firm up as they cool. Allow to cool completely in pan before lifting out with foil overhang.
- Place the large slab of baked dough on a cutting board and with a pizza wheel or sharp knife, cut into sticks. In order to get clean lines and very neat looking sticks as shown in the photos, you must wait for slab of dough to cool completely before slicing. Sticks will keep airtight at room temperature for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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So interesting about the canola oil…love that tip! I noticed these on Pinterst this morning before I checked my email and instantly knew these were yours. They are gorgeously delightful! (=
That’s awesome you recognized them instantly! I love that :) Thanks for LMK!
Such a fun play on words: pick up sticks…these are the kind you want to pick up! LOVE! And they DO look like lane dividers! These are great for a treat for kiddos with a glass of milk for dunking them in. Great idea on an old standard, Averie! :-)
Wow! Can’t wait to make these for my son’s birthday party!
Oh they’d be a hit with kids! LMK if you try them!
I am LOVING this idea, cookies in stick form…fun
I love your stick idea! Seems so much easier to eat. I’m a chocolate fan, too, and these look completely delicious!
Blessings,
Kim
Oh man, I love chocolate chunk anything and these sticks look so good and so perfect for snacking! I simply love it!!
Okay so I’ve made cookie sticks but they were never this CUTE!! xoxo Love them!
Averie , you are a culinary genius! I love this idea. And I’m always looking for different shapes of cookies for my holiday cookie platters to break up the round, round, round that usually dominates the cookie scene. Cool!
So cute! These are great. The kids will love them!
You are always so creative! I am definitely trying these and dipping them in chocolate! :)
Averie, reading this post is dangerous for my waistline. The fact that I could be eating a pan of these in half an hour (and I DO mean “pan” because I’m not sharing) makes me want to make them tonight, as soon as I get home. Fuggedabout dinner – this should be the main event! I love that you think about cookies so often because then you come up with brilliant ideas like this one.
What a cute shape!
More to eat if we slice it this way right? lol
Oh my gosh. These are such a good idea. They would be great for dipping into frosting or sauce. Perfect indulgence!
These look so fun, what a creative form and my nieces would love these.
I LOVE cookie sticks! Yours look super thick and chewy and my favorite part–they’ve got BIG chocolate chunks!
These look great! Perfect for milk dipping. :)