Recipe

This Addictive Cookie Brittle Only Requires One Bowl

By Hailey Maher at Georgetown University

Sometimes you just need dessert in your mouth, like, ten minutes ago. This recipe is here for you when you’re running late for your sugar rush: with only six ingredients, one bowl, and minimal cleanup, you’ll be sitting with a bowl of these super-crunchy cookie brittle bites in no time.

If you like your cookie edges nice and crispy, this is the recipe for you. It’s classic chocolate chip with a shortbread-like twist, and it’s got a major crunch that can rival the deliciousness of grandma’s gooey version.

Cookie Brittle Bites

  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Servings: 24 servings
  • Easy
Ingredients
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1.5 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cup flour
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Step 1

Gather all ingredients.

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Step 2

Put sugar, butter, salt, and vanilla in a bowl.

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Step 3

Cream together ingredients in the bowl.

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Step 4

Fold in flour and chocolate chips with a wooden spoon.

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Step 5

Evenly spread into a greased pan.

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Step 6

Bake at 350°F until golden brown. When cool, cut into triangles.

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Step 7

Enjoy (all in one sitting, if you want).

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