Homemade cookies and cream granola bars are quick and easy to make and you can control what goes in them. They are perfect for lunchbox treats, after school snacks or keep one or two in your purse for when hunger strikes.

Cutting a sheet of homemade cookies and cream granola into skinny bars that are ready to eat.

Making a big batch of homemade granola bars is actually pretty simple to do. These bars have bits of cookies and chocolate chops mixed in, but you can easily do fruit and nuts instead.

If you are like us, we are at the point in the school year where it’s time to switch up our snack routine. It gets boring having the same thing over and over, so it is nice to have something new.

Little Dude has been enjoying taking a macaroni and cheese muffin or pepperoni pizza quesadilla as his lunch entrée. Then he has a juice box and a treat.

Pressing down on homemade granola bars with bowl on top of plastic wrap.

Stack of homemade granola bars on cutting board.

He was paging through one of his cook books and saw a recipe for homemade granola bars and he thought they would make an interesting addition to the snack drawer. However the recipe he found included nuts, coconut and craisins.

He doesn’t like any of that stuff, so we knew we could follow that recipe exactly. So we adapted it into something we knew he would love.

Some crushed Oreos make anything better. A combination of chocolate and white baking chips was a fun way to compliment that flavor profile.

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We had fun making the bars together and it was fun picking the mix ins. You can adjust them to whatever season or taste preferences your family has.

More fun and easy treats

Monster cookie energy balls are another fun and easy treat. They are perfect for after school snacks, after work out snacks or lunch box goodies as well.

Or turn ripe bananas into yummy balls of goodness with chunky monkey energy balls. They are fabulous and filled with honey and peanut butter as well.

Hand holding homemade granola bar with bits of Oreo and chocolate chips inside.

Homemade granola is tasty too. We love using a variety of different granolas with yogurt and fruit. Give chocolate coconut granola a try if you haven’t, or go with our most frequently made maple cinnamon granola.

Or try making peanut butter oat squares or brown sugar oatmeal bars for a fun snack. The peanut butter version is like a chewy granola bar and the brown sugar one is like a crunchy granola bar.

5 from 7 ratings

Homemade Cookies and Cream Granola Bars

Author: Carlee

Servings: Servings

Prep: 20

Cook: 22

Additional Time 1

Total: 1 42

Ingredients

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Spread oatmeal on a rimmed sheet pan and bake for about 12 minutes, stirring half way through. Set aside to cool.
5½ cups old fashioned oats
Line a 9×13" pan with plastic wrap.
In a large saucepan melt butter, brown sugar and honey together. Bring to a boil then remove from heat.
½ cup butter, ⅔ cup light brown sugar, ⅔ cup honey
Stir in vanilla and oatmeal.
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Fold in cookie bits and chocolate chips.
1 cup crushed Oreos, ¾ cup chocolate chips
Spoon into plastic wrap lined pan. Place another sheet of plastic wrap over the top and use the bottom of a bowl or measuring cup to apply pressure across the bars. Don't be afraid to really push down, this is what is going to help keep it all together later.
Chill the bars for at least an hour. Then use the plastic wrap to remove the bars from the pan.
Cut into bars and store in an airtight container or wrap them individually. They will store at room temperature for at least a week or longer in the refrigerator.

Notes

We used a mix of white and milk chocolate chips in our granola bars, but use whatever you like.

You can also use nuts or fruit instead of cookies and chocolate chips if you would like. Experiment with different stir ins.