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Ooey Gooey Bars Recipe with Chocolate Chips – Lighter Gooey Butter Cake

March 13, 2022 by Holly Clegg Leave a Comment

Ooey Gooey Bars Recipe – Lighter Gooey Butter Cake Recipe-Guaranteed Hit!

Ooey Gooey Bars Recipe is a lighter Gooey Butter Cake recipe but you can’t even taste the difference. Ooey Gooey Butter Cake Bars recipe from KITCHEN 101 really is our most popular pick up dessert and so SIMPLE!  Whether you are cheering on your favorite sport, packing up for a vacation or entertaining a holiday crowd, this is the sweet treat you want!

Print Recipe
Ooey Gooey Squares
This recipe tops my list of easy Halloween cookie recipes and probably has been my most requested and all-time favorite bar cookie.  All ages grab them and, best of all, it so easy and quick.
Servings 48 squares
Ingredients
  • 1 (18.25-ounce) box yellow cake mix
  • 1/2 cup butter melted
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 1 (8-ounce) package reduced-fat cream cheese
  • 1 (16-ounce) box confectioners’ sugar
  • 2 egg whites
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Servings 48 squares
Ingredients
  • 1 (18.25-ounce) box yellow cake mix
  • 1/2 cup butter melted
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 1 (8-ounce) package reduced-fat cream cheese
  • 1 (16-ounce) box confectioners’ sugar
  • 2 egg whites
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350° F. Coat 13x9x2-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.

  2. In mixing bowl, beat together cake mix, butter, egg, and water until well mixed. Spread batter into prepared pan.

  3. In mixing bowl, beat together cream cheese, confectioners’ sugar, egg whites, and vanilla. Stir in chocolate chips. Pour this mixture over batter in pan. Bake 40-50 minutes or until top is golden brown. Cool to room temperature and cut into squares.
Nutritional Info

Per Serving: Calories 138, Calories from Fat 36%, Fat 6g, Saturated Fat 3g, Cholesterol 13mg, Sodium 112mg, Carbohydrates 21g, Dietary Fiber 0g, Total Sugars 17g, Protein 2g, Dietary Exchanges: 1 1/2 other carbohydrate, 1 fat

Terrific Tip: I always keep these pantry-friendly ingredients for whenever I need a fast emergency dessert.

Ooey Gooey Bars Recipe Perfect Football Tailgating to Cocktail Parties

No matter what the occasion is, Holly Clegg’s rich Ooey Gooey Butter Cake Bars recipe that start with a cake mix, always get all the attention! Young and old alike love these delicious treats. From cocktail parties for judges in our home, these Ooey Gooey Bars from KITCHEN 101 get all the rage, beating out much more time consuming desserts! Seriously!

After bringing them to the hospital when someone was there, the nurses couldn’t get enough!  In KITCHEN 101, all freezer-friendly recipes are highlighted with a snowflake.   Most cookies freeze great. Freeze these Ooey Gooey Butter Cake Bars and pull out for sweet tooth cravings!

Ooey Gooey Butter Cake Bars Nothing Fancy Melt in Your Mouth Goodness

Is it a cookie, is it a brownie? Its both and it will melt in your mouth! Ooey Gooey Butter Cake Bars definitely top family’s all-time favorite. A favorite pantry stocking tip is to keep these ingredients on hand at all times to whip them up at a moment’s notice. Whenever you need to bring a treat, you can count on having these ingredients in the pantry to whip these yummy melt in your mouth Ooey Gooey Butter Cake recipe in no time and all.

All You Need For My Popular Ooey Gooey Bar Cookies

With everyday ingredients, this truly is our go-to bar cookie. We have Kitchen Aid mixer because we cook so much, but most people are fine with a good hand mixer. With a nonstick rectangular pan that doesn’t warp, hand mixer and measuring cups you are good to go!

 Calphalon Nonstick Bakeware, Rectangular Pan   KitchenAid5-Speed Ultra Power Hand Mixer, Pyrex 3-Piece Glass Measuring Cup Set

Make Lighter Gooey Butter Cake Recipe with Dark Chocolate Chips

Wait until you taste my lighter Gooey Butter Cake recipe!  Use less butter and egg whites to make it lighter but with the same indulgent taste. Honestly, there’s no reason to make the full fat recipe when this lighter Gooey Butter Cake Recipe is just as good! Just we this recipe couldn’t get any better, we used dark chocolate chips and dark chocolate is even better for you! The cream cheese filling with dark chocolate chips makes an unbeatable combination.

Get Festive With My Ooey Gooey Butter Cake Recipe For Holidays

Ooey Gooey Bars recipe from KITCHEN 101 makes a fun holiday recipe. All you have to do is just add orange food coloring to turn this yummy pick up into a Halloween Ooey Gooey Butter Cake recipe.  And, for Christmas or St. Patrick’s Day use green green or red food coloring to the cream cheese layer! We adapt this recipe all the time because it truly is everyone’s favorite dessert. And, best of all, this recipe is a lighter Gooey Butter Cake recipe!

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