Chocolate chip cookie bars

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Chocolate chip cookie bars

I’ve been in a big cookie bar mood lately. They’re just so much easier than making cookies. No need to portion dough, bake, wait, and repeat it all over and over. You just throw all the dough into a pan and 15 minutes later you’re all set. In fact, growing up I almost preferred chocolate chip cookie bars over cookies.

These bars have a good amount of chocolate chips in them, which is awesome.

Chocolate Chip Bars – from My Baking Adventures, originally from Cookie Madness
8 oz regular salted butter (2 sticks) – I used unsalted butter
1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 cup of brown sugar, packed
4 large eggs
1 tablespoon of pure vanilla extract
3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt (optional) – I added the salt
2 (12 oz) packages of semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 cups chopped pecans (optional) – I omitted the pecans

Cream the butter and sugars, beat in the eggs and vanilla.. Combine the dry ingredients and blend in. Add chips and nuts. Spread in a greased 15x 10 inch baking pan. Bake at 350F for 15-20 minutes. Cool and cut into bars.

Bars and Brownies, Dessert

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10 Responses to “Raspberry Cheesecake Swirl Brownies”

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just2good — April 21, 2009 at 1:25 pm

These sound so good!
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Joelen — April 21, 2009 at 1:41 pm

These look delicious!! I love the new look of your blog too! 🙂
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thecookingnurse — April 21, 2009 at 2:25 pm

MMMM, I love raspberries and chocolate!
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Colleen — April 21, 2009 at 6:05 pm

Wow, these look amazing! They have been starred and will be made soon!
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Stephanie Wagner — April 21, 2009 at 6:52 pm

The first step is admitting you have a problem, the next step is sending your fresh baked sweets to your buddies in Indy! I’m here to help you through these tough times. 🙂
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Deborah — April 22, 2009 at 4:59 am

Oh how funny, I do believe this is my recipe from awhile ago, but someone turned them into mini brownies! Glad you liked them! 🙂
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Ingrid — April 22, 2009 at 1:54 pm

Sounds and looks great. I will definitely keep these in mind when someone’s wanting brownies.
~ingrid
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bcallegra — April 23, 2009 at 12:18 am

I empathize with your baking addiction and apologize for being a food stalker – I actually made the brownies for work today! The funny thing is that a coworker forwarded me the link to your blog and these brownies yesterday and I was pleased to tell her that I was already a devoted fan.
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Suzy — April 23, 2009 at 11:54 pm

These look so delish. I hear you about addiction and waist line. Just have to walk it off when you can….LOL
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Mermaid Sweets — April 29, 2009 at 12:14 am

I hear you on the addiction, these look great – must try them for one of my friends who will love it.