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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Brisbane Baker — March 24, 2010 at 11:57 am

Wow, you’re going to end up with a whole lotta bars by the end of the week 😀

Yum! Love this recipe 🙂

http://www.brisbanebaker.blogspot.com
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yumventures — March 24, 2010 at 1:19 pm

I love when ingredients don’t sound like they would be good, but come together in an amazing way! These look lovely.
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Valen — March 24, 2010 at 3:30 pm

I really enjoy your blog, lots of great photos and recipes! These look so good! I love oats, chocolate, and raisins, but have never combined all three.
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Memória — March 24, 2010 at 9:43 pm

These bars look fantastic and full of flavor. I’m bookmarking this recipe. Thanks for sharing.
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themilkmanswife — March 24, 2010 at 11:40 pm

These sound wonderful! I’m not huge on raisins either but it sounds like they really work here. I’ll have to try these! 🙂
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Jen — March 25, 2010 at 12:52 am

This looks really great but I don’t think I can do the raisins–maybe I would make this and then I could give it to other people instead of eating it all myself!
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Kelly — March 25, 2010 at 1:04 am

Who is getting to eat all these amazing creations? Those ingredients sound delicious to me so I can only imagine the combined taste!
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Jen — March 25, 2010 at 1:08 am

Ha Kelly! My husband and I take the baked goods to work with us. I am also the girl who always brings a dessert to any gathering. Everyone knows that if we’re hanging out, I’ll probably have desserts in hand. I usually only have about one of whatever I make (hey, I have to taste test my food!)
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Katherine Martin — March 25, 2010 at 2:19 am

I am soooo making my housemates make me these for my birthday. If they don’t, I’ll just make them this weekend!! Thanks for the wonderful recipe!
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o — September 17, 2013 at 4:24 am
How many grams in a stick of butter?
- beantownbaker — September 17th, 2013 @ 7:30 am
  
  There is information about butter in my FAQ page. 1 stick=113g