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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7 Responses to “Merry Christmas and Peppermint Brownies with Chocolate Ganache”

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bittersweetblog — December 25, 2009 at 9:28 pm

You just can’t beat the combination of chocolate and mint- Yum!

Happy holidays!
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wackywoman — December 25, 2009 at 10:00 pm

I too love your tree.
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Memória — December 26, 2009 at 3:28 am

Oh, I love your tree. It’s the perfect size, and I love the decorations.

The brownies look great. I love the KAF brownies; I just made them a few weeks ago.
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Memória — December 26, 2009 at 3:29 am

Oh, HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!
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Faith — December 27, 2009 at 3:26 pm

I hope you had a very Merry Christmas! Love your gorgeous tree (and your high ceilings!). Yum, peppermint & chocolate…
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CookTeen — December 27, 2009 at 9:02 pm

I love the chocolate and mint combination. Nothing is better at this time of year!

Happy Holidays!

With love and cupcakes,
Cookteen

P.S –check out my blog…Cookteen.blogspot.com
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Kerstin — December 29, 2009 at 5:43 am

Merry Christmas! Love your peppermint brownies – they sound so perfect for the season! I actually just bought a box of those TJ cookies, and can’t wait to try them 🙂