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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Jennyfer — March 17, 2008 at 2:34 am

Good job! Looks like we were on the same page for the most part. Great minds think alike. 🙂
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Nikki57 — March 17, 2008 at 2:52 am

Great job! They look great
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CB — March 17, 2008 at 4:17 am

cupcakes AND cadbury eggs? I have died and gone to heaven. Great job!
-Clara
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Elizabeth — March 17, 2008 at 3:03 pm

Great minds! That’s exactly what came to mind for me too! They look amazing! I might make them anyway (although that means I have to figure something else out for the contest!) They sound AMAZING!
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Butta Buns — March 17, 2008 at 5:00 pm

This is brilliant, who’d of thunk it!
They look amazing too, I’m making a dash for the nearest CVS to pick up a few eggs.
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Kristina — March 17, 2008 at 6:04 pm

These look amazing!
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Brooke — March 17, 2008 at 7:54 pm

Oh, you are my hero. I LOVE Cadbury eggs. This is a fantastic idea! Mmmmm…
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Jaime — March 18, 2008 at 1:14 am

mmmm cadbury eggs are my favorite!! funny how they harden when you bake them!
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LisaRene — May 1, 2008 at 5:40 pm

I find it very amusing that you had a “third try” 🙂

I too get determined and will proceed to make the same recipe over and over until I get it right. Sometimes I even dream about an imperfect recipe and can’t wait till morning to give it another try 🙂

Perseverance pays off!
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Christina — March 4, 2010 at 2:35 am

I can’t wait to try these! You are a goddess in my book!