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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9 Responses to “Black & White Blondies”

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Eva @ Eva Bakes — February 27, 2013 at 8:43 am
I love white chocolate! It tastes especially good in cheesecake (and blondies, too). Can’t wait to try this recipe.
- beantownbaker — March 3rd, 2013 @ 11:11 am
  
  I haven’t made a white chocolate cheesecake yet, but I bet the subtleness would be great in cheesecake.
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Ashley Bee (Quarter Life Crisis Cuisine) — February 27, 2013 at 10:51 am
I never realized blondies had white chocolate! These look so good! I looove white chocolate but love it even more with a burst of semi-sweet too.
- beantownbaker — March 3rd, 2013 @ 11:12 am
  
  Not all blondies are created equal. Some have white chocolate and some don’t. I think from now on, I’m going to use this recipe for my base recipe for blondies.
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Ashley — February 27, 2013 at 1:05 pm

Oooooh these look great! I’m in the same boat with white chocolate. I loooove dark, and always get a little turned off by the “fakeness” of white chocolate, but lately, it’s been a welcome addition.
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Shannon — February 27, 2013 at 5:57 pm

these look absolutely fabulous!!
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chelsea @ serves two — February 27, 2013 at 11:47 pm

oh yum. i’m a HUGE white chocolate fan. these sound fabulous!
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carolg — March 26, 2013 at 5:50 pm
ok, so i’m wondering if my appeal to a middle of the road crowd could be semisweet chocolate? what do you think?
- beantownbaker — April 1st, 2013 @ 8:44 am
  
  I think semi-sweet would work just fine.