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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15 Responses to “Brownie Pops”

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cassandrasmom — May 12, 2009 at 2:25 pm

The pops are so cute!! Love the colors you used to decorate them with.
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Jen — May 12, 2009 at 2:27 pm

Thanks! I just wanted something springy and fun.
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Joelen — May 12, 2009 at 2:38 pm

Looks adorable!!
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bakinandeggs — May 12, 2009 at 2:45 pm

These look amazing! Great job. I don’t know if I’d have the patience 🙂
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Jen — May 12, 2009 at 3:05 pm

It really helped to break it out into steps. And the help from Hubby was big. If I had to do all 80 of them myself, I probably would have given up half way through…
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Molly Jean — May 12, 2009 at 3:30 pm

Holy cow… 80 of them?! You’re a trooper!

Those turned out great though!
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Kerstin — May 12, 2009 at 3:42 pm

They’re SO cute! I love all the different sprinkles you used!
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Julie — May 12, 2009 at 4:55 pm

Those are just too cute…and tempting!
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Jennifer — May 13, 2009 at 6:36 pm

Those are incredible!!! great job!!!
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Ingrid — May 14, 2009 at 7:49 pm

Very pretty! I’ve seen those brownie molds. I’m waiting to grab one when I get one of those 40% off coupons.

Glad to hear your MIL had a wonderful party.
~ingrid
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Nic — May 15, 2009 at 8:17 pm

Very cute! These look great!
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madebymel — May 17, 2009 at 12:44 am

What a cute idea! I love all the bright colors!
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Wendy — May 25, 2009 at 3:32 pm

Lovely job! Thank you for posting my link. I like your color combination and the flower pots for displaying the brownie pops. Very creative!!
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Lisa — January 13, 2010 at 11:35 pm

Have you ever tried to freeze them after you dipped them in chocolate? I am thinking of making some for a wedding but wouldn’t have time to dip them on the day of the event.
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Jen — January 14, 2010 at 1:11 pm

Lisa, I have not done that for brownie pops before. But I have frozen cake balls which are also covered in chocolate. I would assume it would work just fine. You could always make a small batch to test it out. Definitely let me know how it goes!