Just 45 minutes to heaven… Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
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Recipe: Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 9” x 13” pan
Ingredients:
2/3 C. Butter
2 C. Packed Brown Sugar + 2 Tbsp.
Melt 2/3 cup (10 2/3 tablespoons) butter, and stir in 1 pound brown sugar; that’s 2 firmly packed cups + 2 tablespoons, if you want to use a measuring cup rather than simply use a 1-pound box of brown sugar.
Add 3/4 teaspoon salt (1 teaspoon, if you’ve used unsalted butter), and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
Stir until smooth.
Add 3 large eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Scrape the sides and bottom of the mixing bowl midway through this process
Add 2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder.
Add 2 3/4 cups (11 1/2 ounces)
Stir until well combined.
Next up: chips and/or nuts of your choice.
Also, a 16-ounce bag of chocolate chips is 2 2/3 cups – close enough.
Stir until the chips are thoroughly dispersed throughout the batter.
Scoop the batter into the prepared pan, spreading it to the edges with a wet spatula (or your wet fingers). Smooth the top as best you can.
Bake the bars for 30 to 32 minutes…
…until they’ve risen, and their top is shiny and golden.
A cake tester inserted into the center won’t come out clean; in fact, the center of the very middle of the pan may look quite molten when you dig into it. But so long as no wet batter is showing farther out towards the edges, the bars are done. As they cool, the center will solidify.
Remove the bars from the oven. If the edges have risen a lot compared to the center, use a flat spatula to tamp them down.
Cool at least 15 minutes before cutting.
These bars are very moist indeed just after you’ve removed them from the oven. You might think they’re underbaked; that would be true, if you were going to eat them right away. But letting them cool completely (overnight is best) leaves them with wonderfully chewy, moist texture; if you baked them completely through initially, their final texture would be much drier.
Store completely cooled bars, well wrapped, at room temperature. To regain that delicious just-baked, melty chocolate freshness, reheat individual bars in the microwave very briefly, just until warm.
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Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 9” x 13” pan
Ingredients:
2/3 C. Butter
2 C. Packed Brown Sugar + 2 Tbsp.
Melt 2/3 cup (10 2/3 tablespoons) butter, and stir in 1 pound brown sugar; that’s 2 firmly packed cups + 2 tablespoons, if you want to use a measuring cup rather than simply use a 1-pound box of brown sugar.
Stir until smooth.
Add 3 large eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Scrape the sides and bottom of the mixing bowl midway through this process
Add 2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder.
Add 2 3/4 cups (11 1/2 ounces)
Stir until well combined.
Also, a 16-ounce bag of chocolate chips is 2 2/3 cups – close enough.
Stir until the chips are thoroughly dispersed throughout the batter.
Scoop the batter into the prepared pan, spreading it to the edges with a wet spatula (or your wet fingers). Smooth the top as best you can.
Bake the bars for 30 to 32 minutes…
A cake tester inserted into the center won’t come out clean; in fact, the center of the very middle of the pan may look quite molten when you dig into it. But so long as no wet batter is showing farther out towards the edges, the bars are done. As they cool, the center will solidify.
Remove the bars from the oven. If the edges have risen a lot compared to the center, use a flat spatula to tamp them down.
Cool at least 15 minutes before cutting.
These bars are very moist indeed just after you’ve removed them from the oven. You might think they’re underbaked; that would be true, if you were going to eat them right away. But letting them cool completely (overnight is best) leaves them with wonderfully chewy, moist texture; if you baked them completely through initially, their final texture would be much drier.
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These cookie bars look great! Thanks for visiting us over at Bits of Everything! I'm your newest follower!
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Mmmm, love brownies!! thank you for a sweet comment!
Oh yum! Really really yum! I'm a new follower!
Jo-Anna
These do look like heaven on a plate! Something about cookie bars that make them even better than the normal cookie! YUM : )
Your blog is so fun! And these look delicious! Thanks so much for the follow- I am totally returning the favor! Can't wait to see what else you do! 🙂
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Yum, these look amazing! Thanks for the sweet comments and follow on my blog, following you back!
Those look totally yummy! I am going to have to give the recipe a try. Thanks for visiting. I am now following you back.
Those look AMAZING!! Thanks for the new recipe 😀 And thanks for the sweet comments on my post, I'm following ya back!
Ooohhhhh, they look so delish, my mouth is watering! Defintely a recipe to add to my collection
Oh my! These look absolutely delicious!! Thanks so much for your sweet comment on my blanket – glad to know I'm not the only one who is overly posessive of it! 😉
Oh no! Another yummy brownie recipe! And this one had chocolate chips! My son asked if we could add chocolate chips next time we make brownies…These look so good!
Looks good! Thanks for sharing the recipe. Thanks also for stopping by my blog.
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I'm now following – would love a follow back. Have a good week!
I'm pretty sure I want to eat my computer screen right now! 😉 Thanks for swinging by A Simple Life & following a long and for introducing me to you. Looking forward to reading more of your great ideas and hopefully trying some too! 🙂
These sound soooo good! I have a few chocolate addicts that live with me that would like these. Thanks for sharing and stopping by my blog.
Mmmm these look yummy!
I'm following u now and I love ur blog Mushki!
dang i want one of these RIGHT NOW! xo malia
newest follower too!
These bars look lovely Kirsten, I'd love to try them out. Thanks for stopping by my blog earlier. Am your newest follower!
These look delicious! Thanks for your comment and letting me come look around!