Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

Name: Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 5 dozen.
Ingredients: 2 cups butter, softened; 1-1/2 cups sugar; 1-1/2 cups packed brown sugar; 4 large eggs, room temperature; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon water; 4-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 1-1/2 teaspoons salt; 3 cups semisweet chocolate chips; 1 cup chopped walnuts

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Bake: 15 min./batch YIELD: 5 dozen.

My chocolate chip cookie bars are often requested at church dinners. They're tasty and easy to serve. —Barbara Witte, Irving, Texas

Ingredients

2 cups butter, softened
1-1/2 cups sugar
1-1/2 cups packed brown sugar
4 large eggs, room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon water
4-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
3 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs, vanilla and water. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Fold in chocolate chips and nuts.
2. Press into 2 greased 15x10x1-in. baking pans. Bake until golden brown, 18-20 minutes. Cool in pans on wire racks. Cut into bars.

Nutrition Facts

1 bar: 224 calories, 13g fat (7g saturated fat), 24mg cholesterol, 133mg sodium, 29g carbohydrate (20g sugars, 2g fiber), 2g protein.

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