Polka-Dot Cookie Bars

Name: Polka-Dot Cookie Bars
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 dozen.
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 3/4 cup sugar; 3/4 cup packed brown sugar; 2 eggs; 1/2 teaspoon almond extract; 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1/3 cup baking cocoa; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 package (10 to 12 ounces) white baking chips,divided

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Total Time

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling

Makes

4 dozen

"To serve a group, these lightly sweet bars are a lot easier to make than fussing with individual cookies," says Elizabeth Poire, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. "They're my favorite to prepare and eat."

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Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup baking cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 package (10 to 12 ounces) white baking chips,divided

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extract. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Set aside 1/4 cup chips; stir remaining chips into batter.
Spread in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with reserved chips. Bake at 375° for 18-23 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

Nutrition Facts

1 each: 117 calories, 6g fat (4g saturated fat), 20mg cholesterol, 99mg sodium, 15g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

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