Taste of Home
Polka-Dot Cookie Bars
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling
YIELD: 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."
Ingredients
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1 cup butter, softened
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3/4 cup sugar
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3/4 cup packed brown sugar
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2 eggs
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1/2 teaspoon almond extract
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2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
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1/3 cup baking cocoa
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1 package (10 to 12 ounces) white baking chips,divided
Directions
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1.
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.
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2.
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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