Double Chocolate Chip Bars

Really felt like Chocolate Chip cookies but didn't feel like being in the kitchen, fiddling with cookie trays, in and out of the oven so, Voila. 

Remembered I had this recipe for cookie bars. One of those recipes you cut out of the newspaper for someday.

Super easy. Hardest part is spreading the dough out in the pan. Have fun with chocolate chip flavours too. We have added butterscotch, white or even dark chocolate.

Double Chocolate Chip Bars

1¼ cup quick cooking oats (I have used regular)

½ cup butter room temperature

½ cup brown sugar (packed)

½ cup white sugar

1 large egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup all-purpose flour

½ teaspoon baking soda

¼ teaspoon salt

1 cup milk chocolate chips

1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

• Put oats in food processor and process until finely chopped. Set aside.
• In large bowl beat butter, brown and white sugars together until well blended.
• Beat in egg and vanilla.
• In small bowl , combine flour with baking soda and salt. Add your finely shopped oats.
• Add flour mixture to butter mixture, just until blended.
• Add your milk and chocolate chips (I have used all sorts of different chip combos)
• Drop spoonful of dough all over greased 15 ½ x 10 ½ x 1 inch jelly roll pan. Using fingertips (I keep mine damp with water) gently press dough evenly into pan the best you can. Then smooth out, I again use fingers but can use spatula. (Odd gap will fell in when dough cooks)
• Bake at 350 for 13-15 minutes or until golden around edges.
• Let cool on wire rack for 15 minutes.

Cut into bars and remove to wire rack to cool. (40 bars)