Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE BARS

Vinnie loves cookie bars and asked that I make him some. I had to improvise a little with these but they turned out pretty good.

1 C butter
1/3 C shortening
1 C granulated sugar
1 C brown sugar, packed
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
3 1/2 C flour
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp salt
1 1/2 C semi-sweet chocolate chips

*Preheat oven to 350. In large mixing bowl, combine butter, shortening and sugars. With an electric mixer cream until smooth. Add eggs and vanilla. mix on low until combined. Add dry ingredients and chips. Mix by hand with rubber spatula. Once combined press into ungreased 9x13 baking dish. Bake 25-30 minutes until golden brown all over.

Fresh out of the oven.

I got all the way to the end of baking this and realized I only had a large handful of chocolate chips. While I was looking in my cupboards trying to figure out what to do Malakai grabbed the chocolate chips and downed half of the remaining chocolate chips. I called Vinnie and asked if he wanted m&m's but he didn't. He suggested peanut butter chips instead. I have to admit I was a little skeptical about the peanut butter chips, but it turned out pretty good. I ended up using half chocolate chips and half peanut butter chips.

This recipe easily could have been cut in half, put in a smaller square baking dish and cooked in a shorter amount of time.