chocolate chip cookie bar recipie

Overall I'm a bit of a failure at making cookies, but I just tried out this recipe for cookies bars that was a surprising success.


(Image and recipe from Two Peas and Their Pod)

Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Yield: 24 cookie bars
Cook Time: 25-30 minutes (mine took more like 35 min)

Ingredients:
2 1/8 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
12 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled to room temperature
1 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 large egg yolk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups chocolate chips
Sea salt, for sprinkling over bars-optional

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Spray a 9x13-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.

2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt, and baking soda. Set aside.

3. In the bowl of a stand mixer, mix the melted butter and sugars together until combined. Add the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla extract and mix until smooth. Slowly add the dry ingredients and mix on low, just until combined. Stir in the chocolate chips.

4. Pour cookie dough into the prepared pan, smoothing the top with the spatula. Sprinkle cookie bars very lightly with sea salt, if desired. Bake cookie bars for 25-30 minutes or until the top of the bars are light golden brown and the edges start to pull away from the pan. Cool bars on a wire rack to room temperature. Cut bars into squares and serve.

I didn't use sea salt since I had none, and I had half a bag of mini chocolate chips and half a bag of while chocolate chips and they turned out fine. I think these would be good with chocolate chunks.