CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE BARS.

I know I usually just look at the pictures and not read the recipe, directions, whatever. But I actually took the time to print this recipe out and read it and FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS. Result was good but  decided it was too sweet, too goey, too much filling. So I changed the recipe and it has been my best seller.

I doubled the bar portion of the recipe and kept the filling the same. I will warn you though even though the top might be golden brown and cooked looking they will be pretty much goo. So let your pans cool-my recipe makes 2 9x13 pans make sure they are completely cool before you put them in the fridge (See Pyrex Posting).

This recipe was taken from the recipegirl.com-pinned on my board cookies .

gooey chocolate chip sandwich bars

Yield: 32 bars

Prep Time: 30 min

Cook Time: 20 min

Ingredients:

GOOEY CHOCOLATE FILLING:
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
One 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

COOKIES:
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature     1 Pound Butter
1 cup light brown sugar                                                   3 Cups Brown Sugar-not packed
1/2 cup granulated white sugar                                        Omit
1 large egg                                                                        2 Eggs
1 large egg yolk                                                                2 Yolks
1 tablespoon vanilla extract                                              2 Tablespoons vanilla

2 cups all-purpose flour                                                    4 Cups Flour
1 cup quick-cooking or old-fashioned rolled oats            2 Cups oatmeal
1 teaspoon baking powder                                                 2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda                                                     2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon kosher salt                                                       I usually don't bother
3 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips                                   1 Package Mini Morsels (2 cups)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly butter a 9x13-inch pan with parchment paper, allowing enough overhang on the long side to lift the bars from the pan.  

I sprayed my pans alright..

2. Prepare the gooey chocolate filling: Place the chocolate chips and condensed milk in a small saucepan over the lowest possible heat and cook, stirring constantly, until the chocolate has melted and the mixture has thickened, 3 to 5 minutes. Turn off the heat, add vanilla, and stir until smooth. Set aside to cool to room temperature.

3. Prepare the cookie dough: Place the butter and sugars in a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add the egg, egg yolk and vanilla. Beat well. Whisk together the flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Add to the butter mixture. Beat until everything is well incorporated, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Stir in the chocolate chips.

4. Prepare the bars: Using half of the batch of cookie dough, place dollops into the prepared pan and press down lightly to even it out. Pour the cooled chocolate mixture over the dough and then add small dollops of the remaining dough on top. Don't worry if the dollops don't completely cover the chocolate mixture. Just spread it together as much as you can, and let some chocolate peek through.

5. Bake until lightly browned, 20 to 25 minutes. Set aside to cool completely, then cut into 32 bars.

Tips:

*These are easiest to cut when they have chilled for a while. You'll be able to get nice, clean cuts when they're firmer, then they'll soften up a bit when they're at room temperature again.

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