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banana chocolate chip cookie bars

(1 rating)
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Recipe by
Cindi Marie Bauer
@DomesticGoddess
Marshfield, WI

My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed these moist banana chocolate chip cookie bars. Especially since my husband enjoys bananas and I enjoy chocolate. I hope you enjoy them too! Since I prepared this recipe twice, I used two different brands of chocolate chips. Hershey's Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chip, as well as Kroger's Semi-Sweet Chocolate Baking Chips. I'm including photos of both brands of chocolate chips.

(1 rating)
yield 16 bar(s)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 25 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For banana chocolate chip cookie bars

  • shortening, to coat the inside of a 9x9-inch baking pan
  • 1 c
    butter, softened
  • 1 c
    packed light brown sugar
  • 2 lg
    eggs, room temperature
  • 2
    bananas, peeled and mashed (together they weighed 12-oz. before i peeled them)
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 2 1/2 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1 c
    semi-sweet chocolate chips, plus a few more to place on top of the batter

How To Make banana chocolate chip cookie bars

  • 1
    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • 2
    Coat the inside of a 9x9-inch rectangular baking pan with Crisco All-Vegetable Shortening and set aside.
  • 3
    In a large mixing bowl, add the softened butter, light brown sugar, eggs, mashed bananas and vanilla extract.
  • 4
    Using an electric hand-held mixer, beat ingredients together until light and fluffy, about 4 to 5 minutes.
  • 5
    In another bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  • 6
    Gradually beat/blend the flour mixture into the creamed mixture. Stir in the 1 cup chocolate chips thoroughly.
  • 7
    Spread the batter evenly into the baking pan. Place a few extra chocolate chips on top of the batter.
  • 8
    Bake for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and cool completely before cutting into squares.
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