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Cafeteria Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars on a plate
Andrew Fowler

Cafeteria Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 24

Ingredients
  

  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter melted
  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg plus 1 egg yolk
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 3/4 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Method
 

  1. Heat oven to 350°F and line a 9-by-13-inch metal pan with parchment.
  2. Whisk melted butter and both sugars, then whisk in the egg, yolk and vanilla.
  3. Fold in flour, baking soda and salt just until no dry streaks remain.
  4. Reserve 2 tablespoons chips, fold in the rest and press dough evenly into the pan.
  5. Scatter reserved chips over the surface and bake for 22 to 25 minutes until the edges are golden but the center remains soft.
  6. Cool completely in the pan before cutting into 24 rectangles.