Katie made these for Luke’s baby blessing and many people liked them. I (Katie) had 1/3 of a bag each left of Heath toffee bits, white chocolate chips, and semi sweet chips that I used for the *chips combination. (See note) I also used quick oats. I doubled them into a 11X17 pan and baked for 19 minutes and it was done. (See note about overbaking)

OATMEAL CHOCOLATE CHUNK BARS

YIELD:  9X13-INCH PAN

 

PREP TIME:  20 MINUTES

 

COOK TIME:  20 MINUTES

 

TOTAL TIME:  40 MINUTES

INGREDIENTS

•  3/4 cup (6 ounces, 12 tablespoons) butter, softened OR melted (see note)
•  1/2 cup (3.75 ounces) granulated sugar
•  1/2 cup (3.75 ounces) lightly packed brown sugar
•  1 large egg
•  1 egg yolk
•  1 teaspoon vanilla extract
•  1 teaspoon baking soda
•  1/4 teaspoon salt
•  1 3/4 cups (8.75 ounces) all-purpose flour
•  1 cup (3.5 ounces) quick oats or old-fashioned rolled oats
•  2 cups (12 ounces) chocolate chips or chocolate chunks

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly coat a 9X13-inch baking pan with cooking spray or line with parchment and lightly grease parchment and set aside.
2. In a large bowl, add the butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, egg, egg yolk, baking soda and salt, and mix with an electric mixer (handheld or stand mixer) until well-combined. 
3. Add the flour, oats and chocolate chips and mix until evenly combined. 
4. Press the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 18-20 minutes. Don't overbake! These bars are best underbaked by just a bit. 

NOTES

Butter: this recipe works just fine with softened OR melted butter. To take it up a notch, try browning the butter first. Amazing! Also, I always use salted butter.

Doubling: this recipe doubles great to fit in a half sheet pan (11X17-inch rimmed baking sheet).

*Chocolate Chips: so many variations can be subbed in for these bars: peanut butter chips, butterscotch chips, mint chips. 

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