Chocolate and Oatmeal Cookie Bars

I wanted something simple to fix for the 4th, and this easy cookie bar fit the bill. Just exactly what you would expect.

Fine as a snack and as you know of me, breakfast fare!

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1½ cups flour
• 2½ cups oats (not quick cooking)
• 2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
• 1½ cups pecans, chopped

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In an electric mixer cream butter and brown sugar together. Add eggs, and vanilla; mix well. Mix in flour, salt, and baking soda until well incorporated. Fold in oats, chocolate chips, and pecans.
• Spread in to a 15×10 inch pan for thinner bars, or a 13×9 for thick bars.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes for thin, closer to 30-40 for thick.
• Remove from the oven, and let cool before slicing.

SERVES: 10

NOTES: I would recommend the 15 x 10 size otherwise these get pretty tall.

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