Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookie Bars are a slightly healthier version of chocolate chip can cookies made with toasted pecans and whole wheat pastry flour.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
Total Time 30 minutesminutes
Servings 32
Author Cookie Madness
Ingredients
1cuppecanstoasted in a 350 degree oven for about 8 minutes and chopped
4tablespoonsunsalted buttersoftened
2tablespoonscanola oil
¼cupplus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
¼cupplus 2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
1large egg
1teaspoonpure vanilla extract
1 ½cupswhole wheat pastry flour6.4 oz
½teaspoonbaking soda
½teaspoonkosher saltmine was generous
1cupsemisweet chocolate chipsit’s possible I used more
½cupdried cherries or cranberriesoptional
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350° and line a 9x13 inch metal pan with nonstick foil or parchment paper.
Beat the butter and oil with the granulated sugar and brown sugar until creamy — I did this with a hand-held mixer. Beat in the egg and vanilla until smooth.
In a small bowl, mix the flour with the baking soda and salt; stir the dry ingredients into the mixture. Add the chocolate chips and pecans and stir just until incorporated. Transfer the dough to the prepared baking pan and press into an even layer.
Bake for about 17-20 minutes or until lightly browned and nearly set in the center. Let cool completely, then lift bars from pan, set on a cookie sheet and score into bars.