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Chocolate Chip Pecan Bars
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Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookie Bars

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 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 32
Author Cookie Madness

Ingredients

  • 1 cup pecans toasted in a 350 degree oven for about 8 minutes and chopped
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  • ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ cups whole wheat pastry flour 6.4 oz
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt mine was generous
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips it’s possible I used more
  • ½ cup dried cherries or cranberries optional

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.