Banana Chocolate Bars

You might not be able to wait until these bars are cooled before devouring them!

• Ready In: 52 mins
• Serves: 24
• Yields: 24 bars

Ingredients

• 2  cups flour
• 1  cup old fashioned oats
• 1  tablespoon baking powder
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1  cup butter, softened
• 1  cup sugar
• 1  cup brown sugar, packed
• 2  eggs
• 2  bananas, very ripe and mashed
• 2  teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 (11 1/2ounce) package  semisweet chocolate chunks
• 1  cup walnuts, toasted and chopped

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350F; spray a 13x9 pan with cooking spray.
2. Combine the flour, oats, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl; set aside.
3. Beat the butter and sugars in a large bowl with an electric mixer at high speed until fluffy.
4. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
5. Beat in the bananas and vanilla.
6. Gradually add the flour mixture, beating a low speed just until combined.
7. Stir in the chocolate chunks and walnuts by hand; spread evenly in the prepared pan.
8. Bake for 45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted into the center comes out clean.
9. Cool completely in the pan on a wire rack.
10. Cut into 24 bars.