Chubby Hubby Bars

My husband loves Ben & Jerry's Chubby Hubby Ice Cream, this is a bar cookie that has many of the qualities of that ice cream. I adapted some of my favorite cookie recipes into these bars.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 12-16
• Yields: 12-16 bars

Ingredients

• 2  cups all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 3⁄4 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1  cup light brown sugar
• 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar
• 2  large eggs
• 1  tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1  cup  semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 1⁄2 cups  miniature pretzel twists, coarsely chopped
• 1⁄4 cup  peanut butter chips, for top
• 1⁄4 cup chocolate chips, for top
• 1⁄4 cup  pretzel, crumbled, for top

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F Foil line and spray a 9X13" pan with cooking spray.
2. In a bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda and salt. Using a mixer, beat the butter and both sugars at medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs and the vanilla extract. On low speed, beat in the dry ingredients just until incorporated. Stir in the peanut butter chips, chocolate chips and pretzel pieces.
3. Spread the batter evenly in the pan and press it down evenly with a spatula. Sprinkle extra peanut butter chips and chocolate chips. Sprinkle remaining pretzel bits.
4. Bake for 30 minutes, until golden brown. Cool Completely
5. Lift bars out of the pan using foil. Place on a cutting board. Cut even squares.