Community Pick
Ghirardelli Chocolate Chip Cookie Bar
"Every Wednesday The Montreal Gazette posts recipes according to the theme of the week or recipe requests that readers ask for. This is a recipe request, and it is from American chocolate company, Ghiradelli. I have made and ate this recipe and is decidedly very good."
photo by AZPARZYCH
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
-
16 bars
ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 1⁄2 cups brown sugar, packed
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- semi-sweet chocolate chips (2 cups)
- 1 1 cup pecans (optional) or 1 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped (optional)
directions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, beat butter with brown sugar and vanilla at medium speed until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs, one at a time, mixing on low speed until combined.
- In a small bowl combine flour, baking powder, and salt; gradually add to egg mixtuer while mixing on low speed.
- Fold in chocolate chips and nuts, if using.
- Spread batter evenly in an ungreased 13x9 inch (3.5L) pan. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in centre comes out clean.
- Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Remove from pan and cut into squares.
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Reviews
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Love, Love, Love this recipe! I have made this recipe three times and followed the directions perfectly. My family devours them so fast that it makes my head spin! The only issue is that I have had to cook them for more like 45 minutes every time, or else they are complete goo in the middle. I used a glass 13X 9 pan every time. I am considering adding a little more flour to the recipe because it seems a little thin to me. Any tips??? -
Absolutely great bars, these! Made 'em with pecans & since I baked them in a glass pan, I left them in for almost 40 minutes & was very, very happy with the results! My rule of thumb is 5 to 8 minutes longer if using glass rather than metal! Will be doing these again! Thanks for sharing the recipe! [Made & reviewed in Went to the Market recipe tag] -
Quick to make and easily halved for an 8X8 pan. The family enjoyed and we will make again. -
My family's favourite treat! Easy to make!
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Tasty, but very oily. they tasted better the next day and were chewier. they could be cooked slightly longer and way less butter.
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Tweaks
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The original recipe off the package had these spread out on a cookie sheet or jelly roll pan. I use a larger baking pan for mine & add an extra half cup of chips. (Sometimes mix in butterscotch). Cut back on the cooking time & we prefer the thinner cookie bar.
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Delish! I love almonds, so I changed the nuts to almonds (and used almond extract instead of the vanilla). They came out great.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
I am an Israeli-Canadian who grew up in Montreal Quebec. I love to cook, especially for family and friends, and I love to experiment with recipes and try to do different variations of the same recipe. I did do part of cooking school, but found the place stressful and all the good recipes high in fat and calories, even the good ones. I don't have a fave cookbook, but I eat kosher. I have a dream and that is to own my own B&B one of these days. I also love creative writing, and maybe I like to try make up a recipe of my own and see if I'm good at doing that.
I have to add that I do have some favourite chefs from the Food Network. They are Giada De Laurentis from Everyday Italian; Micheal Smith from Chef at Home; Jamie Oliver and everything he does; Anna Olson from Sugar; and Chef Gordon Ramsey from Hells' Kitchen and Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares.
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