Light Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons pear baby food
• 4 egg whites
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup splenda sugar substitute
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 cup mini chocolate chip (optional)
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 and grease 13x9 pan.
• 2 mix 1/2 cup flour with baking powder & salt. set aside.
• 3 melt butter and pour into mixing blow, with electric mixer on stir (or lowest setting) blend in remaining ingredients -in order they are listed above- including the flour/baking powder mixture (except the chocolate chips) until just mixed. do not beat, just stir slowly until combined, scraping down sided as needed.
• 4 if you are using the mini chocolate chips, stir them into the dough by hand.
• 5 spread into greased 13x9 pan. sprinkle with chocolate chips and press them gently into the dough.
• 6 bake at 350 for 20 minutes, until edges turn brown.