Chocolate Chip Butterscotch Bars

I have seen my wife, my MIL, my mom and lots of friends make cookie bars and I have always thought they are better than cookies.  Then end up with a better consistency.  I just didn’t realize it was so easy to make.  Now, I am contrasting that to the hours I spend in the kitchen preparing meals.  Not to take anything away from any bakers including myself, the art is in the creativity and judging the cooking time appropriately.

I jazzed up this recipe by adding butterscotch and dark chocolate chips.  I should also mention that these were made for a school bake sale so the cause was good, and even though I doubled the recipe, I only kept a handful for my son and me.

Recipe
Chocolate Chip Butterscotch Bars(adapted from Mrs. Fields Cookie Book):
Ingredients:

• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 2 cups dark brown sugar
• 2 cups salted butter, softened
• 2 large eggs
• 4 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 cups semi-sweet chips
• 3/4 cup butterscotch chips
• 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips

Directions:
Grease an 13″ x 9″ x 2″ pan (next time I would use a larger pan for this large of batter).  Combine the flour and baking soda and mix well.  In a separate bowl, blend the softened butter and sugar.  Add the eggs and vanilla and beat at medium speed until smooth.  Add the flour mixture in a few rounds mixing thoroughly each time and finish by adding the chips.  Once fully mixed, do not over mix, pour into your baking dish.  Smooth with a rubber spatula and bake for 35 – 45 minutes at 300 degrees.  We like our baked goods cold in my family.  So I refrigerated overnight and then cut into squares.