Banana Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed these moist Banana Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars.

Especially since my husband enjoys bananas, and I enjoy chocolate. And I hope you enjoy them too!

Banana Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

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Prep Time: 15 Minutes

Bake Time: 25 Minutes

Yields: 16 bars/squares

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1 cup butter, softened

1 cup packed light brown sugar

2 large eggs, at room temperature

2 bananas, (together they both had weighed 12-ounces, before I peeled and mashed them)

1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, plus reserve a few more to place on top of the batter before baking in a 9x9-inch baking pan

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1.) Preheat oven to 350°F.

2.) Coat the inside of a 9x9-inch rectangular baking pan with Crisco All-Vegetable Shortening; then set pan aside.

3.) In a large mixing bowl, add the softened butter, light brown sugars, eggs, mashed bananas and vanilla extract.

4.) Using an electric hand-held mixer; beat ingredients together until light and fluffy; about 4 to 5 minutes.

5.) In another bowl whisk together, the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

6.) Gradually beat/blend flour mixture into the creamed mixture; then thoroughly stir in the chocolate chips.

7.) Spread the batter evenly into the baking pan. (After I did that, I also placed a few extra chocolate chips on-top of the batter.)

8.) Bake in oven for 25 minutes; then remove from oven and cool completely before cutting into squares.

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Both bananas I used, together they had weighed 12-ounces, before I peeled and mashed them.

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Photo of the banana chocolate chip batter after I spread it in the already greased 9x9-inch baking pan; to which I also added a few extra chocolate chips on top of the batter before baking this in the oven.

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Additional photo of the Banana Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars, after they've been baked in the oven for 25 minutes.

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Another photo of the Banana Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars.

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Since I had prepared this recipe twice, I had used two different brands of chocolate chips, Hershey's Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips, as well as Kroger's Semi-Sweet Chocolate Baking Chips.  I'm including photos of both brands of chocolate chips.