Bar cookies are a great way to save time. These winners are loaded with nuts and colorful chocolate candies.
Chocolate Candy Cookie Bars
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 1 hr 10 min
- Ingredients 11
- Servings 36
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 egg
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup candy-coated chocolate candies or semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, beat brown sugar, granulated sugar, butter and shortening with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat in vanilla and egg until well blended.
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Step2On low speed, beat in flour, baking soda and salt until dough forms. With spoon, stir in chocolate candies and nuts. Spread dough in ungreased 13x9-inch pan.
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Step3Bake 15 to 25 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. Cut into 6 rows by 6 rows.
Nutrition
130
Calories
7g
Total Fat
1g
Protein
16g
Total Carbohydrate
11g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Bar
- Calories
- 130
- Calories from Fat
- 60
- Total Fat
- 7g
- 11%
- Saturated Fat
- 3g
- 14%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 15mg
- 4%
- Sodium
- 90mg
- 4%
- Potassium
- 35mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 16g
- 5%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 11g
- Protein
- 1g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 2%
- 2%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 2%
- 2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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