Chocolate Chip Banana Bars

Essential Everyday

½ cup butter, softened

½ cup granulated sugar

½ cup firmly packed brown sugar

2 large eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon salt

1 cup mashed ripe bananas

1 cup semi-sweet mini chocolate chips

In large mixing bowl, combine butter, sugars, eggs and vanilla. Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat until creamed, scraping bowl often.

Reduce mixer to slow; slowly add flour, baking soda and salt until well combined, scraping bowl often. Add bananas and chocolate chips, continue mixing until well combined.

Scraping the bowl as instructed.

Transfer to a greased 13x9-inch baking pan. Bake in a preheated 350F oven 30-35 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. 

Nice and golden!

Cool and cut into bars.

I don't know what it is about bars. There's something about them that's just more fun to eat than round cookies.

My Rating: 4/5 "These combine the things you like about chocolate chip cookies with the things you like about banana bread. If you like both of those treats, you'll like these bars. My only suggestion is that they could handle a little more banana bread-style seasoning; a little cinnamon or nutmeg or something would go a long way toward making these even more delicious."